Ghosts' Missing Fan-Favorite Character Is Officially Returning For Season 6's Milestone Episode

Published Oct 9, 2026, 4:02 PM EDT Cher Thompson is a Senior Staff Writer at Screen Rant, where she covers everything from explosive reality TV moments to cast interviews about the twists and turns of scripted dramas. With a background in creative writing, marketing, and teaching, Cher knows how to spot both the storytelling genius and the guilty pleasures in pop culture. Her work blends wit with insight, making readers feel like they’re chatting with a friend who just happens to know way too much about TV. Ghosts season 6 will be welcoming back a missing fan-favorite character during the CBS hit's milestone episode, properly helping the series to celebrate a tremendous feat. Although Ghosts season 6 isn't set to air until 2027, with the show returning in the mid-season much to audience chagrin, the CBS hit will make up for its late premiere with an exciting addition to the show's 100th episode. Blending the show's tongue-in-cheek sense of humor with some exciting nods to the fans, Ghosts will be bringing its milestone episode to life early in the season. When co-showrunner Joe Wiseman took the stage at NYCC along with the show's stars, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Rebecca Wisocky, Sheila Carrasco, and Devan Chandler Long, they revealed a fan-favorite cast member would be part of the celebration. Sharing that Matt Walsh will be returning to Ghosts season 6 as Elias Woodstone (via Collider), the show's iconic 100th episode will be even more memorable than anticipated. Walsh's Elias has been a recurring character throughout the series, and though he's only been in an episode per season, his presence looms large with Elias' ex-wife Hetty (Rebecca Wisocky) a permanent fixture on the show. Having become more of a demonic, evil spirit as the series has gone on, it'll be interesting to see what Elias brings to the Ghosts 100th episode celebration. According to their NYCC panel, Ghosts won't only just be welcoming Walsh back to the series for its big milestone celebration, it'll be bringing a different type of icon to the series. With the series crossing such a rare milestone, Ghosts will also be getting meta with its big episode, which will center around the spirits' favorite reality TV show, "It's Getting Hot in Here", which will be filming an episode in the manor. Keeping with the theme of reality TV, Ghosts will welcome Survivor legend Parvati Shallow as a guest star, playing the host of a Love Island-inspired series. MovieStillsDB While the bulk of Ghosts season 6's major milestone episode won't be revealed ahead of time, the reveals of Walsh and Shallow appearing on the series for the 100th gives an exciting tease of what's to come. Though Ghosts season 6 won't start officially airing until early 2027, viewers won't have to wait until the new year to get a look at what's happening in Woodstone Manor. The series will be airing two holiday-centric specials, one later this month and another in December, to bridge the gap between seasons and keep things festive at the same time. Though Ghosts season 6 is still months away, the 100th episode is going to be well worth the wait. Release Date October 7, 2021 Network CBS Directors Christine Gernon, Jaime Eliezer Karas, Katie Locke O'Brien, Nick Wong, Jude Weng, Pete Chatmon, Richie Keen, Alex Hardcastle, Kimmy Gatewood, Matthew A. Cherry, Cortney Carrillo Cast Rose McIver Samantha Arondekar Utkarsh Ambudkar Jay Arondekar Writers Emily Schmidt, John Timothy, Lauren Bridges, Sophia Lear, Guy Endore-Kaiser, Rishi Chitkara, Julia Harter, Skander Halim, Zora Bikangaga Creator(s) Joe Port, Joe Wiseman