After several decades of TV murder mysteries involving teen girls, it’s pretty much impossible to come up with a story that hasn’t been done before. But Paramount+ series “School Spirits” attempted the impossible with its eight-episode first season, which follows high schooler Maddie Nears (Peyton List) as she adjusts — or refuses to adjust — to the purgatorial school she’s sent to in the afterlife. The show’s supernatural premise makes it pretty unique already, but the season 1 finale also ups the ante with a big reveal: Maddie never actually died.
Though this twist was foreshadowed in earlier episodes, “School Spirits” does leave audiences hanging with its finale. It drops just enough information to make fans yell “What?!” without actually getting into the dark details surrounding Maddie, a ghost named Janet, and chem teacher turned therapy group leader Mr. Martin. Below, we’ve decoded the finale’s big moments,…
