Much like the British version, the sitcom will follow a young married couple \u2013 Samantha and Jay \u2013 who unexpectedly inherit a mansion from a distant relative and make plans to convert it into a hotel.<\/p>\n
However, when Samantha has a serious accident and falls into a coma, she awakes with the ability to see the undead spirits that haunt her new home \u2013 and that\u2019s going to make her life a lot more complicated.<\/p>\n\n
Speaking to\u00a0RadioTimes.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and other press ahead of the launch of series three on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, members of the Ghosts cast<\/a> have voiced their opinion on the remake, on which they are credited as executive producers.<\/p>\n Ben Willbond, who plays The Captain, says, \u201cIt was just really fun to see the process and see it be turned into this CBS-style show. I think initially it was like, \u2018Wow, that is just weird. This just looks weird\u2019. And then with the release of the new pilot, I just think it looks great. It\u2019s really fun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n For many of the cast members, it was strange seeing characters they had grown so familiar with being played by different people, with co-star Jim Howick describing it as \u201cthe closest I\u2019ve come to a sort of sci-fi parallel universe\u201d.<\/p> However, not every ghost from the British series has made it into the US version, with some \u2013 such as Matthew Baynton\u2019s failed poet Thomas Thorne \u2013 being cut to ensure the show makes geographical and cultural sense with real American history.<\/p>\n Baynton explains, \u201cA big part of americanising it was for them to decide on an ensemble, because our ensemble is a bunch of immediately recognisable archetypes that are particularly British or European, and an extent of history that is particular to the place.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSo you\u2019ve got a completely new set of restrictions when you set it in America and you\u2019ve got to think about where you\u2019re going to set it, how far back the history is going to go in that setting, and what those archetypes are going to be that Americans are going to recognise immediately.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Co-star Laurence Rickard praises the work of American producers Joe Port and Joe Wiseman for keeping the dynamic of the show consistent, despite having to insert new characters into the group.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of the character dynamics are the same, but they\u2019ve changed where those characters come from geographically and their point in history,\u201d he says. \u201cI think they\u2019ve been really, really clever about it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n While some purists might be resistant to the idea of a Ghosts remake, it does appear that the American cast are trying their best to do justice to these characters, with Martha Howe-Douglas (aka Lady Button) getting an enthusiastic message from her US counterpart.<\/p>\n \u201cThe lady who plays the equivalent of Lady Button, Rebecca Wisocky, messaged me on Instagram to say how excited she was,\u201d reveals Howe-Douglas. \u201cIt\u2019s nice to have that kind of camaraderie between the shows, but in terms of their success we just wish them the best. I hope they have as much fun as we do. I look forward to seeing it properly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n![\""Ghosts\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/07\/ghosts_us_remake_cast-2b264bd.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"ghosts_us_remake_cast\"\\"")
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