BBC Acquires ‘Ghosts Australia,’ Adding an Australian Installment to the Franchise

The BBC has acquired Ghosts Australia, an eight-part comedy series created for Australian audiences that will sit alongside the established British and American versions of Ghosts on the UK public broadcaster, according to Deadline. The announcement follows the franchise’s expansion beyond its original run in the United Kingdom and its later move into the United States.

Ghosts Australia is produced by BBC Studios Australia Productions. The series stars Tamala (known for Cleverman and Nowhere Boys) as Alison, and Rowan Witt (from Totally Completely Fine and The Book of Mormon) as her partner, Jim. Deadline’s description frames the central premise around a couple who inherit a dilapidated country manor home.

In the series’ setup, the inherited estate becomes the mechanism for the comedy, as the couple discovers the house is not simply run-down but populated by ghosts. The franchise has built its audience around that interaction between the living and the dead, and this installment adapts the concept to an Australian setting and cast, the Deadline report said.

Deadline described Ghosts Australia as a continuing addition to the multi-country Ghosts lineup at the BBC. The UK version originated the format, and the series later expanded through a separately produced American adaptation before this Australian acquisition.

The acquisition also places BBC Studios Australia Productions content into the BBC’s broader comedy pipeline. That includes the BBC’s approach to carrying internationally developed programming within its UK distribution strategy, while keeping the Ghosts brand unified across different territories.

While the Deadline report did not outline specific broadcast scheduling details in the text provided, it characterized the acquisition as a placement for the series within the BBC’s existing Ghosts catalog. Viewers in the UK are therefore likely to encounter Ghosts Australia as part of the franchise’s ongoing presence.

For the cast, Ghosts Australia adds another franchise credit to careers that already span Australian and international productions. For BBC Studios Australia Productions, the deal represents a continued role for the studio arm in developing series for both local production markets and downstream international buyers.

No additional terms, production dates, or streaming versus linear placement details were included in the material provided. Further release information would typically be confirmed in a BBC announcement or rights-holder communications after an acquisition is finalized.