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television series produced by

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, and premiered on November 1, 2019, coinciding with the launch of the service. It is a revival of the 1992–1995 series of the same name. The third and final season premiered on October 21, 2022.

Premise

Seasons 1–2

Ruben struggles to fit in at his new middle school after he and his mother move to live with his grandfather, who lives above the bookstore he owns. Ghostwriter communicates with written messages and by creating manifestations of fictional characters, all of which only the four main characters can perceive. As they become friends and learn to work as a team, Ghostwriter sends them characters from stories with themes relevant to their lives.

Season 3

Some time after the previous two seasons, a new ghostwriter picks three children he had met in life to help return a scroll called the Eloquent Peasant back to Egypt where it was first found. As with the previous ghostwriter, he does this through bringing storybook characters to life.

Cast and characters

Main

* Isaac Arellanes as Ruben Reyna (seasons 1–2) * Amadi Chapata as Chevon Redmond (seasons 1–2) * Justin Sanchez as Curtis Palmer-Moreno (seasons 1–2) * Hannah Levinson as Donna Palmer-Moreno (seasons 1–2) * Nour Assaf as Samir Yousef (season 3) * Princess Mapp as Nia Joy Barnes (season 3) * Daire McLeod as Charli Allen (season 3) * Josette Halpert as Sydney Allen (season 3) * Romel De Silva as Oliver Ramos (season 3) * Tony Ofori as Malcolm (season 3) * Lisa Berry as Layla Barnes (season 3)

Book characters

* Devyn Nekoda as

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as The White Rabbit * Josh Cruddas as The Mad Hatter * Patrice Goodman as The Queen of Hearts * Julian Zane Chowdhury as

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Episodes

Season 1 (2019–20)

Season 2 (2020–21)

Season 3 (2022)

Production

Development

Apple picked up the revival of the 1992 series ''

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'' in 2019. The series was written and directed by Luke Matheny, and is executive produced by J.J. Johnson, Andrew Orenstein, and Christin Simms.

Filming

Principal photography and videography of the series commenced in December 2018, and concluded during Summer 2019. Filming took place in

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Bonus videos

A series of bonus videos called ''Ghostwriter: Beyond the Page'' premiered on April 1, 2021.

Reception

Critical reception

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, season one of ''Ghostwriter'' has a 100% approval rating, with an average score of 9.5/10 based on 6 reviews.

Accolades

References

External links

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Press site
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