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Ghosts movie finally reveals first-look trailer for The Possession of Button House as cinema outing approaches

It's already funnier than Scary Movie, and all we've seen is the trailer!

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Published: Monday, 22 June 2026 at 4:53 pm

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It's almost time to return to Button House, with a new trailer for Ghosts: The Possession of Button House offering a hilarious reintroduction for the mansion's beloved residents.

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Announced in February, the feature film continuation of the hit BBC sitcom has been turned around quickly, with its Halloween premiere date already mere months away.

Plot details are scarce, but we do know that all of the main ghosts will return (besides Katy Wix's long-absent Mary), in addition to their mortal friends Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe).

This early trailer mimics the style of a genuine horror flick, seeing a group of teenagers break into an abandoned mansion in the dead of night, where they attempt to use a ouija board to commune with the dead.

Of course, this being Ghosts, the tension is eventually broken with a hilarious gag as the apparitions reveal themselves. Watch the Ghosts: The Possession of Button House trailer above to see for yourself.

The cast of Ghosts: The Possession of Button House, stood in a room and looking out of a window at something shocking.

The cast of Ghosts: The Possession of Button House. BBC Films/Lionsgate

As previously confirmed, Ghosts: The Possession of Button House will be released in UK cinemas on Friday 23 October 2026, a week before Halloween, meaning it's sure to be a popular viewing option this spooky season.

The final episode of Ghosts saw Mike and Alison decide to sell Button House to a developer, who intended to convert it into a golf resort, as the dilapidated mansion proved too much work for the couple after they welcomed their first child.

However, a flash-forward revealed that Mike and Alison remain regular visitors well into old age, leaving the door open for further adventures set between the finale's main events and that brief epilogue.

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Presumably, The Possession of Button House sits somewhere in that timeframe, with the Ghosts left to their own devices and development seemingly yet to start on the conversion of their home into a luxurious leisure venue.

Co-stars Ritchie and Smith-Bynoe are notably absent from this trailer, so it will be interesting to find out what draws their characters back to Button House (aka West Horsley Place) for this "family adventure".

Ghosts: The Possession of Button House is coming to cinemas on 23 October 2026.

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David CraigSenior Drama Writer

David Craig is the Senior Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest and greatest scripted drama and comedy across television and streaming. Previously, he worked at Starburst Magazine, presented The Winter King Podcast for ITVX and studied Journalism at the University of Sheffield.

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