BBC Studios has scored a new scripted format deal on the comedy Ghosts, with a version set for Czechia.
TV Nova is on board for a 12×35-minute Czech version, marking the seventh adaptation following rollouts in the U.S., Australia, France, Germany, and Greece. WDR and ARD Mediathek have renewed the German version for a second season.
Rose Hughes, SVP for format sales at BBC Studios, said: “Ghosts is among the most consistently successful comedy properties on the global market. The magic of the format is that every territory gets to build its own afterlife, populated with ghosts who are deeply specific to its heritage; all set within the framework of a housemate comedy. This is a chance for world-building on a truly local level, where history can be celebrated and characters created that could only exist in each culture. We’re thrilled to welcome Czechia into the Ghosts family and excited to see the format generating even more success as new markets bring their own versions to life.”
Tomáš Baldýnský, creative producer from TV Nova added, “Ghosts is a sitcom about characters from all different walks of life existing together. Our history is very entertaining, and we can’t wait to see it represented through the humour of Ghosts.”
The news was announced at the 50th edition of BBC Showcase. Created by Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, and Ben Willbond, tt was originally produced by Monumental Television in association with Them There for BBC One.
