American series about ghosts and spirits

List of the best American TV shows about ghosts and spirits, selected by visitors to our site: Ghost Wars, The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Ghost Whisperer, SurrealEstate, Rose Red, Archive 81, Creepshow, Mike Tyson Mysteries, American Horror Stories.

In the top there are new series of 2022, a plot description and trailers for series that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 6.2
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
CountryUSA, Canada

Set in a remote Alaskan town that has been overrun by paranormal forces, the series focuses on local outcast Roman Mercer who must overcome the town’s prejudices and his own personal demons if he’s to harness his repressed psychic powers and save everyone from the mass haunting that’s threatening to destroy them all.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genrehorror, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:41

The Crains, a fractured family, confront haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrehorror, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA

After an au pair’s tragic death, Henry Wingrave hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor with the estate’s chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose. But all is not as it seems at the manor, and centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed in this chilling romance. At Bly Manor, dead doesn’t mean gone.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantasy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration00:43

Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, 'but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing.' Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts that are preventing the spirits from passing over. The sentimental drama is 'inspired by the work of medium James Van Praagh.'

Markimdb: 7
Genrefantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
CountryUSA

Aided by his own remarkable abilities and an eclectic team of associates, real estate agent Luke Roman specializes in “metaphysically engaged properties,” aka haunted houses. Together they investigate, clear and close the houses nobody else can.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration04:14

Rose Red is a television miniseries scripted by horror novelist Stephen King. The series was premiered in the United States on ABC on January 27, 2002. The story involves a cavernous Seattle mansion called Rose Red, which is investigated by parapsychologist Dr. Joyce Reardon and a team of psychics.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA

An archivist takes a job restoring damaged videotapes and gets pulled into the vortex of a mystery involving the missing director and a demonic cult.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:38

A young boy's horror comic book comes to life in this anthology series of terrifying tales.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, comedy, adventure, cartoon, crime, detective
CountryUSA

Mike Tyson is taking the fight from the boxing ring to the streets … by solving mysteries! Aided by the Mike Tyson Mystery Team — the Ghost of the Marquess of Queensberry, Mike’s adopted Korean daughter and a pigeon who was once a man — Mike Tyson will answer any plea sent to him.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, drama
CountryUSA

An anthology series of stand alone episodes delving into horror myths, legends and lore.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrehorror, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:00

Kyle Barnes has been plagued by possession since he was a child. Now an adult, he embarks on a spiritual journey to find answers, but what he uncovers could mean the end of life on Earth as we know it.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration00:43

    When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, comedy, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:19

    A skeptic is forced to work with a firm believer of the paranormal on unexplained occurrences in Los Angeles.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration00:43

    Three paranormal roommates, a ghost, a vampire, and a werewolf, struggle to keep their dark secrets from the world, while helping each other navigate the complexities of living double lives.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:23

    Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama, adventure, family, detective
    CountryUSA

    12-year-old Griffin Campbell and his family move to the small town of Sulphur Springs and take ownership of an abandoned hotel rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a girl who disappeared decades ago. Griffin befriends Harper, a bright-eyed, mystery-obsessed classmate and together, they uncover a secret portal that allows them to travel back in time. In the past, they’ll attempt to uncover the key to solving this unsolved mystery, a mystery that affects everyone close to them.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA

    Kevin Pacalioglu may have no money and no clue, but he can see dead people, so that’s pretty cool. Faced with a constant stream of stubborn spirits, Pac goes to whatever lengths require the least amount of effort to help New York City’s most frivolous ghosts finish their unfinished business, occasionally with the help of his best friend and drug dealer, Roofie.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrehorror, reality TV
    CountryCzech Republic, USA

    Real people sit down with friends and family to share terrifying true stories from their past, re-created through chilling re-enactments.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    American Horror Story is an anthology horror drama series.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA

    A dysfunctional family moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Patricia “Pat” Phelps, who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed – turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    Ichabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA

    A wary CIA officer investigates a charismatic man who sparks a spiritual movement and stirs political unrest. Who exactly is he? And what does he want?

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:03

    Centers around comedian Rob Schneider's real life while living in Hollywood.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:01

    “Wicked City” follows a unique case set in a noteworthy era of L.A. history, starting with a murder case from 1982 centered on the rock ’n’ roll, cocaine-infused revelry of the Sunset Strip. Alliances are formed to solve a serial murder case.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA

    Chyna Parks, an 11 year old musical prodigy, gets into a gifted program called Advanced Natural Talents at the local high school. Along with her fellow elementary school-aged 'ANTs', she must navigate the halls of a new school of older kids who are not particularly fond of grade-skipping newbies.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration04:00

    A shipping magnate hires four experts from various fields to investigate what happened to his ships that went missing in the Bermuda Triangle. The team discovers a threat that might unravel time itself and cause the world to end.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    Follows a best-selling author of a self-help book series who is secretly hiding her separation from her husband as she starts to navigate her life as a single woman in her 40's in Los Angeles. She starts to side with and take advice more from her divorced friends rather than her married ones and it leads her to some unexpected and life-changing experiences.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:42

    Payton has known since childhood that he's going to be president. First he'll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape: high school.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredocumentary, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    Real cases of perplexing disappearances, shocking murders and paranormal encounters fuel this gripping revival of the iconic documentary series.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrethriller
    CountryUSA, Canada

    Framed for a cyber-crime she didn't commit, FBI Special Agent Chloe Jocelyn is forced to go on the run in order to prove her innocence.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrethriller, fantasy, detective
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration00:45

    Members of a secret society chase immortality by seeking refuge in the bodies of others.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA

    While traveling across the country in a run-down RV, drag queen Ruby Red discovers an unlikely sidekick in AJ: a tough-talking 10-year-old stowaway.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

      Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA

      In a world mostly wiped out by the plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil, the fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the Dark Man.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:43

      Golden Boy is an American crime drama series created by Nicholas Wootton, which is produced by Berlanti Television and Warner Bros. Television. CBS placed a series order on May 13, 2012. The series ran on CBS from February 26 to May 14, 2013 and aired Tuesdays at 10:00 pm ET. On May 10, 2013, CBS canceled the series after one season.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:05

      Thom Payne is a 44 year-old man whose world is thrown into disarray when his 25 year-old "wunderkind" boss arrives, saying things like "digital," "social" and "viral." Is he in need of a "rebranding," or does he just have a "low joy ceiling?" Maybe pursuing happiness is a fool's errand? Happiness after all is pretty high bar. In a world as absurd as ours, maybe the best anyone can hope for is happyish.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration12:54

      What does it take to be a detective in one of America's toughest cities? Follow one homicide unit as Detroit's finest unearth the crisis and revelation, heartbreak and heroism of these inner city cops in Detroit, Michigan.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrefantasy, comedy
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

      Samantha and Jay throw caution to the wind when they convert their recently inherited country estate into a bed-and-breakfast. Call it mislaid plans. Not only is the place falling apart, but it’s also inhabited by spirits of previous residents -- whom only Samantha can see and hear.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy
      CountryUSA

      Tired of being the comedic sidekick, Kevin Hart gets his wish when a famous director offers him his dream – to be a leading man action star – but there’s a catch: Kevin must first train at the world’s greatest action star school, run by a lunatic.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredocumentary, crime
      CountryUSA

      New York City in the 1970s was ruled with a bloody fist by five mafia families, until a group of federal agents tried the unthinkable: taking them down.

      Markimdb: 8.5
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:55

      Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genredrama, sport
      CountryUSA

      Kat Baker is an up-and-coming, high-level single skater who is about to turn in her skates after a disastrous fall. When Kat seizes an opportunity to continue her career as a pair skater with a talented bad-boy partner, she risks exposing a fiercely kept secret that could unravel her entire life.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, drama, musical
      CountryUSA

      A group of East High students countdown to the opening night of their school’s first-ever production of “High School Musical.” Showmances blossom; friendships are tested while new ones are made; rivalries flare and lives are changed forever as these young people discover the transformative power that only a high school drama club can provide.

      Markimdb: 8.5
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      Based on Michael Connelly's best-selling novels, these are the stories of relentless LAPD homicide Detective Harry Bosch who pursues justice at all costs. But behind his tireless momentum is a man who is haunted by his past and struggles to remain loyal to his personal code: “Everybody counts or nobody counts.”

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:31

      Four relationship-phobic people are unexpectedly thrust into one another's lives and form an unlikely bond in a townhouse in Queens, NY.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration03:04

      A decade after their wild summer as junior counselors, the gang reunites for a weekend of bonding, hanky-panky and hair-raising adventures.

      Markimdb: 8.3
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:08

      Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, takes a funny, yet painful, journey of self-discovery for love and independence and upends his family.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration05:15

      The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:01

      Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.




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