‘School Spirits’ Star Milo Manheim Teases Wally & Maddie’s ‘Connection’ & ‘Satisfying’ Murder Mystery (Exclusive)

High school’s already tough. But erstwhile you’re dead, it’s adjacent much complicated. Milo Manheim stars arsenic Wally successful the caller Paramount+ bid School Spirits. He crosses paths with Maddie, played by Peyton List, who finds herself stuck successful the afterlife. HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Milo astir Wally and Maddie’s dynamic.

Milo Manheim arsenic Wally. (Paramount+)

“I deliberation astatine archetypal helium benignant of has this inexplicable transportation to her, and helium tries to play it chill erstwhile helium sees her for the archetypal time,” Milo told HollywoodLife during the show’s property junket. “But I deliberation heavy down he’s truly excited conscionable to person a caller person, and past erstwhile helium gets to cognize her I deliberation helium likes her much and more. I deliberation helium conscionable likes the idiosyncratic she is and, arsenic the amusement goes on, they subordinate connected a batch of things. That’s 1 of my favourite aspects of the amusement and Wally’s storyline is conscionable however him and Maddie connect.”

Maddie isn’t conscionable hanging retired and relaxing successful the afterlife. She’s investigating her ain mysterious disappearance successful the existent world. Milo noted that Wally wants to “keep the peace” astatine each times and doesn’t similar to spot Maddie “sad and confused.” He added, “As helium explores her concern I deliberation helium himself becomes truly funny successful what happened and confused and curious.”

Over the people of the season, the Zombies alum revealed that School Spirits volition “take a heavy dive into Wally’s idiosyncratic beingness successful the afterlife and successful the existent world… I was truly ace satisfied with everything that Wally got to bash and who helium was. There was truthful galore connections I could marque with him. Wally’s amazing. It’s truthful refreshing to play a quality similar him that’s conscionable truthful blessed and fun.”

Milo Manheim and Peyton List successful ‘School Spirits.’ (Paramount+)

The large question looming implicit the amusement is: what precisely happened to Maddie? While Milo couldn’t uncover immoderate spoilers, helium did accidental that “there were tears, determination was laughter, determination was a immense corporate enactment and suspiration of relief” during the finale array read. “I was highly satisfied with however the amusement had ended up, and I deliberation the assemblage is going to beryllium satisfied, too,” helium said.

What astir play 2? Milo said, “It does permission a batch much to research successful the 2nd play if we person a 2nd season, which I would emotion to have. I deliberation it would beryllium adjacent better.” School Spirits premieres March 9 connected Paramount+.

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