So, both Elsbeth and Ghosts are CBS shows based on existing properties – The Good Wife and Ghosts UK, respectively – so crossovers have always been on my mind. However, the idea of these two hits from the 2025 TV schedule crossing over together was never something I thought about. Utkarsh Ambudkar explained why he loves the idea, though, and I have to say, I think he’s onto something.
Elsbeth and Ghosts have both been renewed and will return this fall, so the ends of their seasons were cause for celebration. It’s also a time to reflect on what exciting and unexpected episodes could come down the line. To that point, Decider told Utkarsh Ambudkar that Eslbeth’s showrunner had said a crossover with Ghosts would be fun. In response, the Jay actor said:
I literally was talking to him last night about this. Last night, I was like, ‘Hey man, the crossover’s coming. You know what I mean? They gotta put us together, baby.’ And he was like ‘I guess you’re right.’ And I was like, ‘It’s a match made in heaven. If it’s not us, it’s gonna be NCIS. Pick your poison, baby.’
First of all, I love that Ambudkar and Jonathan Tolins, the showrunner of Elsbeth, are apparently in cahoots. Secondly, I love that they’ve both thought about how these two shows could go together.
While unconventional on first thought, these programs do have similar tones, so I can totally see why both men have thought about it. They’re both silly and heartwarming series, even though Elsbeth is a procedural and Ghosts is a sitcom, and they’re both willing to lean into very fun and funky mysteries and circumstances.
So, elaborating more on the idea as a whole, and in an attempt to seemingly manifest this crossover into existence, Ambudkar said:
So we were joking, but I think the worlds could really fit. And they do such a great job of casting, as well, their guest stars. And I think it’d be awesome. We shoot in different countries, but if there’s a way to make it work, if they’ll come up to Montreal.
In terms of guest stars, both Elsbeth and Ghosts know how to cast and give them some fun and kooky characters, so the Jay actor makes a great point there. However, the reasoning behind why this crossover could work goes deeper than that.
Let’s start with the fact that Elsbeth would have a ball with Sam, Jay and ghosts. While she probably wouldn’t be able to see the spirits, just like Jay, I’m pretty sure she’d buy into the idea and be very down to solve a supernatural mystery. Her learning the ways of Woodstone could be the Ghosts’ half of the crossover, and it could show her going on vacation there or something.
