DC Comics’ Dead Boy Detectives is headed to HBO Max with an 8-episode series, after a pilot episode was initially ordered in September 2021. The comic was created by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner. The Flight Attendant creator Steve Yockey will serve as the showrunner for the series.
Dead Boy Detectives follow two dead British teenagers, Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine, who decided not to enter the afterlife in order to stay on earth and investigate crimes involving the supernatural. It is described as a ghost story that explores loss, grief and death.
The cast includes Jayden Revri (as Charles Rowland) and George Rexstrew (as Edwin Paine) as the two boys, and Kassius Nelson as Crystal Palace, their still-alive psychic medium friend. Supporting them are Alexander Calvert (Arrow), Briana Cuoco (The Flight Attendant), Jenn Lyon (Claws), Yuyu Kitamura (The Expatriates), and Ruth Connell (Supernatural).
Dead Boy Detectives is only the latest of English author Neil Gaiman’s works to be adapted for the screen. Previous titles that have aired or been announced include American Gods (Starz), Lucifer (Netflix), The Sandman (upcoming on Netflix), Good Omens (Amazon) and Anansi Boys (upcoming on Amazon).
No date has been announced yet for the Dead Boy Detectives series.
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