The Haunted Hathaways

When Michelle Hathaway uproots her life to New Orleans with her daughters Taylor and Frankie to open a bakery, she expects a fresh start but not a supernatural housemate. Their new home is already occupied by the Preston family, a father who was a jazz musician and his two sons, Miles and Louie, who happen to be ghosts. After awkward first encounters they decide to cohabit, which turns ordinary chores and school runs into setups for afterlife mishaps, sibling pranks, and tender moments. The series keeps the tone light, showing how oddball routines and clashing personalities slowly form a functioning, if chaotic, family without giving away any major plot twists.

Premiering in 2013 and created by Robert Peacock, the show features Amber Frank, Curtis Harris, Benjamin Flores Jr., Breanna Yde, and Ginifer King. It mixes standard sitcom beats with supernatural setups, aiming squarely at families who like humor and a little spooky fun.

The Haunted Hathaways did not become an awards-season staple, and it didn’t collect major industry prizes during its run. Its profile rose more through viewer engagement and kid-focused media coverage than through trophy recognition, making it better known for audience affection than for formal accolades.

The premise of a living family sharing space with a ghost family made the show distinctive in the 2010s kids television landscape. Its New Orleans flavor, jazz-music link to the ghost dad, and focus on sibling friendships helped it stand out, encouraging fan art, memes, and conversations among younger viewers who appreciated the show’s mashup of music, humor, and the supernatural.

Critical and audience reception tended to treat the series as enjoyable, family-friendly fare, reflected in an average vote of 7.1/10 from viewers. Episodes center on themes of blended family life, acceptance, loyalty, and learning to cooperate despite big personality differences, with comedy coming from misunderstandings, ghostly antics, and the everyday struggles of parenting and growing up.