School Spiritshas added four new faces to its upcoming second season, which will pick up from the jaw-dropping Season 1 finale with Maddie Nears (Peyton List) still stuck in the afterlife. As part ofTVLine’s month-long #2025FirstLook series, the outlet has unveiled exclusive photos of the new characters joining the Paramount+ teen drama withJess Gabor(Shameless) as Janet Hamilton in the lead. Gabor portrays the ghost from the 1950s who took over Maddie’s physical body, as revealed inthat shocking Season 1 ending.
Gabor will be joined byZack Calderon(The Afterparty) as Diego Herrera, Nicole’s college-aged older brother in his early twenties;Ci Hang Ma(Departure) as Quinn, a marching band member from the 2000s who died in that infamous bus crash; andMiles Elliot(Preacher) as Yuri, a ghost from the 1970s who crosses paths with Charley. Returning cast members include List as Maddie,Kristian Venturaas Simon,Milo Manheimas Wally,Spencer MacPhersonas Xavier,Kiara Pichardoas Nicole,Sarah Yarkinas Rhonda,Nick Puglieseas Charley,Rainbow Wedellas Claire andJosh Zuckermanas Mr. Martin.
Created by Megan Trinrud and Nate Trinrud,School Spiritsdebuted on Paramount+ on June 25, 2025, with eight episodes that ended the following month. It is an adaptation of the forthcoming graphic novel by the series creators alongsideMaria Nguyen. Set in the fictional town of Split River, Wisconsin, the supernatural production centers on the teenage Maddie who, according to Season 2’s description, remains in the afterlife, “but now with the knowledge of what happened to her. She must unite her friends in the spectral and living worlds in order to reclaim her stolen life.”
How Evolved Will ‘School Spirits’ Season 2 Be?
With fans ofSchool Spiritsexcitedly awaiting Season 2’s arrival, Collider’sPerri Nemiroffhadan interesting conversation with the series team, including the creators Megan and Nate, showrunner and EPOliver Goldstick, and some cast members atNew York Comic Con 2024. During the interview, they discussed how much variation from Season 1 fans should expect in the upcoming season, with Megan teasing:
“I think that there’s an evolution to the style of the show that is taking us into a place where we’re dealing with more supernatural issues, obviously, in this season. I think what was so much fun for us as creators in Season 1 was it was a supernatural premise very rooted in reality, and we really retain that in Season 2, but we have a little more fun with the supernatural elements of it. We get to know the ghost world and how it operates on a new level. I think people are gonna be really excited by that because we get to do some really beautiful, stylistic, exciting things. That’s maybe the biggest way.”
School SpiritsSeason 1 is available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.
School Spirits
Set in the fictional town of Split River, Wisconsin, the show follows Maddie, a teen girl stuck in the afterlife investigating her own mysterious disappearance; she goes on a crime-solving journey as she adjusts to high school in the afterlife, but the closer she gets to the truth, the more secrets and lies she discovers.
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