
Ghostwriter
Taste attributes: kidssci-fi & fantasyaction & adventuremysteryfamilyadventurefantasyfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedsolving the riddle/not as it seems
"Welcome to your next chapter."
Boxlist takeA warm-hearted, fantastical children's series: fresh and stylish. Best if you like warmth over edge.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.5 /10
TMDB · 95 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Seasons
Season 1
· 2019 · 13 episodesEpisodes (13)
1Ghost in Wonderland, Part 11 Nov 2019
Ruben moves to a new town where he encounters strange characters at school.
2Ghost in Wonderland, Part 21 Nov 2019
The kids must return characters from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland back into their book.
3The Jungle Ghost, Part 11 Nov 2019
Ghostwriter releases Mowgli from The Jungle Book to help find Grandma’s missing cat.
4The Jungle Ghost, Part 21 Nov 2019
Mowgli goes missing and the kids have to work with Bagheera to get him home safely.
5The Wild, Wild Ghost, Part 11 Nov 2019
A cowboy is released into the world to help find a secret letter with a Ghostwriter clue.
6The Wild, Wild Ghost, Part 21 Nov 2019
A marshal looking for the cowboy seeks help, but the kids don’t know who to trust.
7The Wild, Wild Ghost, Part 31 Nov 2019
The kids discover what the mysterious key opens, with help from an unlikely source.
8A Sparkly Ghost, Part 11 May 2020
When the kids partner with Raine to dig into Grandma's memories, they make a surprising discovery.
9A Sparkly Ghost, Part 21 May 2020
Wondering if Grandma’s “unfinished business” involves an old friend, Ruben and Raine track down Sofia to see if she's ”S”.
10A Sparkly Ghost, Part 31 May 2020
The kids find a sparkle memory of the bookstore’s opening day, revealing more secrets that Ruben’s grandma kept from his grandpa.
11Franken-Ghost, Part 11 May 2020
Just as the kids are hitting a dead end in the mystery, Ghostwriter takes things to the next level by releasing characters from Frankenstein.
12Franken-Ghost, Part 21 May 2020
Things don't go as expected when the kids attempt to build a new creature to appease Frankenstein's monster.
13Franken-Ghost, Part 31 May 2020
It's up to the kids to save the day when it turns out the new monster is not only heartless, but visible to everyone.
Episodes (13)
1The Ghostly Paintbrush, Part 19 Oct 2020
When Ghostwriter seemingly brings Ruben's paintings to life, the kids think it's just for fun. But then, Ruben's brush goes missing.
2The Ghostly Paintbrush, Part 29 Oct 2020
The kids must find the missing paintbrush before Ruben's living paintings become a disaster—especially the dragon.
3Ghost Cab, Part 19 Oct 2020
A '50s taxi driver is released from a poem, but things aren’t what they seem when spy equipment is discovered in his cab.
4Ghost Cab, Part 29 Oct 2020
The kids investigate whether the taxi driver is part of the larger mystery—and whether the poem’s locations have a hidden meaning.
5The Case of the Missing Ghost, Part 19 Oct 2020
To help with their mystery, Ghostwriter provides a special fictional character: Sherlock Holmes. Except this is no ordinary Holmes.
6The Case of the Missing Ghost, Part 29 Oct 2020
When Watson leaves, Sherlock and the kids are led to a storage unit containing a typewriter and clues pointing them towards a secret manuscript.
7The Case of the Missing Ghost, Part 39 Oct 2020
The kids try to find the illustrious sparkle house in hopes that the missing manuscript is there.
8Ghost Castaways, Part 17 May 2021
The kids are still on the hunt for the missing manuscript. Ghostwriter sails in to help—with a most peculiar vessel.
9Ghost Castaways, Part 27 May 2021
Ruben’s lost in time. To get him back, Chevon, Curtis, and Donna need to decide if a pirate’s life is for them.
10Ghost Castaways, Part 37 May 2021
The kids are in a race against time to find the missing manuscript before Captain Vincent can get to it.
11The Ghost Writer, Part 17 May 2021
To solve a mystery involving famed private eye Owen Quinn, the kids must enter the book and become its characters.
12The Ghost Writer, Part 27 May 2021
A stolen art exhibit called The Cobalt Mask is found in Quinn’s office. The kids question his innocence.
13The Ghost Writer, Part 37 May 2021
The kids have a plan to save the bookstore, but it means finishing Mason Briggs’ last manuscript, which won’t be easy.
MixedsampleWhy this match?ShowHide
What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
When a ghost haunts a neighborhood bookstore and starts releasing fictional characters into the real world, four kids must team up to solve an exciting mystery surrounding the ghost’s unfinished business.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Kids
- Year
- 2019
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Status
- Returning
- Studio
- Sesame Workshop
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











