The Spooks

The Spooks is an American adult animated horror-comedy television series that aired on Kingson from 2002 to 2003. The series was created by Ralf Hat and tells the story of a distressed underachieving ghost named Aaron Patterson, whose formerly insignificant life quickly ended following his tragic death. Amongst his time as a ghost among the living, Aaron's afterlife shifts from his everyday antics to supernatural feats which often result in horrifyingly grotesque supernatural misadventures. Kingson abruptly cancelled the series after only sixteen episodes due to low ratings. Vision aired reruns of the show in 2004, that gradually helped attracted a cult following which resulted in the network reviving the show. The revival successfully lasted nine years from 2008 to 2017.

Premise
Aaron Patterson is a timid loser whose life is going nowhere; stuck in a dead-end job, with no friends or goals, and trapped in an unhappy relationship. Contrary to his miserable upbringing and current life status, Aaron is afraid to improve himself. He returns as a ghost among the living after being killed in an accident one day, and remains in a seemingly perpetual state of limbo in the process. Afterwards, Aaron encounters the personification of death, who gives him the chance to better himself once more by offering him a position as his future successor. He is partnered with a demented paranormal investigator, and joins him on horrifying supernatural exploits, which will usually make conflict with Aaron's morals and insecureness. Aaron is also given the task of haunting a conventional family - the Kavonoks, who were accidentally involved in his death, but eventually becomes one of the family and regularly intervenes in their everyday lives.

Main

 * Aaron Patterson: (Jonathan Silverman) Aaron is a benevolent ghost who lived a life of disappointment and mediocrity prior to his death. Earlier in his afterlife, Aaron meets Death, who offers him the chance to improve himself by offering him a role as his potential successor. Though soft-spoken and kind-natured at heart, Aaron comes off as vulnerable, insecure, and misguided, often falling victim to those trying to take advantage of him. Aaron's incompetence and cowardice are continually in contrast with the traumatic paranormal encounters he is forced to undergo, which both harm him and mentally reinforce him.
 * Johnson Creek: A paranormal investigator and ex-preacher
 * Death: (Brendon Small) The personification of Death; A sophisticated psychopomp and the most feared being in the mortal realm, who seeks retirement from his position. His personality is often depicted as pessimistic, arrogant, depraved, and irreverent, a subtle contrast to Aaron's character. Occasionally he finds interest in mortal affairs and often takes satisfaction in certain defeats and suffering by others, thereby suggesting that he has some sort of sadomasochistic behavior. Despite his misanthropic, negative attitudes to the human populace, he does often help guide Aaron in his assignments.
 * Joey Kavonok:
 * Maribelle Kavonok: (Maria Bamford)
 * Kevin Kavonok:
 * Imogen Kavonok:
 * Iris Ainsworth:

Recurring

 * Antoine Patterson: (Violent J) Antoine is the identical twin brother of Aaron, a much more famous and revered rapper active in the hardcore scene, who goes by the stage name, The Antidote.
 * Kora Clark: (Alyson Court) The emotionally abusive and unstable ex-girlfriend of Aaron who sometimes slips back into his life time and again, only to exploit and abandon him every time.
 * Dick Likar: (Dana Snyder)

Broadcasting
In August 2019, the entire series became available on American streaming service Hulu.

Continuation
Following a year after the finale, Ralf Hat, the series creator, announced the development of a brand new series, Doommates, which is set in the same universe as The Spooks. The show is scheduled to air on Vision's Sundown block in 2021.