Alberta superfan Todd Pearlman (played by Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll) is back on CBS’s Ghosts season five, episode eight, “The Life and Times of Esther Greene.” Episode eight will air on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 8:30pm ET/PT.
“The Life and Times of Esther Greene” Plot: Now a successful podcaster, Todd Pearlman returns to profile Sam and Isaac’s book but becomes obsessed with Jay. Meanwhile, Pete tries to get to the bottom of why Alberta changed her name, forcing her to admit a hidden truth.
Season five stars Rose McIver as Sam, Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay, Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac, and Richie Moriarty as Pete. Danielle Pinnock is Alberta, Asher Grodman is Trevor, Román Zaragoza stars as Sasappis, Rebecca Wisocky plays Hetty, Devan Chandler Long is Thorfinn, and Sheila Carrasco plays Flower.
Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay, Devan Chandler Long as Thorfinn, Sheila Carrasco as Flower, and Rodrigo Fernandez Stoll as Todd in ‘Ghosts’ season 5 episode 8 (Photo: Bertrand Calmeau © 2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Ghosts Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:
Ghosts is a single-camera comedy about Samantha and Jay, a cheerful freelance journalist and chef from the city, respectively, who threw both caution and money to the wind when they decided to convert Woodstone Mansion, which Sam inherited, into a bed & breakfast—only to find it was inhabited by the many spirits of deceased residents who now call it home.
The departed souls are a close-knit, eclectic group that includes a saucy Prohibition-era lounge singer (Pinnock); a pompous 18th-century militiaman (Scott Jones); a ‘60s hippie fond of hallucinogens (Carrasco); an overly upbeat ‘80s scout troop leader (Moriarty); a cod-obsessed Viking explorer from 1009 (Chandler Long); a slick ‘90s finance bro (Grodman); a sarcastic and witty native from the 16th century (Zaragoza); and a society woman and wife of a 19th-century robber baron who is Sam’s ancestor (Wisocky), to name a few.
The opening of the B&B and Jay’s new restaurant are a source of intrigue, anxiety, and curiosity among the spirits, but they will gladly put up with the commotion as long as they can continue to interact with a living inhabitant.
Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac and Rose McIver as Samantha in season 5 episode 8 (Photo: Bertrand Calmeau © 2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
Rodrigo Fernandez Stoll as Todd, Rebecca Wisocky as Hetty, Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac, and Rose McIver as Samantha in season 5 episode 8 (Photo: Bertrand Calmeau © 2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay, Rodrigo Fernandez Stoll as Todd, and Rose McIver as Samantha in season 5 episode 8 (Photo: Bertrand Calmeau © 2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay, Devan Chandler Long as Thorfinn, Sheila Carrasco as Flower, Rodrigo Fernandez Stoll as Todd, Rebecca Wisocky as Hetty, Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac, and Rose McIver as Samantha in season 5 episode 8 (Photo: Bertrand Calmeau © 2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
