Darby and the Dead

Dec 2, 2022

1h 40m

★ 5.9

Ghosted but not gone.

Overview

After Darby Harper suffered a near-death experience as a child, she gained the ability to see ghosts. To combat the existential boredom of high school, she runs a side business counseling local spirits in her spare time. When an unexpected occurrence happens between Darby and Capri, the most popular girl at her high school, Darby reluctantly agrees to help her and in the process learns how to fit in with the living world again.

Genres

Comedy

Fantasy

Drama

Production Companies

20th Century Studios

Footprint Features

Darby and the Dead Trailers

Cast

James

Asher Angel

Darby Harper

Riele Downs

Capri Donahue

Auliʻi Cravalho

Alex

Chosen Jacobs

Mel

Wayne Knight

Ben

Derek Luke

Gary

Tony Danza

Piper

Nicole Maines

Taylor

Kylie Liya Page

Bree

Genneya Walton

Todd

Dean Goldblum

Darby's Mom

Kim Syster

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