CBS' Ghosts: Every Main Ghost Time Period & Backstory Explained

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One of CBS' newest sitcoms, Ghosts, features a cast full of spectral characters that each hail from a distinct time period and come with their own unique backstory and death. Though each of the eight ghosts has a wildly different perspective based on their different experiences throughout history, they nonetheless form a sort of family, which is one of the show's greatest charms. After all, being stuck with the same people for all of eternity allows for plenty of time to get to know each other.

Ghosts, which is an adaptation of a BBC show of the same name, stars Utkarsh Ambudkar and Rose McIver (who played Liv Moore on five seasons of iZombie) as Jay and Sam, a young couple who inherit a mansion in upstate New York. To their surprise, however, the house also comes with several ghostly inhabitants, who Sam is able to see after a near-death experience. These are Thorfinn (Devan Long), Sasappis (Román Zaragoza), Isaac (Brandon Scott Jones), Hetty (Rebecca Wisocky), Alberta (Danielle Pinnock), Flower (Sheila Carrasco), Pete (Richie Moriarty), and Trevor (Asher Grodman).

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Although other ghosts feature in the show, such as those in the basement "cholera pit," the British soldiers from the shed outside, and even Hetty's nefarious husband Elias, the main eight are the most fully fleshed-out. As in the BBC version, they're a motley bunch, but come with a different range of characteristics and stories due to their location in the Hudson Valley. Here's a guide to each of Ghosts' main phantoms, including what time period they're from and how they died.

Unlike Marvel's Thor from the MCU, with whom he shares a name, Thorfinn is not a god, although he does