Ghostwriter (2019 TV series)

Ghostwriter is a children's mystery television series produced by Sesame Workshop and Sinking Ship Entertainment as an original series for Apple TV+, and premiered on November 1, 2019, coinciding with the launch of the service. It is a revival of the 1992–1995 series of the same name. The third and final season premiered on October 21, 2022.

Seasons 1-2
Ruben struggles to fit in at his new middle school after he and his mother move to live with his grandfather, who lives above the bookstore he owns. Ghostwriter communicates with written messages and by creating manifestations of fictional characters, all of which only the four main characters can perceive. As they become friends and learn to work as a team, Ghostwriter sends them characters from stories with themes relevant to their lives.

Season 3
Some time after the previous two seasons, a new ghostwriter picks three children he had met in life to help return a scroll called the Eloquent Peasant back to Egypt where it was first found. As with the previous ghostwriter, he does this through bringing storybook characters to life.

Main

 * Isaac Arellanes as Ruben Reyna (seasons 1-2)
 * Amadi Chapata as Chevon Redmond (seasons 1-2)
 * Justin Sanchez as Curtis Palmer-Moreno (seasons 1-2)
 * Hannah Levinson as Donna Palmer-Moreno (seasons 1-2)
 * Nour Assaf as Samir Yousef (season 3)
 * Princess Mapp as Nia Joy Barnes (season 3)
 * Daire McLeod as Charli Allen (season 3)
 * Josette Halpert as Sydney Allen (season 3)
 * Romel De Silva as Oliver Ramos (season 3)
 * Tony Ofori as Malcolm (season 3)

Book characters

 * Devyn Nekoda as Alice
 * Neil Patrick Harris as The White Rabbit
 * Josh Cruddas as The Mad Hatter
 * Patrice Goodman as The Queen of Hearts
 * Julian Zane Chowdhury as Mowgli
 * Aasif Mandvi as Bagheera
 * Cameron Brodeur as The Camarillo Kid
 * Andrew Chown as Hitch
 * Louisa Zhu as Dale Sweet
 * Kiara Groulx as Raine Watson (from The Disappearance of Emily H.)
 * Steven Yaffee as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
 * Stephen R. Hart as The Monster
 * Ess Hödlmoser as Female Monster
 * Chloe Ling as Dajie
 * Jeff Joseph as Frank Clemons
 * Camilla Arfwedson as Sherlock "Shirl" Holmes
 * Zoe Doyle as Dr. Joan Watson
 * Brett Dalton as Captain Vincent (from the Time Castaways series)
 * Chris Diamantopoulos as Owen Quinn
 * Kate Drummond as Genevieve Marcus
 * Steve Valentine as Jimmy Bones
 * Alain Goulem as Sergeant Belson
 * Rachel Wilson as Linda Quinn
 * Aviv Cohen as Jean Belson
 * Jacob Boose as The Scarecrow
 * Esther Ming Li as The Tin Girl
 * Randall Park as The Cowardly Lion
 * Noah Lamanna as The Wicked Witch of the West
 * Joshua Zaharia as Leo El Magnifico
 * Jay Baruchel as Ralph S. Mouse
 * Sydney Kuhne as Rainbow
 * Jean Smart as Charlotte
 * Iain Armitage as Wilbur
 * Darrin Baker as Homer Zuckerman
 * Evan Annisette as Lurvy
 * Amy O'Grady as The Sheep
 * Teresa Pavlinek as The Goose
 * Jewelle Blackman as Mami Wata (from Bayou Magic)
 * Farhang Ghajar as Khun-Anup

Development
Apple picked up the revival of the 1992 series Ghostwriter in 2019. The series was written and directed by Luke Matheny, and is executive produced by J.J. Johnson, Andrew Orenstein, and Christin Simms.

Filming
Principal photography and videography of the series commenced in December 2018, and concluded during Summer 2019. Filming took place in Hamilton, Ontario.

Bonus videos
A series of bonus videos called Ghostwriter: Beyond the Page premiered on April 1, 2021.

Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, season one of Ghostwriter has a 100% approval rating, with an average score of 9.5/10 based on 6 reviews.