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About Ghostwriter TV Series
"Ghostwriter" - Season Three - October 21
Emmy Award-winning "Ghostwriter" returns for a third season with an entirely new cast and a new adventure! When a ghost haunts a bookstore and releases fictional characters into the real world, a group of friends works to solve a mystery surrounding the ghost's unfinished business. A reimagining of the 1992 hit series from Sesame Workshop, the modern-day "Ghostwriter" maintains a city-based, multicultural cast, inviting children ages 6-11 to see themselves on screen as they learn to appreciate a range of new and classic literature. Starring Princess Mapp ("Sydney to the Max," "The Unicorn"), Nour Assaf ("The Casagrandes"), and Daire McLeod ("Danger Force"), the series was developed for television by J.J. Johnson and Andrew Orenstein with Academy Award winning and DGA Award-nominated Luke Matheny directing the first episode. Matheny and Orenstein executive produce alongside Johnson, Christin Simms, and Blair Powers for Sinking Ship Entertainment and Kay Wilson Stallings for Sesame Workshop.
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"Ghostwriter"
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Second half of Season 2 Premiere date: Friday, May 7, 2021
In its second season, the young heroes of "Ghostwriter" work to save their bookstore and discover the true identity of their ghostly companion; viewers will dive into new stories including "Time Castaways" by Liesl Shurtliff and an original story called "The Cobalt Mask," written especially for the show.
"Ghostwriter," which garnered a historic Daytime Emmy Award win for Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Programming for Season 1, is a re-imagining of the classic Sesame Workshop series from the early nineties. The series is designed to expose children to a wide array of literature and foster a love of reading; each multi-episode story arc is themed on a different work, from beloved classics to new works commissioned from popular authors like D.J. MacHale and Kwame Alexander. Academy Award winning and DGA Award-nominated Luke Matheny returns as a writer and director on the series, with PGA Award-nominated Andrew Orenstein serving as showrunner. Kay Wilson Stallings, Sesame Workshop's Executive Vice President of Creative and Production, is executive producer. "Ghostwriter" is produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment. The award-winning show joins "Helpsters" in gaining a season three renewal.
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"Ghostwriter," a reinvention of the beloved original series, follows four kids who are brought together by a mysterious ghost in a neighborhood bookstore, and must team up to release fictional characters from works of literature.
Season two premiere date: Friday, October 9
After being honored with the Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Programming Award at the 47th Annual Daytime Emmys, and making Apple TV+ the first streaming service to win a Daytime Emmy in its first year of eligibility, "Ghostwriter" returns after a landmark first season on Friday, October 9. Touted as a "knockout" and a "clever" show for today's youth, the series additionally earned a highly coveted Prix Jeunesse Award, a Parents' Choice Gold Medal Award, and recognition from Common Sense Media.
A reimagining of the 1992 hit series from Sesame Workshop, the modern-day "Ghostwriter" maintains a city-based, multicultural cast, inviting children ages 6-11 to see themselves on screen as they learn to appreciate a range of new and classic literature. In its second season, the series' young heroes work to save their bookstore and discover the true identity of the Ghostwriter while introducing audiences to fresh tales like "Malia and the Magic Paintbrush" and "The Cobalt Mask," and familiar literary characters including Dr. Watson of "Sherlock Holmes" fame.
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