Syfy Picks Up School Spirits

NEW YORK: Syfy has ordered six one-hour episodes of the new unscripted series School Spirits, with Mark Burnett signed on as an executive producer.

The series features true ghost stories of hauntings that have happened at schools across the country told in first person narratives through the testimonials of real students, teachers, parents and staff that have encountered the paranormal activity. Burnett (Survivor, The Apprentice) joins Seth Jarrett, creator of the series Celebrity Ghost Stories, on the project.

“School hauntings are some of the most terrifying first-hand accounts. The stories that have terrified generations of students and teachers are not for the faint-of-heart,” said Mark Stern, the president of original programming at Syfy and co-head of content for Universal Cable Productions. “With Mark and Seth as executive producers, we look forward to delivering another gripping paranormal series for our viewers.”