CBS’s hit comedy “Ghosts” has added John Michael Higgins and recent Emmy winner Jeff Hiller to its guest cast this spring.
Higgins will play Paul, described as “a high-status, well-mannered representative from a prestigious list of small luxury hotels who comes to Woodstone to see if it deserves a place on their elite list.” And Hiller will appear as Jeff, described as a “server extraordinaire. A little sensitive to criticism, a little intense, Jeff has worked at some of the finest fine dining establishments around. His skill set and resume are impeccable. A natural empath, he anticipates a guest’s needs like no one else.”
Specific dates for Higgins’ and Hiller’s appearances are still TBD, but “Ghosts” returns for new episodes on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 8:30 p.m. ET on CBS (streaming on Paramount+). Previous guest stars announced for Season 5 include Iain Armitage.
It’s a busy spring on CBS for Hiller, who is also set to appear on the Eye’s “Elsbeth” as Felix, one of New York’s top wigmakers in the city. Hiller, who won the comedy supporting actor Emmy in 2025 for HBO’s “Somebody Somewhere,” recurs on NBC’s “Stumble” and recently guest starrred on Apple TV’s “Pluribus.” He also in the upcoming Apple TV series “Widow’s Bay.” He published his memoir, “Actress of a Certain Age” in 2025, and was seen in the most recent season of FX’s “American Horror Stories.”
Higgins is known for his roles in films such as “Best in Show,” “Pitch Perfect” (and its sequels), “The Bad Teacher,” “We Bought a Zoo,” “Couples Retreat” and more. In TV, he has hosted game shows including “America Says” and “Split Second,” and starred in Netflix’s “Curse of Bridge Hollow,” Peacock’s “Saved By The Bell” reboot, NBC’s “Great News” and TV Land’s “Happily Divorced.” On CBS, he has guested on “Mike and Molly” and “The Good Wife,” among other series.
Joe Port and Joe Wiseman are the showrunners and executive producers on the series, which stars Rose McIver, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Brandon Scott Jones, Richie Moriarty, Danielle Pinnock, Asher Grodman, Román Zaragoza, Sheila Carrasco, Rebecca Wisocky and Devan Chandler Long.
CBS Studios, in association with Lionsgate Television and BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions, are behind “Ghosts.” Besides Port and Wiseman, Richie Keen, Matthew Baynton, Jim Howick, Simon Farnaby, Laurence Rickard, Ben Willbond and Martha Howe-Douglas, Alison Carpenter, Debra Hayward, Alison Owen (Monumental Television), Angie Stephenson (BBC Studios), Josh Malmuth, John Blickstead and Trey Kollmer are also exec producers.
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