10 Shows Like ‘School Spirits’ to Binge While You Wait for Season 2

It’s been nearly two years since School Spirits dropped on Paramount+—and let’s just say fans are getting a little (okay, maybe a lot) impatient for season two. But good news: new episodes are on the way soon—plus, there are a number of shows like School Spirits to hold you over.

If you’re new to the show (or just need a refresher), here’s a quick rundown—no spoilers, promise. School Spirits is a supernatural teen drama based on an upcoming graphic novel. It follows Maddie, a teen girl who’s stuck in the afterlife, trying to solve the mystery of her own disappearance. As she adjusts to high school in the afterlife, she uncovers more secrets than she bargained for.

The series stars Peyton List, Kristian Ventura, Milo Manheim and Spencer Macpherson (and if those names sound familiar, here's why). Season one dropped in March 2023, and just three months later, the show was renewed for a second season.

In October, Paramount+ released the first teaser for season two, confirming that it’ll be available to stream in early 2025. While that's not an official release date just yet, that does leave plenty of time to rewatch season one (again) and dive into some other shows to fill that School Spirits void.

So, without further ado, here are 10 shows like School Spirits.

• Maturity rating: TV-14
• Number of seasons: 2

Cruel Summer ticks all the same boxes as School Spirits—teens? Check. A mysterious disappearance? Check. Drama and suspense? Double check.

Set in the ‘90s, this series follows Kate Wallis, the popular girl who vanishes, and Jeanette Turner, a shy, “nerdy” girl who somehow ends up linked to Kate’s disappearance. With shifting perspectives, the story keeps you guessing and flips your perception at every turn.

• Maturity rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 1

Ticking some of those same boxes as School Spirits comes Sharp Objects. Based on Gillian Flynn’s debut novel (yes, the Gone Girl author), Sharp Objects is an eight-episode thriller starring Amy Adams in her first big TV role as Camille Preaker, a reporter who heads back to her small hometown to dig into some unsolved crimes. Two local girls are missing—one already found dead under mysterious circumstances.

• Maturity rating: TV-14
• Number of seasons: 1

Although this one is definitely part of the comedy genre, it still channels School Spirits, in a more literal sense. A high school senior who’s spent her life flying totally under the radar decides it’s finally time to shake things up and live life to the fullest. But there's a twist: she wakes up the next morning…as a ghost. And as a bonus, Lana Condor, Zoe Colletti, Mason Versaw, Aparna Brielle and Tenzing Norgay Trainor star.

• Maturity rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 1

Keeping with the teenage thriller vibes, Yellowjackets follows a high school girls' soccer team with serious talent whose lives take a dark turn after they survive a plane crash in the remote Ontario wilderness in 1996. The series flips between their time in the wild and the messy, lasting impact it's had on their lives as adults in 2021.

The younger cast includes Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher and Sammi Hanratty, while Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Christina Ricci and Juliette Lewis play the adult survivors, finally revealing the brutal truth about what went down 25 years ago.

• Maturity rating: TV-14
• Number of seasons: 4

Like School Spirits, nothing says mystery, drama and thriller quite like Nancy Drew. In this series, Nancy Drew is determined to put her detective days behind her and move on, until a local socialite is murdered and she becomes a prime suspect. Forced to team up with her high school rival George, a mysterious rich girl named Bess, her secret boyfriend Nick and Ace, the lovable slacker, Nancy dives back into the world of mystery, navigating unexpected emotions, messy friendships and one twist after another to clear their names.

• Maturity Rating: TV-14
• Number of seasons: 4

Looking for a show like School Spirits but with a comedy flair? Check out Ghosts. In this series Samantha, a bubbly freelance journalist, and Jay, her chef boyfriend, decide to go all-in on a crazy project: turning a giant, crumbling estate they’ve inherited into a bed and breakfast. The catch? The place is fully haunted by a hilarious lineup of ghosts.

From a sassy Prohibition lounge singer to a self-important 1700s militiaman, a chill ’60s hippie and a way-too-peppy ’80s scout leader, the ghosts are already stressed about the reno, but they’re completely thrown when they realize that Samantha is the first living person who can actually see and hear them.

• Maturity Rating: TV-G
• Number of seasons: 1

Keeping with the supernatural theme of School Spirits, Julie and the Phantoms follows a high schooler named, you guess it, Julie who rediscovers her love for music—and life—while helping the Phantoms, a group of ghostly guys, finally become the band they always dreamed of.

• Maturity rating: TV-PG
• Number of seasons: 4

This supernatural series follows a young woman named Melinda with the unique ability to communicate with earthbound spirits—those who’ve passed on but still have messages to share. She helps relay important information to their loved ones, though sometimes the messages she gets are pretty intense and confusing, making people question her abilities. But despite the doubts, Melinda knows that when she’s able to help both the spirits and the living, her gift is more of an asset than a curse.

• Maturity Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 2

Based on Karen M. McManus' best-selling novel, One of Us Is Lying is full of twists and suspense. No spirits here, but there is a murder to solve when five students from Bayview High end up in detention and only four walk out alive. One of them is dead, just as he was about to spill some huge secrets on a gossip app.

Bronwyn, Addy, Nate and Cooper all had the chance and their own reasons to kill their classmate, but they each claim they're innocent. Now, the big question is: which one of them is lying?

• Maturity rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 1

And last, but not least on the list comes A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. This suspenseful, thriller follows Pip Fitz-Amobi, a super smart young woman, who isn’t convinced that schoolgirl Andie Bell was really killed by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, five years ago. As she digs deeper into the case, Pip starts to question everything—and wonders how far people will go to keep her from uncovering the truth, especially if Sal turns out not to be the killer after all.

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