Ghosts midseason premiere 'The Others' brings new spirits and relationship tensions
Ghosts returned for its Season 5 midseason premiere with S05E11, “The Others, ” setting up a fresh conflict when a new group of spirits arrives and complicating a budding relationship between Trevor and Patience. The episode’s timing and accompanying episode plans for March reshape the next three weeks of the season on CBS and streaming platforms.
"The Others" Introduces New Ghosts
In S05E11, billed as “The Others, ” Sam and the established ghost ensemble confront a newly arrived faction of spirits connected to one ghost’s past. Written by Skander Halim and directed by Todd Biermann, the episode is positioned as the pivot that raises the season’s stakes by expanding the ghost ensemble and injecting fresh chaos into the Woodstone B& B dynamic. That expansion is slated to be followed by two more episodes: S05E12, "The List, " and S05E13, "St. Hetty's Day 2: The Help. "
Trevor and Patience: A Complicated Commitment
The premiere also advances a personal storyline: Trevor is tasked with handling Patience’s demand for a committed relationship after a holiday hookup. The episode description frames Patience as “dying-to-commit, ” and the resulting tension forces Trevor into awkward negotiations that will feed both character-driven comedy and ensemble interplay. The cause—Patience’s push for commitment—directly effects Trevor’s arc this week, setting up interpersonal conflict that threads through the episode’s comedy beats.
Woodstone B&B's March Episodes and Production Details
Following “The Others, ” the season schedule includes S05E12 on March 5 and S05E13 on March 12. S05E12, written by Brian Bahe and also directed by Biermann, finds Sam and Jay working to land Woodstone B& B on a luxury hotel list while a newly discovered bunker ghost upends a crucial visit. S05E13, written by series creators Joe Port and Joe Wiseman and directed by Rose McIver, centers on a St. Patrick’s Day staffing emergency that grants Hetty a rare, once-a-year ability to be seen and heard by the living.
Production credits underline the series’ collaborative backing: the show is produced by CBS Studios in association with Lionsgate Television and Studios’ Los Angeles arm. The ensemble cast for Season 5 includes Rose McIver as Samantha, Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay, Brandon Scott Jones, Richie Moriarty, Danielle Pinnock, Asher Grodman as Trevor, Román Zaragoza, Sheila Carrasco, Rebecca Wisocky as Hetty, and Devan Chandler Long, with recurring additions such as Dean Norris, Mary Holland as Patience, Sakina Jaffrey, and Bernard White.
Scheduling, Streaming and a Broader Trajectory
The midseason premiere aired on CBS and was made available to Paramount+ Premium subscribers the same night, with access extended to Paramount+ Essential subscribers the following day. The episode drop was scheduled at 8: 30 p. m. ET, marking the show’s return from a roughly two-month midseason hiatus. The timing matters because returning with a major ensemble shakeup immediately after a break can reorient viewer attention and accelerate narrative momentum heading into the spring episodes.
Beyond individual episode moves, the series’ production and network decisions have already secured its short-term future: the comedy received a two-season order during Season 4 that guarantees at least a sixth season. What makes this notable is that the commitment underwrites continued investment in expanding the series’ ghostly world and its ensemble arcs across multiple broadcast seasons, shaping how writers can plan serialized developments such as the arrival of new spirits and recurring relationship beats.
With a mix of guest arrivals, character-focused conflict and consecutive weekly episodes laid out through mid-March, the show is using the midseason return to reintroduce chaos into Woodstone B& B and push both plot and character complications forward.
