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Ghostwriter

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1992 | 4 seasons | 26 min | Mystery, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It was critically acclaimed. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, sci-fi fans and families. If you loved Wizards of Waverly Place or Over the Garden Wall, start here.
The mood
Tense, feel-good.
The pace
4 seasons: a few months of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 38 hours in all.
What might put you off
It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.

Ghostwriter is an American television program created by Liz Nealon and produced by the Children's Television Workshop and BBC One. It began airing on PBS on October 4, 1992, and the final episode aired on February 13, 1995. The series revolves around a close knit circle of friends from Brooklyn who solve neighborhood crimes and mysteries as a team of young detectives with the help of an invisible ghost named Ghostwriter. Ghostwriter can communicate with the kids only by manipulating whatever text and letters he can find and using them to form words and sentences. The series was filmed on location in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    Critically acclaimed

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Ran for 4 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 77K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up.

  1. Season 11992 · 34 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Season 21993 · 28 episodes
    Not rated yet
  3. Season 31994 · 12 episodes
    Not rated yet
  4. Season 413 episodes
    Not rated yet

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Cast & crew

Created by Liz Nealon

  • Marcella LoweryGrandma Cece Jenkins
  • William HernandezHector Carrero
  • Blaze BerdahlLenni Frazier
  • Todd Alexander CohenRob Baker
  • Melissa GonzalezGaby Fernandez
  • Spike LeeSpecial Agent Pete
  • Sheldon TurnipseedJamal Jenkins
  • Tram-Anh TranTina Nguyen
  • Mayteana MoralesGaby Fernandez
  • David LópezAlex Fernandez