‘Ghosts’ Season 6: Showrunners at Comic-Con tease new characters, “ghost-on-ghost possession,” and a Christmas episode inspired by ‘Die Hard’

Showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman used a Comic-Con presentation to preview what viewers can expect from the sixth season of the CBS comedy series Ghosts, promising new characters and additional surprises after recent storylines left major questions hanging. The pair spoke to fans inside Ballroom 20 at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, framing Season 6 as a continuation of the show’s blend of supernatural comedy and ensemble dynamics.

Port and Wiseman said the new season will introduce additional characters, expanding the cast of the haunted property and creating new comedic and narrative possibilities for the existing group of ghosts and the living residents. The show’s creators described the upcoming plots as more elaborate than what audiences have already seen, with an emphasis on fresh interactions rather than simply extending prior story arcs.

A central tease centered on a specific supernatural mechanic: a “ghost-on-ghost possession” premise. Showrunners suggested the season will explore how possession could work when one ghost tries to influence another, building on the show’s established rules while creating new sources of tension and confusion for both the characters on-screen and the audience tracking the lore.

The panel also addressed where the series left off with Pete, played by Richie Moriarty. The prior season ended with Pete’s fate left up in the air, and Port and Wiseman indicated Season 6 will follow through on that unresolved storyline. The presentation did not provide a definitive outcome in the coverage, but it made clear that the question would be revisited as part of the new season’s early momentum.

In another preview aimed at fans who follow the show’s seasonal episode traditions, the showrunners teased a Christmas episode described as having the spirit of Die Hard. The Deadpan holiday setup is positioned as a continuation of Ghosts’ pattern of pairing familiar seasonal formats with its paranormal premise, according to the Comic-Con reporting.

Port and Wiseman’s remarks were presented as part of the show’s broader Season 6 planning discussion at Comic-Con, with the creators indicating that the season will include “more” than what was already established in earlier years, while still leaning on the ensemble structure that has made Ghosts a recurring crowd favorite. The sixth season remains the next major milestone for the CBS comedy as it continues to sustain attention around its long-running cast and setting.

While the Comic-Con coverage focused on the creative direction rather than detailed scheduling or episode-by-episode breakdowns, the teased themes point to a season designed to shift internal relationships among the characters, raise stakes around unresolved personal storylines, and deliver a holiday episode with a recognizable action-comedy tone. Fans attending the panel were given a preview of the show’s major creative targets ahead of the season’s release.

The network and production team have not been reflected in the reporting with a specific premiere date or additional casting details beyond the names and concepts highlighted at Comic-Con. What is clear from the showrunners’ presentation is that Season 6 will build from Pete’s unresolved fate, introduce new people, and lean into escalating supernatural oddities, including the “ghost-on-ghost possession” angle and a Christmas episode framed as Die Hard-inspired.