‘Ghost Brothers’ Coming To Destination America

Variety shared that Ghost Brothers is an unscripted, six-part series that will highlight the first team of African-American paranormal investigators on the small screen. The series will follow three friends, Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass, and Marcus Harvey, as they try to discover for themselves whether some well known, iconic locations are really haunted.

When they were children, each one of the Ghost Brothers team members experienced a brush with the paranormal, and now they’re traveling across the country to look for answers and to gather evidence of hauntings and the paranormal. All of the men were raised in very religious homes and Spratt, Mass, and Harvey were taught that no one should mess with the dead.

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Broadway World noted that Ghost Brothers is described as a blending of the team’s natural curiosity with a bit of comedic flair, which provides viewers with a fresh, funny and different twist on exploring and investigating the paranormal world.

“We’re excited to join the Destination America family and prove that there can be a little humor in the unknown,” Spratt said. “But the best part about ‘Ghost Brothers’ is that this time, the black guys make it out of the haunted house alive!”

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So who exactly are the Ghost Brothers? Dalen is the leader of the group, and he and Juwan are fashion designers with their own label called Loren Spratt. Marcus first met Dalen in 2009, and owns his own barber shop in Atlanta, Georgia. When something promising comes up, this is where the trio usually meets to discuss what could be a new case for them to investigate. The Ghost Brothers team started investigating haunted houses, hotels, and cemeteries in 2011 during their free time, and now they are taking that passion to a whole new level with Ghost Brothers.

This season, the Ghost Brothers will explore several locations including the Magnolia Plantation in Derry, Louisiana, the Allen House in Monticello, Arkansas, and the Fitzpatrick Hotel in Washington, Georgia. As the Ghost Brothers investigate each site, there will be plenty of scary moments for the team, but there will also be several lighthearted moments with plenty of laughs thrown in for good measure.

“Destination America is the leader in paranormal programming, and we are excited to bring diversity to this space with the very first African American ghost-hunting team on television,” said Jane Latman, general manager of Destination America. “Dalen’s, Juwan’s and Marcus’ personalities shine through in ‘Ghost Brothers,’ wearing their emotions on their sleeves in an incredibly relatable way during all of the fear, thrills and chills of investigating things that go bump in the night.”

Henry Schleiff, group president of Investigation Discovery, Destination America, and American Heroes Channel, addressed the recent uproar over the lack of diversity in the film industry by saying, “Anyone boycotting the Academy Awards because of the absence of minorities represented might well find a kindred spirit in ‘Ghost Brothers,’ featuring the first-ever African American ghost-hunting team … At Destination America, we make a concerted effort to create programming that reflects the diversity of all Americans, everywhere.”

Pilgrim Media Group produces both Ghost Brothers and the hit series Ghost Hunters, which airs on the Syfy channel in association with Crybaby Media. Executive producers for Pilgrim are Craig Piligian and Mike Nichols, with Danny Passman for Crybaby. Destination America’s Fay Yu is also one of the executive producers of Ghost Brothers.

What do you think about this new series? Will you be watching Ghost Brothers? Leave your thoughts, comments, and opinions below. Ghost Brothers is set to debut on Friday, April 15, at 10 p.m. ET on Destination America.

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