Major spoilers ahead for “School Spirits” season 1.
After several decades of TV murder mysteries involving teen girls, it’s pretty much impossible to come up with a story that hasn’t been done before. But Paramount+ series “School Spirits” attempted the impossible with its eight-episode first season, which follows high schooler Maddie Nears (Peyton List) as she adjusts — or refuses to adjust — to the purgatorial school she’s sent to in the afterlife. The show’s supernatural premise makes it pretty unique already, but the season 1 finale also ups the ante with a big reveal: Maddie never actually died.
Though this twist was foreshadowed in earlier episodes, “School Spirits” does leave audiences hanging with its finale. It drops just enough information to make fans yell “WHAT?!” without actually getting into the dark details surrounding Maddie, a ghost named Janet, and chem teacher turned therapy group leader Mr. Martin. Below, we’ve decoded the finale’s big moments, and looked into our crystal ball to see what’s next for this metaphysical teen mystery series.
Who plays Maddie Nears in School Spirits?
Maddie Nears is played by Peyton List.
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Will School Spirits get a season 2?
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The Paramount+ series was renewed for a second season two months after season 1 ended, with Deadline reporting that Paramount called the show its most-watched young adult program during the time that it aired. The same article reports that the series is due to film season 2 in 2024, and ScreenRant says that filming on the sophomore season started in June.
According to TVLine, the entire cast of the series is returning for season 2 (so don’t worry too much about Xavier’s head injury, I guess), with Mr. Martin actor Zuckerman getting a promotion to series regular. There are also four new teen cast members on board:
