The School Spirits season 1 finale threw in an unexpected twist involving Janet, meaning there's much more to Maddie's story to explore.

Summary

• Janet's spirit possessed Maddie's body, revealing that Maddie isn't actually dead and giving her hope to regain her body.
• Maddie needs to find and track down Janet, who left town in Maddie's body, in order to reclaim her own body.
• If Maddie successfully gets back her body, she may not be able to interact with the other spirits anymore, potentially saying goodbye to her ghostly friends.

Maddie's story isn't over after the School Spirits finale added an unexpected twist surrounding her death and a spirit named Janet. Maddie (Peyton List) went into the final episode of the season convinced her mother was her killer. Maddie's friend Simon (Kristian Ventura) investigated the possibility and found Maddie's necklace in her mother's drawer. It was the same necklace Maddie was wearing the day she died. However, Maddie had a flashback to the day she died when she went with Simon to interrogate her mother, and she realized her mother was innocent. Her actual death was connected to a spirit named Janet, who everyone in the spirit support group thought had crossed over.

After the character Dawn (RaeAnne Boone) caused a light display in the school when crossing over, everyone began questioning why the same thing didn't happen when Janet crossed over. It became obvious Janet didn't actually cross over. At the finale's end, it's revealed that Janet's spirit possessed Maddie's body, and Maddie isn't dead. Janet did this right in front of Mr. Martin (Josh Zuckerman), which also means he's been hiding information from Maddie. Unfortunately, the final scene shows Janet in Maddie's body leaving town, meaning Maddie will be stuck as a spirit for a little longer until she can figure out where Janet went.

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Maddie Needs To Track Down Her Body In School Spirits Season 2

School Spirits season 1 followed Maddie and her friends' mission to find out who killed her. Now that the truth is out, season 2 has a new mission: figuring out how Maddie can find Janet and regain her body. In the final scene of School Spirits season 1, Janet buys a bus ticket to get out of town. However, before getting on the bus, she tears down a missing poster about Maddie's disappearance. This will be a challenge as Maddie and the spirits aren't allowed off school property. Because they died at the school, they're trapped there until they cross over. In Maddie's case, she's trapped there until she gets her body back.

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Luckily, there is a way Maddie can get back inside her body. Maddie was warned not to use hypnosis to try and restore her memory of how she died because it could cause another spirit to go inside her body. This was a hint at what actually happened to Maddie. However, it could also be the perfect way for her to kick Janet out of her body and reclaim it. It's unclear if Maddie can do this from anywhere or if she needs to get Janet to come back to the school for her to use hypnosis to get her body back.

The first season of School Spirits is also available to stream on Netflix.

How Will Maddie's Return Affect Her Friendships With The Spirits?

In School Spirits, the living can't interact with the dead. The only exception is Simon can see Maddie, and the Janet twist proves the reason is that Maddie isn't actually dead. She's just been separated from her body. If Maddie goes back to her body, it could mean she can't interact with the other spirits anymore. This would be a bittersweet ending because Maddie would get to go back to her life, but she might have to say goodbye to the friends she made.

It would be especially sad for her to say goodbye to Wally since the two had something of a romantic relationship throughout the season. However, because she previously spoke to the ghosts, she might still have this ability when she returns to her body. Another option would be that the friends she made can cross over because they helped her get her body back, meaning things end well for everyone in School Spirits.

• School Spirits

  Cast:

  Kristian Flores, Milo Manheim, Spencer Macpherson, Kiara Pichardo, Sarah Yarkin, Nick Pugliese, Rainbow Wedell, Josh Zuckerman

  Release Date:

  2023-03-09

  Seasons:

  1

  Main Genre:

  Mystery

  Genres:

  Drama, Mystery, Supernatural

  Summary:

  Based on the graphic novel, School Spirits is a supernatural mystery-drama series set in a high-school setting focusing on the afterlife. When teenage Maddie finds herself in the afterlife, she spends her idle time trying to investigate why she went missing. However, her high-school sleuthing leads her down a path that only yields more questions and uncovers a more sinister plot underneath her own demise.

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  Studio:

  Awesomeness Studio, Paramount+

  Creator:

  Nate Trinrud, Megan Trinrud

  Distributor:

  Paramount+

  Rating:

  TV-MA

  Writers:

  Nate Trinrud, Megan Trinrud, Oliver Goldstick