School Spirits Season 3: Everything You Need To Know

Feeling totally in limbo about School Spirits? We get it. If you’re a fan of Maddie Nears (Peyton List) and her spectral cohort, you’re dying to know how the mysteries of Split River High play out. And you’ve got plenty of company, too: The show’s a hit — and the latest new season is finally here.

Read on for our guide to School Spirits Season 3, and get release info, and more.

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**What is the School Spirits Season 3 release date?**

School Spirits Season 3 premieres today with three new episodes: “It’s A Wonderful Afterlife,” “Mean Ghouls,” and “The Halls Have Eyes.” See below for all the watch details you need.

School Spirits Season 3

Release date: Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026
Release schedule: Three new episodes stream on premiere day. After, one new episode will launch weekly through the season finale.
Streaming: Paramount+

But wait there’s more: All episodes of School Spirits Season 1 and Season 2 are streaming now on Paramount+.

**Where and how to watch School Spirits Season 3?**

As with the show’s first two seasons, School Spirits Season 3 streams on Paramount+.

**What is School Spirits Season 3 about?**

School Spirits Season 3 is about Maddie (List) and her friends encountering mysteries deeper and darker than any they have experienced before.

After having clawed her way back to life, Maddie is haunted by visions, and driven by her unfinished business. Meanwhile, her bestie, Simon (Kristian Ventura), is stuck in the purgatorial state that exists in Split River High. He becomes obsessed with uncovering the school’s secrets: chiefly, why have so many perished at the campus? And what has Mr. Martin (Josh Zuckerman), the ghosts’ longtime mentor, been hiding?

The closer Maddie, Simon, and their pals get to the truth, the more questions they unearth – and the more peril they put themselves in …

**Who’s in the School Spirits Season 3 cast?**

The School Spirits Season 3 cast is led by Peyton List as Maddie Nears. Here’s a full look at the regular cast, and the characters they play:

Peyton List as Maddie Nears
Kristian Ventura as Simon Elroy
Spencer MacPherson as Xavier Baxter
Milo Manheim as Wally Clark
Kiara Pichardo as Nicole Herrera
Sarah Yarkin as Rhonda
Nick Pugliese as Charley
Rainbow Wedell as Claire Zomer
Josh Zuckerman as Mr. Martin
Ci Hang Ma as Quinn
Miles Elliot as Yuri

And here’s the rundown on the School Spirits Season 3 recurring cast and guest stars:

Jennifer Tilly as Dr. Deborah Hunter-Price
Ari Dalbert as Kyle
Erika Swayze as Livia
Maria Dizzia as Sandra Nears
Patrick Gilmore as Mr. Anderson
Alex Zahara as Principal Hartman
Ian Tracey as Sheriff Baxter
Jess Gabor as Janet Hamilton
Zack Calderon as Diego Herrera

For more info, check out our guide to the School Spirits Season 3 cast.

What is School Spirits Season 1 about?

School Spirits Season 1 introduces audiences to Maddie, a young woman who finds herself in a state somewhere between life and death. To figure out what set of circumstances put her on this purgatorial plane, she goes on a crime-solving journey. Aided by other spirits, as well as the one living being she can communicate with – her best friend, Simon (Kristian Ventura) – Maddie gradually puts together pieces of the puzzle. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more secrets she uncovers.

**What is School Spirits Season 2 about?**

School Spirits Season 2 finds Maddie armed with the knowledge of what happened to divorce her spirit from her body. Determined to reunite with her physical form, she works to connect her ghostly pals with Simon and her other corporeal friends. It’s only with their help that she’ll ever have a chance of returning to the land of the living.

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