School Spirits
"Death is just the beginning."
Overview
Maddie, a teen stuck in the afterlife investigating her own mysterious disappearance, goes on a crime-solving journey as she adjusts to high school purgatory, but the closer she gets to discovering the truth, the more secrets and lies she uncovers.
School Spirits turns high school into a meditative landscape rather than just a setting for hallways and lockers. By trapping its protagonist in an afterlife purgatory after she disappears, the show finds a way to look at the typical teenage experience from a detached, ghostly vantage point. It leans into the philosophical questions of being forgotten, shifting the focus from grades and social status to the permanence of unfinished business.
Peyton List guides a narrative that balances supernatural mechanics with the grounded, messy reality of being a queer teen left behind. The pacing is curious and reflective, favoring a slow reveal of buried secrets over cheap shocks. It manages to feel nostalgic even while dealing with the finality of death, turning a standard crime investigation into a complex study of how lives intersect and eventually fall apart.
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- First Aired
- March 09, 2023
- Status
- Returning Series
- Origin
- US
- TMDB Votes
- 258