Ghost Wars (TV series)

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Ghost Wars
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Genre
Created by Simon Barry
Starring
Country of origin
  • United States/Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Running time42–43 minutes
Production company
  • Nomadic Pictures
Release
Original network Syfy
Original releaseOctober 5, 2017 (2017-10-05) –
January 4, 2018 (2018-01-04)

Ghost Wars is a paranormal action television series created by Simon Barry. [1] [2] It premiered on Syfy on October 5, 2017, [3] and concluded on January 4, 2018. Thirteen episodes were produced for the series. The series was released on Netflix in the UK on March 2, 2018. [4] On April 21, 2018, Syfy announced that the series had been cancelled after one season. [5]

Contents

Plot

Ghost Wars takes place 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 is to harness his repressed psychic powers and save everyone from the mass haunting that is threatening to destroy them all. [2]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.Title  [6] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date  [6] US viewers
(millions)
1"Death's Door" David Von Ancken Simon Barry October 5, 2017 (2017-10-05)0.51 [7]
Just as troubled medium Roman Mercer prepares to leave the small town of Port Moore, an earthquake strikes the Alaskan Island and awakens a supernatural force bent on destruction. His friend turned ghost, Maggie Rennie, warns him that souls who want to move on are being stymied by something, and their ghosts will lash out at the living. Just when Sheriff Sam Perkins (Tim Guinee) realizes that Roman does see ghosts, the soul of a newly deceased local kills Sam. After three more incidents, in rapid succession, a number of townspeople acknowledge that the ghosts are real. The ghosts have destroyed the only bridge off the island.
2"The Curse of Copperhead Road" Leslie Hope Simon BarryOctober 12, 2017 (2017-10-12)0.51 [8]
Roguish smuggler Billy sails into Port Moore –through the bodies of numerous deceased humpback whales –to find his hometown disturbed by recent events, now including the phones being out. As he moves to distribute his latest shipment, smuggled in for research company LAMBDA Institute, his beloved boat and only escape is overtaken by a presence of his past.
3"The Ghost in the Machine" Leslie Hope Damon Vignale October 19, 2017 (2017-10-19)0.39 [9]
Pragmatic research scientist Landis Barker self-experiments to quantify the haunting of a Lambda Technologies branch in Port Moore after a particle accelerator test goes horribly wrong.
4"The Exorcism of Marcus Moon" Kristin Lehman Karen LamOctober 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)0.50 [10]
As church membership flourishes, Reverend Dan soothes the anxieties of the townspeople, but when a young boy gets possessed, Dan wrestles with the thought of performing an unsanctioned exorcism.
5"Whatever Happened to Maggie Rennie" Michael Nankin Rachel LangerNovember 2, 2017 (2017-11-02)0.33 [11]
The town leans on skeptical and steadfast handyman Doug after Port Moore's social structure begins to collapse, but when Doug's dead daughter persuades Roman to deliver a message, Doug's well being rapidly deteriorates.
6"We Need to Talk About Abigail"Mathias Herndl Sonja Bennett November 9, 2017 (2017-11-09)0.32 [12]
As Val organizes a civil defense force to protect the town, her daughter Abigail goes missing; Billy leads the charge to find the girl, employing Roman's medium skills and anyone who is willing to set foot in the forest on the outskirts of town.
7"Whistle Past the Graveyard"Mathias Herndl Dennis Heaton November 16, 2017 (2017-11-16)0.33 [13]
A power outage sends Port Moore into a tailspin and somehow makes the ghosts stronger, prompting Roman, Billy, Landis and Dan to trek up to the dam to get the power back, but a long-buried town secret threatens to tear the group apart.
8"Two Graves"Kristin LehmanDamon VignaleNovember 30, 2017 (2017-11-30)0.25 [14]
With his body in critical condition, Billy's spirit becomes trapped in the nightmarish ghost realm; Roman pursues Dan, looking for answers about his mother's death.
9"Post-Apocalypse Now" Jason Priestley Rachel LangerDecember 7, 2017 (2017-12-07)0.39 [15]
An arrival from Lambda headquarters gives the town hope for the first time in weeks. The company distributes supplies, promising to get everyone off the island in due course. While the eccentric young CEO Daphne Vikander takes great interest in Roman, Landis suspects she has unsavory designs for the townspeople's future. [16]
10"The Pain Connection"Michael NankinStory by : Gemma Holdway
Teleplay by : Sonja Bennet & Karen Lam		December 14, 2017 (2017-12-14)0.29 [17]
Lambda's attempts to experiment on their confiscated pod go awry when a grotesque Paolo emerges from the ghost vessel and unleashes havoc on anything in his path; a monster hunt begins.
11"The Feast"Jason PriestleyDamon VignaleDecember 21, 2017 (2017-12-21)0.34 [18]
Landis and Billy try to make sense of the museum artifact; Norm is busy with a pregnant Karla harboring a ghost-child. Abigail's physical condition deteriorates, prompting Marilyn to finally realize that whatever is inside her daughter isn't normal.
12"There's No More Room in Hell"Simon BarryDennis HeatonDecember 28, 2017 (2017-12-28)0.39 [19]
While Daphne gathers the power she needs to launch her accelerator test, civil unrest breaks out in the town when Doug kicks Winston out of the bar, a symbol of too many people making their own decisions. A mob pursues Roman, Landis, Billy and the McGrath-Dufresnes.
13"...My Soul to Keep"Simon BarrySimon BarryJanuary 4, 2018 (2018-01-04)0.34 [20]
While the ghosts build a resistance against Roman, Port Moore survivors draw straws in preparation for their final battle, a quest to connect the two halves of the artifact in the ghost realm.

Production

Filming took place in the Vancouver area, and concluded on August 31, 2017. [21]

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