‘Ghosts’: Rose McIver To Make TV Directing Debut; Sakina Jaffrey & Bernard White Set For Christmas Special

New York Comic Con’s panel for CBS‘ Ghosts revealed several surprises.

Series star Rose McIver is set to make her TV directorial debut in an episode that will soon be shot and aired in 2025. Additionally, Sakina Jaffrey (Billions, The Mindy Project) and Bernard White (The Matrix, Silicon Valley) will guest star as Jay’s (Utkarsh Ambudkar) parents in the one-hour Christmas special airing on Thursday, December 19.

Ghosts premiered its fourth season on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 8:30 PM on CBS. The series stars McIver as Sam and Ambudkar as Jay, a couple who inherit a rundown mansion in upstate New York that they decide to convert into a bed and breakfast. After a near-death experience, Sam suddenly can see the ghosts that inhabit the house.

The cast also includes Brandon Scott Jones, Richie Moriarty, Danielle Pinnock, Asher Grodman, Román Zaragoza, Sheila Carrasco, Rebecca Wisocky and Devan Chandler Long.

The GHOSTSmas special, “A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 1” and “A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 2,” will see a leaky water heater mishap threaten to ruin holiday plans as Sam and Jay prepare to host Jay’s hard-to-please dad, difficult-to-impress mom and sister Bela (Punam Patel).

Champa (Jaffrey) is Jay’s doting mother who has much less patience for her daughter-in-law Sam (McIver), whom she blames for Jay moving far away from them. Champa runs the family’s text chain, known as the “Core Four,” which Sam is desperate to be allowed onto.

Although Mahesh (White) secretly respects his son’s culinary talents, he’s still hopeful his son will become an engineer instead of relying on the high-risk businesses of the B&B and the restaurant.