The Best Ghost TV Shows on Hulu

What it's about: An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke and a cult.

Where to Watch: 103 episodes (99%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix & Hulu). 103 episodes (99%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play, Prime Video & 3 others).

What it's about: The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.

Where to Watch: 30 episodes (63%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix, Hulu, Showtime & 1 other). 30 episodes (63%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.

Where to Watch: 218 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu, Philo & fuboTV). 20 episodes (9%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (BBC America). 219 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 7 services (iTunes, Google Play & 5 others).

What it's about: Did intelligent beings from outer space visit Earth thousands of years ago? From the age of the dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the US, each episode gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, provocative controversies, first-hand accounts and grounded theories surrounding this age old debate.

Where to Watch: 118 episodes (46%) are available to watch free online (Peacock & IMDb TV). 218 episodes (85%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix, Hulu & 4 others). 72 episodes (28%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (History). 224 episodes (87%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play, Prime Video & 4 others).

What it's about: Paranormal investigator Zak Bagans and his crew, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin, search for haunted locations both domestically and internationally. During their investigations, Zak and crew acquaint themselves with the general area; interview locals about the hauntings; and go face-to-face with the evil spirits who reportedly haunt these locations.

Where to Watch: 67 episodes (19%) are available to watch free online (Travel). 309 episodes (85%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu, Philo, fuboTV & 2 others). 11 episodes (3%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (Travel Channel). 284 episodes (78%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).

What it's about: Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing. Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts that are preventing the spirits from passing over.

Where to Watch: 107 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & Hulu). 107 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $0.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Danny Fenton was once your typical kid until he accidentally blew up his parents' laboratory and became ghost-hunting superhero Danny Phantom. Now half-ghost, Danny's picked up paranormal powers, but only his sister, Jazz, and best friends, Samantha and Tucker, know his secret. Danny's busy fighting ghosts, saving Casper High and hiding his new identity all while trying to graduate.

Where to Watch: 45 episodes (85%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu & Paramount+). 49 episodes (92%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 3 services (iTunes, Prime Video & Microsoft).

What it's about: Follow the lives of two very different priests tackling one family’s case of terrifying demonic possession.

Where to Watch: 20 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu). 20 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).

What it's about: Ichabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers.

Where to Watch: 62 episodes (98%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu). 62 episodes (98%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Rescue Me revolves around the lives of the men in a New York City firehouse, the crew of 62 Truck. Examining the fraternal nature and relationships of firefighters, the series tackles the daily drama of the life-and-death situations associated with being a firefighter, while exploring the ways the men use dark humor to protect their true emotions.

Where to Watch: 26 episodes (28%) are available to watch free online (Crackle). 93 episodes (99%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu & Starz). 87 episodes (93%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (Starz). 94 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).

What it's about: Seventeen-year old Paul can see the spirits of the dead. When one of these restless spirits crosses back into the living world, he is forced into a fight to prevent the apocalypse.

Where to Watch: 6 episodes (100%) are available to watch free online (CW Seed). 6 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (HBO MAX, Hulu & Hoopla). 6 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $0.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).

What it's about: Psychic medium Amy Allan and former NYPD homicide detective Steve DiSchiavi investigate locations that are reported to be haunted.

Where to Watch: 21 episodes (8%) are available to watch free online (Travel). 206 episodes (76%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu, Philo, fuboTV & 2 others). 9 episodes (3%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (Travel Channel). 212 episodes (78%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Burdened with visions of the future in their dreams, a young woman and two men try to prevent horrible events before they actually happen.

Where to Watch: 16 episodes (50%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu).

What it's about: Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people.

Where to Watch: 131 episodes (99%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video, Hulu & Paramount+). 132 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $0.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).

What it's about: A skeptic is forced to work with a firm believer of the paranormal on unexplained occurrences in Los Angeles.

Where to Watch: 2 episodes (13%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu). 15 episodes (94%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Martin Bohm, a widower and single father, is haunted by an inability to connect to his autistic, mute 11-year-old son, Jake. Their relationship and their lives take an extraordinary turn when he discovers his gifted son has the ability to see things that no one else can and the patterns that connect seemingly unrelated events.

Where to Watch: 26 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu). 26 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).

What it's about: When Charlie Harris ends up in a coma, he leaves the Hope-Zion Hospital in chaos - and his fiancée and fellow surgeon, Alex Reid, in a state of shock. As the staff of Hope-Zion races to save lives, comatose Dr. Harris wanders the halls of Hope-Zee in "spirit" form, not sure if he's a ghost or a figment of his own imagination.

Where to Watch: 85 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu). 85 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: A year after the disappearance of their son, Gabe and Eve Caleigh and their two daughters attempt to start anew, they head to Crickley Hall - a seemingly perfect countryside house. But when cellar doors start to open on their own, phantom children's cries are heard through the night and a frenzied cane-wielding specter rears its head - the Caleigh's realize the house comes with a lot more than they bargained for. Just as they're ready to move out, Eve Caleigh hears Cam's cries and all bets are off.

Where to Watch: 3 episodes (100%) are available to watch free online (CW Seed). 3 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu & Hoopla). 3 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Everything is not what it seems in Trinity, South Carolina. Sheriff Lucas Buck develops a sinister interest in Caleb. Caleb's cousin Gail tries to protect him, but that's complicated since she has feelings for Sheriff Buck. And Caleb's dead sister, Merlyn, returns as an angel, warning him that Buck is an incarnation of evil - and may not be human.

Where to Watch: 18 episodes (51%) are available to watch free online (PlutoTV & NBC). 17 episodes (49%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu). 22 episodes (63%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Members of a secret society chase immortality by seeking refuge in the bodies of others.

Where to Watch: 8 episodes (100%) are available to watch free online (CW Seed). 8 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu & Hoopla). 8 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Welcome to Bedlam Heights. Converted from an imposing former lunatic asylum, this apartment building offers the ultimate in stylish 21st century urban living. But little do its new residents suspect that behind the luxury fittings lay unimaginable horrors.

Where to Watch: 12 episodes (100%) are available to watch free online (CW Seed). 12 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (HBO MAX, Hulu & Hoopla). 12 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $0.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Kevin Pacalioglu may have no money and no clue, but he can see dead people, so that’s pretty cool. Faced with a constant stream of stubborn spirits, Pac goes to whatever lengths require the least amount of effort to help New York City’s most frivolous ghosts finish their unfinished business, occasionally with the help of his best friend and drug dealer, Roofie.

Where to Watch: 36 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu). 36 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $0.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: Follow Rob Lowe and his two sons, Matthew and John Owen, as they investigate unsolved legends and eerie age-old stories on a bonding family adventure years in the making.

Where to Watch: 9 episodes (90%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video, Hulu & Hoopla). 9 episodes (90%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (A&E). 9 episodes (90%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play & 2 others).