GHOSTS: Rose McIver on the Joys and Challenges of Making Her Network TV Directing Debut

“Ghostsfellas” – Jay angers a local restaurateur when he uses a recipe at his restaurant that was given to him by Pete, on the CBS Original series GHOSTS, Thursday, Feb. 20 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. Series star Rose McIver directed the episode. Pictured (L-R): Director Rose McIver. Photo: Bertrand Calmeau/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

For four seasons, Rose McIver has deftly portrayed GHOSTS’ Sam, a good-natured writer and part owner of the Woodstone Mansion’s B&B—oh, and Sam also happens to be the only living person in the house who can see the ghosts who inhabit the property. With that talent (acquired after a near-death experience in the series’ first episode), Sam frequently serves as a problem-solver for the ghosts’ issues, and is the go-between for the spirits and her husband, Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar).

But with the Thursday, February 20 episode, “Ghostfellas,” McIver adds a whole new dimension to her role on the show: Director.

In the episode, Jay’s newly opened restaurant quickly finds itself in trouble when he’s accused of stealing a family recipe…but Jay can’t exactly defend himself in a way that makes sense, since it was a recipe given to him by a ghost.

Here, McIver talks with Give Me My Remote about stepping behind the camera on the CBS comedy, directing herself, working with the cast and crew in a new way, and more. Read more