'Ghost Hunters' Investigators Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves on Reviving Paranormal Series for discovery+
Following the news of an initial revival on A&E in 2019, the groundbreaking paranormal reality series Ghost Hunters has made the move to Discovery's streaming platform Discovery+ in time for Halloween and fans can expect some major nostalgia when it returns Oct. 31. With the original team leader and The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS) co-founder, Jason Hawes leading the charge and returning with the show's investigators, Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango, the three will also be joined by their former Ghost Nation investigator, Shari DeBenedetti as they explore haunted locations across the U.S. But don't be surprised to see some familiar faces and special guests join the team in this all-new version of the pioneering series as well.
In an exclusive with PopCulture.com host Tania Hussain ahead of its streaming premiere this Sunday, Hawes and Gonsalves, admit that while the three had created Ghost Nation, their move to Ghost Hunters with the network was all about staying together as a team.
"We had created Ghost Nation as a way for us all to stay together and I think that's important and we didn't want to do [Ghost Hunters] if it was going to separate us," Hawes said. "And now that the ability to take Ghost Hunters back as a team, I think Steve and I and Dave, Shari, we all sat down and we talked about it and we felt that, I mean, we created Ghost Hunters. It was our baby for 11 years and of course, if we had the opportunity to take it back as us — as TAPS, we felt it was best in our hands. So we all sat down and we talked about it, did some soul searching for about a month before finally just saying, you know what, let's do it. And we decided to do it as a team and that's the only way Discovery wanted it. And that's all that mattered to us."
Knowing well that this time last year Ghost Hunters was on another network and led by former TAPS co-founder, Grant Wilson alongside his own team of investigators, Hawes says he had a chance to connect with some of them and chat with them about the move from A&E to Discovery. "I've spoken with Brian Murray — great guy. I've actually hung out with him a bunch of times, same with Richel [Stratton]. And I met Daryl [Marston[ about a month ago. But yeah, those are the only ones I've actually talked with and I mean, Brian, Richel are great people. I've enjoyed talking with them and hanging out with them in the past."
