Twenty years ago, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s breakout hit The O.C., about a group of teens coming of age in Newport Beach, premiered on Fox. By the time the 27-episode first season aired its finale in the spring of 2004, the show was the highest-rated drama on TV among adults 18 to 34 and had catapulted its stars — whose characters were affectionately known as the “Core Four” — to massive, near-overnight popularity.
It wouldn’t be the first or last young adult series in the U.S. to generate a cultural frenzy. But the industry ecosystem that birthed and defined zeitgeisty YA shows like it — 22-episode drama series with largely white casts found through in-person auditions — is vanishing. As viewers have increasingly abandoned broadcast and cable TV, the linear networks these shows called home (Fox, The WB, Upn, The CW, MTV and Freeform) have also faced mergers, acquisitions, multiple rebrands or given...
It wouldn’t be the first or last young adult series in the U.S. to generate a cultural frenzy. But the industry ecosystem that birthed and defined zeitgeisty YA shows like it — 22-episode drama series with largely white casts found through in-person auditions — is vanishing. As viewers have increasingly abandoned broadcast and cable TV, the linear networks these shows called home (Fox, The WB, Upn, The CW, MTV and Freeform) have also faced mergers, acquisitions, multiple rebrands or given...
- 4/30/2024
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Max Original drama "Dead Boy Detectives", based on a pilot directed by Lee Toland Krieger, is a new 8-episode horror detective series featuring characters from writer Neil Gaiman's DC Comics title "The Sandman"#25 and the Vertigo series “Dead Boy Detectives", now streaming on Netflix:
"...'Edwin Paine', was a boy killed in 1916 in a boarding school, which he then subsequently haunted. He now forms half of the dead boy detectives alongside 'Charles Rowland'.
"'Charles Rowland', after being stuck at a boarding school over the holidays, is killed by the returning spirits of former students. He now forms half of the dead boy detectives alongside Edwin Paine.
"Now the two boys are given the chance to stay on earth by 'Death', so they can act as detectives of supernatural occurrences..."
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"...'Edwin Paine', was a boy killed in 1916 in a boarding school, which he then subsequently haunted. He now forms half of the dead boy detectives alongside 'Charles Rowland'.
"'Charles Rowland', after being stuck at a boarding school over the holidays, is killed by the returning spirits of former students. He now forms half of the dead boy detectives alongside Edwin Paine.
"Now the two boys are given the chance to stay on earth by 'Death', so they can act as detectives of supernatural occurrences..."
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- 4/30/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Baby Reindeer has taken over Netflix.
Richard Gadd’s breakout stalker series was already No. 1 on the streamer’s English-language TV list and, not only did it retain that title for the second week in a row, its viewership shot up to 22M views from April 22 to April 28.
The series, which is loosely based on Gadd’s own experience with a stalker, was easily the most-watched title of the week. It was also leagues above the No. 2 series for this week, which was Dead Boy Detectives.
That series, adapted from Neil Gaiman’s comics, drew 3.1M views after debuting over the weekend.
Elsewhere on the TV list, The Gentlemen and 3 Body Problem are still going strong with 2.3M and 2.2M views, respectively. Both are still quite a ways away from Netflix’s most popular list.
It’s unlikely either will reach that threshold during their premiere windows, though The Gentlemen...
Richard Gadd’s breakout stalker series was already No. 1 on the streamer’s English-language TV list and, not only did it retain that title for the second week in a row, its viewership shot up to 22M views from April 22 to April 28.
The series, which is loosely based on Gadd’s own experience with a stalker, was easily the most-watched title of the week. It was also leagues above the No. 2 series for this week, which was Dead Boy Detectives.
That series, adapted from Neil Gaiman’s comics, drew 3.1M views after debuting over the weekend.
Elsewhere on the TV list, The Gentlemen and 3 Body Problem are still going strong with 2.3M and 2.2M views, respectively. Both are still quite a ways away from Netflix’s most popular list.
It’s unlikely either will reach that threshold during their premiere windows, though The Gentlemen...
- 4/30/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
While it’s case closed for theDead Boy Detectives’ supernatural adventures in Season 1, there’s still plenty of mysteries to unravel — and we have some questions.
Over the course of eight episodes, the ghost teens behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency — early 1900s young gentleman Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and 1980s “rude boy” Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri) — have assisted spirits stuck in the living world with their biggest challenges. They’ve seen it all: paranormal parasites, déjà vu in a haunted house, and even a butcher shop date gone awry.
With the help of their totally alive friend, the clairvoyant Crystal Palace (Kassius Nelson), and her bubbly bud Niko (Yuyu Kitamura), the boys also faced down evil witch Esther Finch (Jenn Lyon). But she’s not the only evil out there.
Based on the comics from Neil Gaiman, Dead Boy Detectives plugs into Netflix’s Sandman Universe, as the boys...
Over the course of eight episodes, the ghost teens behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency — early 1900s young gentleman Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and 1980s “rude boy” Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri) — have assisted spirits stuck in the living world with their biggest challenges. They’ve seen it all: paranormal parasites, déjà vu in a haunted house, and even a butcher shop date gone awry.
With the help of their totally alive friend, the clairvoyant Crystal Palace (Kassius Nelson), and her bubbly bud Niko (Yuyu Kitamura), the boys also faced down evil witch Esther Finch (Jenn Lyon). But she’s not the only evil out there.
Based on the comics from Neil Gaiman, Dead Boy Detectives plugs into Netflix’s Sandman Universe, as the boys...
- 4/30/2024
- by Drew Tewksbury
- Tudum - Netflix
For us The Sandman fans who yearned for a second season of Neil Gaiman's most enigmatic TV project, Dead Boy Detectives was a life-saver. The new Netflix show that follows the adventures of two ghosts who prefer solving supernatural mysteries to enjoying their afterlife is a fantastic addition to the already rich universe of The Sandman.
The spinoff somehow manages to be very similar and very different to its parent show at the same time. Despite the shared universe and the general The Sandman-esque vibe, Dead Boy Detectives is much more light-hearted and, if we may, fun.
Still, it was a real treat for fans to go full "meme Dicaprio" mode when they saw literally anything — or anyone — directly from The Sandman. The first Endless cameo awaited us right in the first episode, when Kirby Howell-Baptiste's Death arrived to collect a soul and Charles and Edwin had...
The spinoff somehow manages to be very similar and very different to its parent show at the same time. Despite the shared universe and the general The Sandman-esque vibe, Dead Boy Detectives is much more light-hearted and, if we may, fun.
Still, it was a real treat for fans to go full "meme Dicaprio" mode when they saw literally anything — or anyone — directly from The Sandman. The first Endless cameo awaited us right in the first episode, when Kirby Howell-Baptiste's Death arrived to collect a soul and Charles and Edwin had...
- 4/30/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Álvaro Villanueva)
- STartefacts.com
Writer Neil Gaiman is enjoying some success with his TV adaptations Lucifer, The Sandman, Good Omens and Dead Boy Detectives. Deadline has now reported that the famed graphic novel writer will be teaming up with Graphic India for an animated adaptation of his short story, Cinnamon. The screenplay is set to be adapted by Coraline author and leading Indian animation writer and creator Sharad Devarajan (The Legend of Hanuman; Baahubali: The Lost Legends) along with Sarena Khan and Sujatha Sv. Indian animator Jeevan J. Kang is on board to direct the adaptation.
The synopsis of the project reads,
“Born with pearl eyes that render her blind to the physical world, Cinnamon’s destiny is shaped forever when a mysterious talking tiger appears. Offering to lead her through the wonders and trials of the wild, Cinnamon begins a perilous adventure that will shape her path and test her resolve. She enters...
The synopsis of the project reads,
“Born with pearl eyes that render her blind to the physical world, Cinnamon’s destiny is shaped forever when a mysterious talking tiger appears. Offering to lead her through the wonders and trials of the wild, Cinnamon begins a perilous adventure that will shape her path and test her resolve. She enters...
- 4/30/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Once set up at the Max streaming service, the TV series Dead Boy Detectives, which is based on characters Neil Gaiman created for DC Comics in the pages of The Sandman issue #25, is now calling Netflix its home, having moved away from Max last year because it “doesn’t fit with DC executives James Gunn and Peter Safran’s plans for the Dcu.” The show premiered on April 25th (you can read our review Here) – and to mark the occasion, a new addition to the team here at JoBlo.com, Kyanna Mondezie, was given the opportunity to conduct interviews with several members of the cast: George Rexstrew, Jayden Revri, Kassius Nelson, and Yuyu Kitamura. You can hear what they had to say about their experience working on the show by checking out the video embedded above. Also interviewed were series creator Steve Yockey and showrunner Beth Schwartz.
Since these characters were...
Since these characters were...
- 4/29/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Since establishing Studio Ghibli in 1985, Hayao Miyazaki has continued to deliver some of the finest films the medium of animation has to offer. Unsurprisingly, the filmmaker once again hit it out of the park with The Boy and the Heron, which earned the director his second Oscar win, 2-decades after winning the accolade back in 2002 for Spirited Away.
But before The Boy and the Heron hit theatres last year, British author Neil Gaiman, who has been a huge admirer of Miyazaki since the ’90s, explained what makes the Japanese filmmaker so special. Neil Gaiman on What Makes Hayao Miyazaki Special
The Boy and the Heron | Studio Ghibli
After learning that Genzaburo Yoshino’s 1937 novel was serving as the basis for Hayao Miyazaki‘s 12th feature film, Neil Gaiman opted to read its English translation How Do You Live. Gaiman, who himself once worked on the English translation for Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke,...
But before The Boy and the Heron hit theatres last year, British author Neil Gaiman, who has been a huge admirer of Miyazaki since the ’90s, explained what makes the Japanese filmmaker so special. Neil Gaiman on What Makes Hayao Miyazaki Special
The Boy and the Heron | Studio Ghibli
After learning that Genzaburo Yoshino’s 1937 novel was serving as the basis for Hayao Miyazaki‘s 12th feature film, Neil Gaiman opted to read its English translation How Do You Live. Gaiman, who himself once worked on the English translation for Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke,...
- 4/28/2024
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood mogul who has been convicted and sentenced to 23 years in prison for s*xual assault and r*pe, has been actively seeking to reverse his conviction. His attorney, Arthur Aidala, filed an appeal earlier this year with New York’s highest court to overturn his conviction.
Harvey Weinstein | Credit: CBS Mornings/YouTube
And the legal landscape shifted dramatically when the New York Court of Appeals overturned his conviction on the grounds of procedural errors, paving the way for a retrial. However, amidst the legal turbulence, Weinstein’s personal saga took a new turn with reports stating that he has been hospitalized due to multiple medical issues.
Harvey Weinstein is Hospitalized Following His Conviction Overturn
After the nullification of his 2020 conviction by an appeals court, Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer has revealed that the former Hollywood mogul has been hospitalized in New York City for a series of tests.
Harvey Weinstein | Credit: CBS Mornings/YouTube
And the legal landscape shifted dramatically when the New York Court of Appeals overturned his conviction on the grounds of procedural errors, paving the way for a retrial. However, amidst the legal turbulence, Weinstein’s personal saga took a new turn with reports stating that he has been hospitalized due to multiple medical issues.
Harvey Weinstein is Hospitalized Following His Conviction Overturn
After the nullification of his 2020 conviction by an appeals court, Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer has revealed that the former Hollywood mogul has been hospitalized in New York City for a series of tests.
- 4/28/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
When not adapting his own sprawling mythologies, Neil Gaiman is known for dabbling in others –– Norse, for example. For a new film project, he's collaborating with Graphic India and The Legend Of Hanuman's Sharad Devarajan on Cinnamon, a new animated adventure.
Co-written by Gaiman and Devarajan, with filmmaker Jeevan J. Kang in the director's chair, Cinnamon feels like the ideal blend of a Gaiman story with Indian narrative. Here's the synopsis: "Born with pearl eyes that render her blind to the physical world, Cinnamon’s destiny is shaped forever when a mysterious talking tiger appears. Offering to lead her through the wonders and trials of the wild, Cinnamon begins a perilous adventure that will shape her path and test her resolve. She enters a hidden realm where the line between the mundane and the mystical is as thin as a whisper and where the ancient wisdom of India breathes...
Co-written by Gaiman and Devarajan, with filmmaker Jeevan J. Kang in the director's chair, Cinnamon feels like the ideal blend of a Gaiman story with Indian narrative. Here's the synopsis: "Born with pearl eyes that render her blind to the physical world, Cinnamon’s destiny is shaped forever when a mysterious talking tiger appears. Offering to lead her through the wonders and trials of the wild, Cinnamon begins a perilous adventure that will shape her path and test her resolve. She enters a hidden realm where the line between the mundane and the mystical is as thin as a whisper and where the ancient wisdom of India breathes...
- 4/28/2024
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
The much-awaited return of the ghost detectives on the silver screen is finally available on Netflix, and the fans seem to love it. Based on the DC Comics characters of the same name by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner, the Netflix series is created by Steve Yockey and it follows the story of two ghost detectives who decide not to ascent to their afterlives to stay on Earth and investigate the crimes involving the supernatural. Dead Boy Detectives exists in the same universe as Netflix’s hit DC fantasy drama series The Sandman, and while it is different from The Sandman in its story and visuals, the Dead Boy Detectives seem to be connecting with the fans. So, if you loved the charm and supernatural shenanigans in Dead Boy Detectives here are some similar shows you should check out next.
The Sandman (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Netflix
The Sandman...
The Sandman (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Netflix
The Sandman...
- 4/28/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Harvey Weinstein made headlines again recently as his conviction on counts of r*pe in New York was reportedly overturned by the New York Court of Appeals. The former studio head became the catalyst for the ‘#MeToo’ and ‘Time’sUp’ movements across the globe and his conviction was regarded as a huge victory for the movement.
Weinstein was known for his alleged unethical business practices even before his serious crimes came to the forefront. He came under fire recently when it became known that his company Miramax reportedly removed author Neil Gaiman’s credits from the posters of the English version of Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke. Gaiman had reportedly been the main translator of the project.
Harvey Weinstein’s Miramax Removed Neil Gaiman’s Credits From Princess Mononoke Harvey Weinstein | Credits: YouTube/CNN
Harvey Weinstein‘s r*pe conviction was reportedly recently overturned by the New York Court of Appeals.
Weinstein was known for his alleged unethical business practices even before his serious crimes came to the forefront. He came under fire recently when it became known that his company Miramax reportedly removed author Neil Gaiman’s credits from the posters of the English version of Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke. Gaiman had reportedly been the main translator of the project.
Harvey Weinstein’s Miramax Removed Neil Gaiman’s Credits From Princess Mononoke Harvey Weinstein | Credits: YouTube/CNN
Harvey Weinstein‘s r*pe conviction was reportedly recently overturned by the New York Court of Appeals.
- 4/27/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
Spoiler Alert: This post contains spoilers from the entire first season of “Dead Boy Detectives,” now streaming on Netflix.
The Dead Boy Detectives may have closed the case of Port Townsend, but they don’t jump back through the mirror to merry old London the same boys they once were.
In the Season 1 finale of Netflix’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “Dead Boy Detectives” comic books, Edwin (George Rexstrew) and Charles (Jayden Revri) find themselves in the well-manicured clutches of resident witch Esther (Jenn Lyon), who is hellbent on bottling the youthful elixir she brews from the anguish attached to Edwin’s soul from his decades of torture in Hell. Pesky witches, always trying to steal childhood trauma for their skin care routine.
But with the help of Crystal (Kassius Nelson), who has restored her rather unwelcome memories of being a horrible person, and Niko (Yuyu Kitamura), the sweetest soul ever to exist,...
The Dead Boy Detectives may have closed the case of Port Townsend, but they don’t jump back through the mirror to merry old London the same boys they once were.
In the Season 1 finale of Netflix’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “Dead Boy Detectives” comic books, Edwin (George Rexstrew) and Charles (Jayden Revri) find themselves in the well-manicured clutches of resident witch Esther (Jenn Lyon), who is hellbent on bottling the youthful elixir she brews from the anguish attached to Edwin’s soul from his decades of torture in Hell. Pesky witches, always trying to steal childhood trauma for their skin care routine.
But with the help of Crystal (Kassius Nelson), who has restored her rather unwelcome memories of being a horrible person, and Niko (Yuyu Kitamura), the sweetest soul ever to exist,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Hunter Ingram
- Variety Film + TV
Over the course of the last several years, a mix of kids and paranormal reality that have to deal with has been working wonders for the biggest streaming services.
Proven by Stranger Things’ stunning success ever since its release back in 2016, the new TV formula isn’t actually that new and was initially put into a 33-year-old DC comic book. Now the latter’s plot has finally made its way to big screens and has just landed on Netflix.
Dead Boy Detectives Is a Must-Watch If You Miss The Sandman
Based on Neil Gaiman’s 1991 comic book The Sandman, Dead Boy Detectives is Netflix’s brand new horror show the name of which refers to a duo of two boarding school boys who, being in fact dead, decide not to stay in the afterlife and get back to the Earth to investigate crimes that have something to do with supernatural phenomena.
Proven by Stranger Things’ stunning success ever since its release back in 2016, the new TV formula isn’t actually that new and was initially put into a 33-year-old DC comic book. Now the latter’s plot has finally made its way to big screens and has just landed on Netflix.
Dead Boy Detectives Is a Must-Watch If You Miss The Sandman
Based on Neil Gaiman’s 1991 comic book The Sandman, Dead Boy Detectives is Netflix’s brand new horror show the name of which refers to a duo of two boarding school boys who, being in fact dead, decide not to stay in the afterlife and get back to the Earth to investigate crimes that have something to do with supernatural phenomena.
- 4/26/2024
- by benjamin-patel@startefacts.com (Benjamin Patel)
- STartefacts.com
Exclusive: New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman is teaming with Graphic India for the English-language animated movie, Cinnamon.
Based on a short story written by Gaiman, the screenplay is being adapted by the Coraline author and leading Indian animation writer and creator, Sharad Devarajan (The Legend of Hanuman; Baahubali: The Lost Legends) with Sarena Khan and Sujatha Sv. Indian animator Jeevan J. Kang is set to direct.
Blurb for project: Born with pearl eyes that render her blind to the physical world, Cinnamon’s destiny is shaped forever when a mysterious talking tiger appears. Offering to lead her through the wonders and trials of the wild, Cinnamon begins a perilous adventure that will shape her path and test her resolve. She enters a hidden realm where the line between the mundane and the mystical is as thin as a whisper and where the ancient wisdom of India breathes life...
Based on a short story written by Gaiman, the screenplay is being adapted by the Coraline author and leading Indian animation writer and creator, Sharad Devarajan (The Legend of Hanuman; Baahubali: The Lost Legends) with Sarena Khan and Sujatha Sv. Indian animator Jeevan J. Kang is set to direct.
Blurb for project: Born with pearl eyes that render her blind to the physical world, Cinnamon’s destiny is shaped forever when a mysterious talking tiger appears. Offering to lead her through the wonders and trials of the wild, Cinnamon begins a perilous adventure that will shape her path and test her resolve. She enters a hidden realm where the line between the mundane and the mystical is as thin as a whisper and where the ancient wisdom of India breathes life...
- 4/26/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Doctor Who has a habit of taking a throwaway line and making it into a big deal.
In 60th anniversary special “Wild Blue Yonder”, Russell T. Davies wrote what seemed like a passing joke about Isaac Newton mishearing the word ″gravity″ as “mavity” before committing to the bit and changing the word in the timeline from that point onwards, making the gag not so inconsequential after all.
Mavity isn’t alone in the show’s history. Throwaway lines have been seized upon and expanded over the years, some by the show’s fandom, but also by its writers. What started as world-building, texture or a dramatic beat has become the foundation for a whole new level of storytelling.
Lines like these…
“The heart of the machine is under the column”
The Edge of Destruction (1964), written by David Whitaker
In this First Doctor story, set almost entirely inside the Tardis, a...
In 60th anniversary special “Wild Blue Yonder”, Russell T. Davies wrote what seemed like a passing joke about Isaac Newton mishearing the word ″gravity″ as “mavity” before committing to the bit and changing the word in the timeline from that point onwards, making the gag not so inconsequential after all.
Mavity isn’t alone in the show’s history. Throwaway lines have been seized upon and expanded over the years, some by the show’s fandom, but also by its writers. What started as world-building, texture or a dramatic beat has become the foundation for a whole new level of storytelling.
Lines like these…
“The heart of the machine is under the column”
The Edge of Destruction (1964), written by David Whitaker
In this First Doctor story, set almost entirely inside the Tardis, a...
- 4/26/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Within the first seven minutes, Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives tells you exactly what its greatest love story is going to be. Hanging onto the ledge outside the London offices of their supernatural detective agency, Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri) are waiting out a visit from Death. Kirby reprises her casually cool and soothingly collected version of the reaper from Netflix’s other Neil Gaiman adaptation The Sandman. If Death catches them, it would mean being carted off to the afterlife and separated. For 30 years, the two eternal teenagers have walked just behind the veil of our world as an unbreakable pair and two pretty damn-good detectives. In a tragic sense of irony, they were each other’s first real friend –– they just didn’t meet until after they died. Edwin met his fate in 1916 after being sacrificed to a demon by the bullies of his...
- 4/25/2024
- TV Insider
Netflix just got a touch more supernatural with the arrival of “Dead Boy Detectives” where the veil between the worlds thins. This chilling new series isn’t a typical detective show. Based on the DC characters by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner, the series involves restless spirits, vengeful demons, and the occasional existential crisis – all tackled by a most unusual duo: a pair of teenage ghosts.
A still from Dead Boy Detectives
Jayden Revri and George Rexstrew step up to the challenge of bringing the two ghosts to life. Their dedication to the source material is so good that it might impress the likes of even Henry Cavill himself.
Jayden Revri and George Rexstraw Read A Lot of Sandman Comics To Prepare For Dead Boy Detectives
A still from Dead Boy Detectives
In order to fully embody their characters and create a connection to the Sandman universe, both Jayden Revri...
A still from Dead Boy Detectives
Jayden Revri and George Rexstrew step up to the challenge of bringing the two ghosts to life. Their dedication to the source material is so good that it might impress the likes of even Henry Cavill himself.
Jayden Revri and George Rexstraw Read A Lot of Sandman Comics To Prepare For Dead Boy Detectives
A still from Dead Boy Detectives
In order to fully embody their characters and create a connection to the Sandman universe, both Jayden Revri...
- 4/25/2024
- by Piyush Yadav
- FandomWire
Netflix has recently released a new addition to its Sandman universe called Dead Boy Detectives. Continuing in the magnificent world created by Neil Gaiman in the DC Universe, the show follows the story of two teenage ghosts who, along with a clairvoyant, work as supernatural detectives. The concept comes straight from the comics and was also created by the Coraline writer.
A still from Dead Boy Detectives
The Occult comedy series brings some fresh faces, with actors like George Rexstrew, Jayden Revri, and Kassius Nelson in central roles, as well as familiar actors like Ruth Connell, who is best known for her work in Supernatural, as well as The White Lotus’ Lukas Gage.
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Even before its release, the series has gotten stellar reviews from all directions.
A still from Dead Boy Detectives
The Occult comedy series brings some fresh faces, with actors like George Rexstrew, Jayden Revri, and Kassius Nelson in central roles, as well as familiar actors like Ruth Connell, who is best known for her work in Supernatural, as well as The White Lotus’ Lukas Gage.
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Even before its release, the series has gotten stellar reviews from all directions.
- 4/25/2024
- by Ananya Godboley
- FandomWire
We are living for Dead Boy Detectives. In Netflix‘s cheeky new dramedy, the supernatural duo created by Neil Gaiman and introduced in The Sandman graphic novels jumps from page to screen, thanks to the utterly lovely chemistry between stars George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri. And to prove that Dead men do tell tales, we asked the guys to explain what’s up with their best mates from the beyond. “My character’s called Edwin Payne, and in 1916, he died as the result of a demonic summoning ritual gone very, very wrong. And that sent him to Hell for 70 years,” offers relative newcomer Rexstrew. “He managed to escape and shortly after his escape, he went back to his old school, St. Hilorian’s, where he died and came across Charles, who was on the cusp of death. Edwin actually nursed him in his final few hours, and when Charles died,...
- 4/25/2024
- TV Insider
"These two boys are cheating death." Netflix has unveiled one final 30-second teaser trailer for Dead Boy Detectives, which begins streaming today on Netflix worldwide. This new supernatural series is based on the beloved comic series from Neil Gaiman, and a new addition to "The Sandman Universe" for Netflix. It looks cool! Do you have a pesky ghost haunting you? Has a demon stolen your core memories? You may want to ring the Dead Boy Detectives. Two teen ghosts work alongside a clairvoyant to solve mysteries for their supernatural clientele — until a powerful witch messes it up. Edwin & Charles are best friends, ghosts, and the best detectives on the Mortal plane. They will do anything to stick together – including escaping evil witches, Hell and Death herself. With the help of a clairvoyant named Crystal and her friend Niko, they are able to crack some of the mortal realm's most mystifying paranormal cases.
- 4/25/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Neil Gaiman doesn’t create singular worlds. Instead, he produces an entire universe held together by the gravitational force of his imagination.
Dead Boy Detectives, the new series based on Gaiman’s teenage ghost duo Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), exists within the same narrative reality as The Sandman. The undead detectives solve mysteries and fight demons and witches, while trying to evade the attention of Death (Kirby) herself. The series, developed for television by Steve Yockey — who serves as co-showrunner alongside Beth Schwartz — lives on its own, but the influence of The Sandman radiates throughout.
“I grew up reading Sandman and Books of Magic and Children's Crusade and Dead Boy Detectives and all the sort of Vertigo imprint stuff for DC Comics,” Yockey tells Tudum. “I found Dead Boys when I was going through a particularly difficult loss in my life and just found it...
Dead Boy Detectives, the new series based on Gaiman’s teenage ghost duo Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), exists within the same narrative reality as The Sandman. The undead detectives solve mysteries and fight demons and witches, while trying to evade the attention of Death (Kirby) herself. The series, developed for television by Steve Yockey — who serves as co-showrunner alongside Beth Schwartz — lives on its own, but the influence of The Sandman radiates throughout.
“I grew up reading Sandman and Books of Magic and Children's Crusade and Dead Boy Detectives and all the sort of Vertigo imprint stuff for DC Comics,” Yockey tells Tudum. “I found Dead Boys when I was going through a particularly difficult loss in my life and just found it...
- 4/25/2024
- by Drew Tewksbury
- Tudum - Netflix
In Season of Mists, the fourth volume of The Sandmancomics series, Neil Gaiman penned a ghost story set in a British boarding school to demonstrate the problems being caused by Lucifer’s plan to get back at Dream. Gaiman liked the characters enough that he brought them back for a Vertigo Comics crossover event, and they wound up receiving their own spin-off comic from Toby Litt and Mark Buckingham.
Now, the Dead Boy Detectives are receiving their own show from Steve Yockey and Beth Schwartz. Set in the same universe as The Sandman, this series follows all the zany thrills and heartwarming moments of Charles (Jayden Revri) and Edwin’s (George Rexstrew) adventures solving supernatural mysteries that no one else can, with the help of clairvoyant Crystal (Kassius Nelson) and new friend Niko (Yuyu Kitamura).
“Charles was more or less me as a boy,” executive producer and Sandman author Gaiman tells Tudum.
Now, the Dead Boy Detectives are receiving their own show from Steve Yockey and Beth Schwartz. Set in the same universe as The Sandman, this series follows all the zany thrills and heartwarming moments of Charles (Jayden Revri) and Edwin’s (George Rexstrew) adventures solving supernatural mysteries that no one else can, with the help of clairvoyant Crystal (Kassius Nelson) and new friend Niko (Yuyu Kitamura).
“Charles was more or less me as a boy,” executive producer and Sandman author Gaiman tells Tudum.
- 4/25/2024
- by Tara Bitran
- Tudum - Netflix
Plot: Teenagers born decades apart who find each other only in death, Edwin and Charles are best friends and ghosts… who solve mysteries. They will do anything to stick together – including escaping evil witches, Hell and Death herself. With the help of a clairvoyant named Crystal and her friend Niko, they are able to crack some of the mortal realm’s most mystifying paranormal cases.
Review: Last year, the long-anticipated adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s seminal graphic novel saga The Sandman became a hit for Netflix. With a new generation of viewers discovering the morbidly fascinating world of The Endless, Gaiman’s expansive comic book and literary canon is finally being recognized by a wider audience. While we wait for the series’s second season, Netflix has a spin-off set within the same cinematic universe. Dead Boy Detectives features many direct and tangential connections to The Sandman that will keep...
Review: Last year, the long-anticipated adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s seminal graphic novel saga The Sandman became a hit for Netflix. With a new generation of viewers discovering the morbidly fascinating world of The Endless, Gaiman’s expansive comic book and literary canon is finally being recognized by a wider audience. While we wait for the series’s second season, Netflix has a spin-off set within the same cinematic universe. Dead Boy Detectives features many direct and tangential connections to The Sandman that will keep...
- 4/25/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Some of DC’s best live-action small-screen adaptations were produced on the now-defunct streaming service DC Universe, where some of the renowned showrunners of network showbiz collaborated with the prolific creative minds of comic-book literature to create faithful adaptations of some of the most beloved DC comic series. As some of the fans might surely remember, Doom Patrol turned out to be arguably the best adaptation, and along with a myriad of zany, outlandish characters, the series first introduced the trio lead of Dead Boy Detectives outside the funny pages. The introduction was supposed to be a precursor to the spin-off series of the same name, and the actors portraying their roles in the Doom Patrol cameo were finalized to reprise their roles in the new series back then. This was exciting news for fans, as seeing how well Doom Patrol was adapted on a small screen, the possibility of...
- 4/25/2024
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
The mythos of the Sandman universe is ever-expanding, and the diversifying, inclusive nature of the lore makes it easier to integrate various themes and elements from cultures across the world. This aspect is well respected in Netflix’s small-screen adaptation of the comic-book saga, which is also reflected in their recently released series Dead Boy Detectives, adapted from the comics of the same name and a major part of Neil Gaiman’s universe revolving around the Dreaming.
The first season of Dead Boy Detectives primarily follows two major plotlines: the afterlife agents tracking the ghost detective duo and the conflict with Esther the witch. Both of these work alongside an episode-oriented narrative pattern. While creating a separate space for itself, the series acknowledges its place in the larger Sandman universe and leaves enough space for clues that can be explored in upcoming seasons or even in the second chapter of the Sandman series.
The first season of Dead Boy Detectives primarily follows two major plotlines: the afterlife agents tracking the ghost detective duo and the conflict with Esther the witch. Both of these work alongside an episode-oriented narrative pattern. While creating a separate space for itself, the series acknowledges its place in the larger Sandman universe and leaves enough space for clues that can be explored in upcoming seasons or even in the second chapter of the Sandman series.
- 4/25/2024
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
Arguably mangaka Yoshihiro Togashi’s second-best work, Yu Yu Hakusho, was released in 1990. It was a supernatural/detective manga that revolved around a deceased protagonist who gained the ability to stay on the mortal plane in a ghostly form on the condition of assisting in various paranormal investigations. A year later, in 1991, prolific comic-book writer Neil Gaiman adapted a similar concept in his Sandman universe created for DC Comics, and by adding his signature gothic flair to provide a macabre spin to children’s detective stories, he introduced Dead Boy Detectives to the world. The grim yet hopeful nature of the stories perfectly complemented the overall tone of his Sandman universe, and even though the later runs of Dead Boy Detectives have gradually become more sporadic in nature, they remain one of DC’s more experimental, character-driven stories, which highlights the overall versatile nature of the comic franchise.
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- 4/25/2024
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
Move over, Sam and Dean Winchester, there are some new supernatural mystery solvers on the scene. The Dead Boy Detectives are taking over the ghost-hunting and demon-hunting duties on Netflix, and they're adding in British accents and the fact that they are dead themselves. Edwin Paine and Charles Rowland are DC comic book characters created by Neil Gaiman, but they have a lot more in common with the Winchesters than meets the eye.
To understand the Netflix take on Dead Boy Detectives, you have to first understand how the show arrived on the streamer in the first place. It was originally intended as a spin-off of Doom Patrol after Sebastian Croft and Ty Tennant portrayed the ghostly sleuthing duo in Season 3. Steve Yockey (Supernatural) was developing the series when Max dropped it because it didn't fit in with new DC bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran's vision for the DC cinematic universe.
To understand the Netflix take on Dead Boy Detectives, you have to first understand how the show arrived on the streamer in the first place. It was originally intended as a spin-off of Doom Patrol after Sebastian Croft and Ty Tennant portrayed the ghostly sleuthing duo in Season 3. Steve Yockey (Supernatural) was developing the series when Max dropped it because it didn't fit in with new DC bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran's vision for the DC cinematic universe.
- 4/25/2024
- by Megan Vick
- Primetimer
Dead Boy Detectives was initially developed for television by HBO Max in 2021. After a long and winding road of purgatory, the series eventually is reaching Netflix in early 2023. (Please note that this has nothing to do with Netflix licensing Max properties as of late.) The adaptation of DC Comics has a cult following that can tap into every popular young demographic.
Now, every comic book property will continuously develop in the ever-competitive streaming landscape. This makes it more surprising how ordinary, at times, Dead Boy Detectives can be, considering Netflix’s binge model. Dead Boy Detectives is like a purgatory Hardy Boys procedural, with the boys trying to solve a new case weekly.
However, as the series progresses, you see its overall potential. You hope the streaming giant will allow Dead Boy Detectives to achieve that potential.
George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri in Dead Boy Detectives (2024) | Image via Netflix
Also Read: After Canceling Constantine Reboot,...
Now, every comic book property will continuously develop in the ever-competitive streaming landscape. This makes it more surprising how ordinary, at times, Dead Boy Detectives can be, considering Netflix’s binge model. Dead Boy Detectives is like a purgatory Hardy Boys procedural, with the boys trying to solve a new case weekly.
However, as the series progresses, you see its overall potential. You hope the streaming giant will allow Dead Boy Detectives to achieve that potential.
George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri in Dead Boy Detectives (2024) | Image via Netflix
Also Read: After Canceling Constantine Reboot,...
- 4/25/2024
- by M.N. Miller
- FandomWire
Neil Gaiman is a dreamer. The prolific Hugo-, Nebula-, and Newbery-winning author has spent four decades crafting strange, beautiful, and sometimes terrifying worlds that lure in readers of all ages. His extensive bibliography includes superhero stories for Marvel and DC Comics, dark fairy tales, and a book of Norse mythology — and many of those works have taken on new life as film and TV adaptations, radio plays, or theatrical productions.
Gaiman likes to take a very active role in bringing his writing to new mediums, working with the actors and showrunners to ensure that the results both delight his devoted fans and introduce new audiences to his powerful imagination. He co-developed and served as an executive producer of The Sandman and promises “good things are coming” for its next round of episodes. And with the arrival of Dead Boy Detectives, there’s no better time to get acquainted...
Gaiman likes to take a very active role in bringing his writing to new mediums, working with the actors and showrunners to ensure that the results both delight his devoted fans and introduce new audiences to his powerful imagination. He co-developed and served as an executive producer of The Sandman and promises “good things are coming” for its next round of episodes. And with the arrival of Dead Boy Detectives, there’s no better time to get acquainted...
- 4/24/2024
- by Samantha Nelson
- Tudum - Netflix
Richard Osman’s best-selling murder mystery novel The Thursday Murder Club is being adapted into a film by writer-director Chris Columbus, with Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren and Ben Kingsley to star.
For a while there, Richard Osman was more widely known in the UK as the clever chap with the laptop on TV quiz show Pointless. In 2020, though, Osman published his debut novel, The Thursday Murder Club, a mystery thriller considered to be such hot property that Amblin Entertainment – Steven Spielberg’s production company – snapped up the rights before it was even on shelves.
It’s now reported that Chris Columbus, of Mrs Doubtfire and Harry Potter fame, is to write and direct the adaptation for Amblin. According to Deadline, the film has already attracted an impressive cast, with Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren (pictured) and Ben Kingsley announced so far.
The Thursday Murder Club follows the well-to-do residents of a retirement home,...
For a while there, Richard Osman was more widely known in the UK as the clever chap with the laptop on TV quiz show Pointless. In 2020, though, Osman published his debut novel, The Thursday Murder Club, a mystery thriller considered to be such hot property that Amblin Entertainment – Steven Spielberg’s production company – snapped up the rights before it was even on shelves.
It’s now reported that Chris Columbus, of Mrs Doubtfire and Harry Potter fame, is to write and direct the adaptation for Amblin. According to Deadline, the film has already attracted an impressive cast, with Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren (pictured) and Ben Kingsley announced so far.
The Thursday Murder Club follows the well-to-do residents of a retirement home,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
“Dead Boy Detectives” threads a very specific tonal needle. Based on the Neil Gaiman graphic novels, the new Netflix series follows two dead teens — Edwin and Charles, played by George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri — and their flourishing careers as P.I.s who help other ghosts with unfinished business while trying to avoid Hell.
“We created a darkly comedic horror mystery,” co-creator (with Beth Schwartz) Steve Yockey told IndieWire. “We were always trying to make the Hardy Boys on acid, basically. As long as you stay grounded with the emotional stories, then you can go crazy with everything else.”
Over the course of eight episodes, “Dead Boy Detectives” does just that. Part of the series’ thrill is found in its opening credits, which distill the essence of the show’s tone into #friendgoals as two skeletons cavort and frolic while ominous Easter eggs proliferate. Watch the full sequence in the video above...
“We created a darkly comedic horror mystery,” co-creator (with Beth Schwartz) Steve Yockey told IndieWire. “We were always trying to make the Hardy Boys on acid, basically. As long as you stay grounded with the emotional stories, then you can go crazy with everything else.”
Over the course of eight episodes, “Dead Boy Detectives” does just that. Part of the series’ thrill is found in its opening credits, which distill the essence of the show’s tone into #friendgoals as two skeletons cavort and frolic while ominous Easter eggs proliferate. Watch the full sequence in the video above...
- 4/22/2024
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
Intro: Director Matthew Vaughn is known for making gangster movies and comic book adaptations. Producing Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and making his directorial debut with Layer Cake paved the way for bigger projects: Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, the Kingsman franchise, Argylle. But in between the gangsters and the over-the-top heroics, he decided to make a fairy tale. Based on the writing of popular author Neil Gaiman, the film tells of witches, unicorns, flying ships, lightning catchers, and a falling star… that’s actually a person. Released in 2007, the movie we’re talking about is called Stardust. And it’s time for it to be Revisited.
Set-up: The story of Stardust goes back to the early 1990s. While out driving one day, Neil Gaiman saw a wall running along one side of the road and was struck by the idea that a magical land called Faerie might exist on...
Set-up: The story of Stardust goes back to the early 1990s. While out driving one day, Neil Gaiman saw a wall running along one side of the road and was struck by the idea that a magical land called Faerie might exist on...
- 4/21/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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Henry Selick's 2009 film "Coraline" was unique in the history of animation in that it was the first stop-motion feature to use 3-D printers to construct its maquettes. For Selick's 1993 hit "The Nightmare Before Christmas," each character's individual face had to be hand-sculpted separately, requiring boxes and boxes of various Jack Skellington heads. 3-D printing for "Coraline" sped up the process and allowed the animators a wider variety of faces for the titular bratty girl and the terrifying adults in her life.
The story of "Coraline" was taken from Neil Gaiman's 2002 children's horror novel, itself heavily cribbing from Clive Barker's 1992 novel "The Thief of Always." In the film, Coraline (Dakota Fanning) moves with her parents to a remote house out in the middle of the woods. Coraline makes no mystery of how much she hates the move, how...
Henry Selick's 2009 film "Coraline" was unique in the history of animation in that it was the first stop-motion feature to use 3-D printers to construct its maquettes. For Selick's 1993 hit "The Nightmare Before Christmas," each character's individual face had to be hand-sculpted separately, requiring boxes and boxes of various Jack Skellington heads. 3-D printing for "Coraline" sped up the process and allowed the animators a wider variety of faces for the titular bratty girl and the terrifying adults in her life.
The story of "Coraline" was taken from Neil Gaiman's 2002 children's horror novel, itself heavily cribbing from Clive Barker's 1992 novel "The Thief of Always." In the film, Coraline (Dakota Fanning) moves with her parents to a remote house out in the middle of the woods. Coraline makes no mystery of how much she hates the move, how...
- 4/20/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
As he juggles multiple projects, Neil Gaiman brings us up to date with his latest endeavor, Good Omens season 3, which will commence filming in January 2025. Beyond this update, Gaiman shared insights into the unique trajectory of the series, a culmination of years of planning and narrative development alongside the late Terry Pratchett. Tracing the Series Evolution from Inception to Conclusion Gaiman reminisces on the seeds planted back in 1989 and further discussions in 2006 with Pratchett about how the story should unfold: I’m so happy finally to be able to finish the story Terry and I
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The post Neil Gaiman Sets Filming Start for Good Omens Season 3 to January 2025 first appeared on TVovermind.
- 4/19/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
It will be worth it. That’s what the first two seasons of Good Omens have taught us as we await the third to return. The Prime Video series, based on the book of the same name by Neil Gaiman and Sir Terry Pratchett and now expanding on that story, began by following the angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and the demon Crowley (David Tennant) over the leading up to their attempt to stop Armageddon after the birth of the antichrist. The second season moved beyond the book and saw Aziraphale and Crowley hiding the amnesiac archangel Gabriel (Jon Hamm) from both Heaven and Hell before it ended in heartbreak. We know it will be some time before we find out what happens next, so below, we’re gathering everything we know about the future of Good Omens, including teases we got from Gaiman. Where Did Good Omens Season 2 Leave Crowley & Aziraphale?...
- 4/18/2024
- TV Insider
Life in post-strike Hollywood was definitely a topic of conversation at Sunday’s Writers Guild Awards, with former WGA West president David Goodman saying “the strike is over, the fight goes on” while adding “as individuals we’re replaceable.”
That sentiment has never been more applicable than now, as the ongoing contraction in Hollywood continues to impact how many writers remain out of work since walking off the picket line in September.
In March, Deadline kicked off a Hollywood Contraction series by checking in with the above and below-the-line communities to see whether opportunities have picked up since the end of the strikes.
The response hasn’t been positive. Because of fewer shows in the works and the disappearance of pilot season, the availability of gigs are now few and far between — with many considering a life outside of Hollywood.
Before Sunday’s WGA Awards celebration on both coasts, we...
That sentiment has never been more applicable than now, as the ongoing contraction in Hollywood continues to impact how many writers remain out of work since walking off the picket line in September.
In March, Deadline kicked off a Hollywood Contraction series by checking in with the above and below-the-line communities to see whether opportunities have picked up since the end of the strikes.
The response hasn’t been positive. Because of fewer shows in the works and the disappearance of pilot season, the availability of gigs are now few and far between — with many considering a life outside of Hollywood.
Before Sunday’s WGA Awards celebration on both coasts, we...
- 4/15/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith, Lynette Rice and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome to the Dead Boy Detectives agency. Do you have a pesky ghost haunting you? Has a demon stolen your core memories? The afterlife’s finest, Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), are at your service. But if you’re a ghost who wants their help to solve your unfinished business, make sure you respect the name. It’s aces.
Based on characters created for DC by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner, the eight-episode supernatural series follows these two teenage sleuths as they track down the world’s most elusive ghosts and demons.
Scroll through the Dead Boy Detectives’ résumé below, before the show premieres on April 25:
What’s Dead Boy Detectives about? Meet Edwin and Charles, “the brains” and “the brawn” behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency. Teenagers born decades apart who find each other only in death, they are best friends and ghosts… who solve mysteries.
Based on characters created for DC by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner, the eight-episode supernatural series follows these two teenage sleuths as they track down the world’s most elusive ghosts and demons.
Scroll through the Dead Boy Detectives’ résumé below, before the show premieres on April 25:
What’s Dead Boy Detectives about? Meet Edwin and Charles, “the brains” and “the brawn” behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency. Teenagers born decades apart who find each other only in death, they are best friends and ghosts… who solve mysteries.
- 4/15/2024
- by Tara Bitran
- Tudum - Netflix
The Max Original drama "Dead Boy Detectives", based on a pilot directed by Lee Toland Krieger, is a new 8-episode horror detective series featuring characters from writer Neil Gaiman's DC Comics title "The Sandman"#25 and the Vertigo series “Dead Boy Detectives", streaming April 25, 2024 on Netflix:
"...'Edwin Paine', was a boy killed in 1916 in a boarding school, which he then subsequently haunted. He now forms half of the dead boy detectives alongside 'Charles Rowland'.
"'Charles Rowland', after being stuck at a boarding school over the holidays, is killed by the returning spirits of former students. He now forms half of the dead boy detectives alongside Edwin Paine.
"Now the two boys are given the chance to stay on earth by 'Death', so they can act as detectives of supernatural occurrences..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...'Edwin Paine', was a boy killed in 1916 in a boarding school, which he then subsequently haunted. He now forms half of the dead boy detectives alongside 'Charles Rowland'.
"'Charles Rowland', after being stuck at a boarding school over the holidays, is killed by the returning spirits of former students. He now forms half of the dead boy detectives alongside Edwin Paine.
"Now the two boys are given the chance to stay on earth by 'Death', so they can act as detectives of supernatural occurrences..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 4/14/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Netflix has debuted the full official trailer for ‘Dead Boy Detectives’, the series is based on the beloved comic series from Neil Gaiman and a new addition to The Sandman Universe for Netflix.
Meet Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), “the brains” and “the brawn” behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency. Teenagers born decades apart who find each other only in death, Edwin and Charles are best friends and ghosts… who solve mysteries. They will do anything to stick together – including escaping evil witches, Hell and Death herself. With the help of a clairvoyant named Crystal (Kassius Nelson) and her friend Niko (Yuyu Kitamura), they are able to crack some of the mortal realm’s most mystifying paranormal cases.
The series also stars Jenn Lyon, Briana Cuoco, Lukas Gage, David Iacono and Ruth Connell.
Developed for television by Steve Yockey, who serves as co-showrunner alongside Beth Schwartz...
Meet Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), “the brains” and “the brawn” behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency. Teenagers born decades apart who find each other only in death, Edwin and Charles are best friends and ghosts… who solve mysteries. They will do anything to stick together – including escaping evil witches, Hell and Death herself. With the help of a clairvoyant named Crystal (Kassius Nelson) and her friend Niko (Yuyu Kitamura), they are able to crack some of the mortal realm’s most mystifying paranormal cases.
The series also stars Jenn Lyon, Briana Cuoco, Lukas Gage, David Iacono and Ruth Connell.
Developed for television by Steve Yockey, who serves as co-showrunner alongside Beth Schwartz...
- 4/4/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Roll over Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, there’s a new Ssu in town — the Sandman Streaming Universe. Following the success of Netflix’s The Sandman (a second season is already in the works), a wildly ambitious adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s sprawling dark fantasy comic series, the streamer is now bringing fans a spin-off centred around Gaiman’s Dead Boys Detectives agency. Check out the first full trailer for the new horror-mystery series below:
My Chemical Romance needledrop? Check! Anachronistic Dickens-meets-Punk aesthetic? Check! Demonic possession and The Sandman’s Kirby Howell-Baptiste as the physical embodiment of Death itself? Check! Early indications suggest we may have a bit of a banger on our hands here. This first proper look at Dead Boy Detectives — which follows two ghost-boy besties who use their ability to communicate with the living and the dead to solve supernatural mysteries — is giving Lockwood & Co-meets-Pushing Daisies.
Since their...
My Chemical Romance needledrop? Check! Anachronistic Dickens-meets-Punk aesthetic? Check! Demonic possession and The Sandman’s Kirby Howell-Baptiste as the physical embodiment of Death itself? Check! Early indications suggest we may have a bit of a banger on our hands here. This first proper look at Dead Boy Detectives — which follows two ghost-boy besties who use their ability to communicate with the living and the dead to solve supernatural mysteries — is giving Lockwood & Co-meets-Pushing Daisies.
Since their...
- 4/4/2024
- by Jordan King
- Empire - TV
"You are best mate – I wouldn't want to be dead with anyone else." Netflix has revealed an official trailer for Dead Boy Detectives, a new series streaming later in April. Not long of a wait a all! It's based on the beloved comic series from Neil Gaiman, and a new addition to "The Sandman Universe" for Netflix. Do you have a pesky ghost haunting you? Has a demon stolen your core memories? You may want to ring the Dead Boy Detectives. Two teen ghosts work alongside a clairvoyant to solve mysteries for their supernatural clientele — until a powerful witch complicates their plans. Edwin and Charles are best friends, ghosts... and the best detectives on the Mortal plane. They will do anything to stick together – including escaping evil witches, Hell and Death herself. With the help of a clairvoyant named Crystal and her friend Niko, they are able to crack some...
- 4/3/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Max Original drama "Dead Boy Detectives", based on a pilot directed by Lee Toland Krieger, is a new 8-episode horror detective series featuring characters from writer Neil Gaiman's DC Comics title "The Sandman"#25 and the Vertigo series “Dead Boy Detectives", streaming April 25, 2024 on Netflix:
"...'Edwin Paine', was a boy killed in 1916 in a boarding school, which he then subsequently haunted. He now forms half of the dead boy detectives alongside 'Charles Rowland'.
"'Charles Rowland', after being stuck at a boarding school over the holidays, is killed by the returning spirits of former students. He now forms half of the dead boy detectives alongside Edwin Paine.
"Now the two boys are given the chance to stay on earth by 'Death', so they can act as detectives of supernatural occurrences..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...'Edwin Paine', was a boy killed in 1916 in a boarding school, which he then subsequently haunted. He now forms half of the dead boy detectives alongside 'Charles Rowland'.
"'Charles Rowland', after being stuck at a boarding school over the holidays, is killed by the returning spirits of former students. He now forms half of the dead boy detectives alongside Edwin Paine.
"Now the two boys are given the chance to stay on earth by 'Death', so they can act as detectives of supernatural occurrences..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 4/3/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Netflix dropped the official trailer for Dead Boy Detectives, based on Neil Gaiman’s comics, just weeks ahead of its April 25, 2024 premiere. The three-minute trailer, backed by My Chemical Romance’s “Welcome to the Black Parade,” introduces the key players and the world in which they operate the Dead Boy Detective Agency.
The eight-episode season stars George Rexstrew, Jayden Revri, Kassius Nelson, Jenn Lyon, Briana Cuoco, Yuyu Kitamura, Ruth Connell, Lukas Gage, and David Iacono. Steve Yockey (Supernatural) and Beth Schwartz (Sweet Tooth) serve as co-showrunners and executive producers. Additional executive producers include Neil Gaiman, Greg Berlanti, Jeremy Carver, Sarah Schechter, and Leigh London Redman.
Lee Toland Krieger directed and executive produced the first episode.
“Meet Edwin Payne (Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Revri), ‘the brains’ and ‘the brawn’ behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency. Teenagers born decades apart who find each other only in death, Edwin and Charles are best friends and ghosts…...
The eight-episode season stars George Rexstrew, Jayden Revri, Kassius Nelson, Jenn Lyon, Briana Cuoco, Yuyu Kitamura, Ruth Connell, Lukas Gage, and David Iacono. Steve Yockey (Supernatural) and Beth Schwartz (Sweet Tooth) serve as co-showrunners and executive producers. Additional executive producers include Neil Gaiman, Greg Berlanti, Jeremy Carver, Sarah Schechter, and Leigh London Redman.
Lee Toland Krieger directed and executive produced the first episode.
“Meet Edwin Payne (Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Revri), ‘the brains’ and ‘the brawn’ behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency. Teenagers born decades apart who find each other only in death, Edwin and Charles are best friends and ghosts…...
- 4/3/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
“Dead Boy Detectives” is TV’s latest Neil Gaiman adaptation and an expansion of the “Sandman” universe. On Wednesday, Netflix released a trailer for the YA-mystery-fantasy-horror-comedy genre mashup series.
The trailer, which is set to a custom version of My Chemical Romance’s “Welcome to the Black Parade,” gives a preview of the series’ darkly whimsical tone, in the vein of “The Sandman” or “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.”
Based on a comic series by acclaimed fantasy writer Gaiman and produced by co-showrunners Steve Yockey (“The Flight Attendant”) and Beth Schwartz (“Sweet Tooth”) and superproducers Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schecter, “Dead Boy Detectives” follows a pair of paranormal detectives, Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), who are best friends and ghosts, as they solve paranormal mysteries in the mortal world.
The cast also includes Kassius Nelson as Crystal Palace, a clairvoyant, and Yuyu Kitamura as her friend Niko,...
The trailer, which is set to a custom version of My Chemical Romance’s “Welcome to the Black Parade,” gives a preview of the series’ darkly whimsical tone, in the vein of “The Sandman” or “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.”
Based on a comic series by acclaimed fantasy writer Gaiman and produced by co-showrunners Steve Yockey (“The Flight Attendant”) and Beth Schwartz (“Sweet Tooth”) and superproducers Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schecter, “Dead Boy Detectives” follows a pair of paranormal detectives, Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), who are best friends and ghosts, as they solve paranormal mysteries in the mortal world.
The cast also includes Kassius Nelson as Crystal Palace, a clairvoyant, and Yuyu Kitamura as her friend Niko,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
Today, Netflix debuted the official trailer for Dead Boy Detectives, premiering globally on Netflix on Thursday, April 25.
The eclectic composition of characters, based on the beloved comics by Neil Gaiman and brought to life by co-showrunners Steve Yockey and Beth Schwartz, provides the series with fun, whimsy, humor, and fantastical horror that all come together in perfectly imperfect harmony.
Try not to fall in love with the dead boy detectives and their crew in this trailer as they solve mystifying paranormal cases to the tune of a wonderfully nostalgic rendition of My Chemical Romance’s anthemic ode to the afterlife, “Welcome to the Black Parade.”
Do you have a pesky ghost haunting you? Has a demon stolen your core memories? You may want to ring the Dead Boy Detectives.
Meet Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), “the brains” and “the brawn” behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency.
The eclectic composition of characters, based on the beloved comics by Neil Gaiman and brought to life by co-showrunners Steve Yockey and Beth Schwartz, provides the series with fun, whimsy, humor, and fantastical horror that all come together in perfectly imperfect harmony.
Try not to fall in love with the dead boy detectives and their crew in this trailer as they solve mystifying paranormal cases to the tune of a wonderfully nostalgic rendition of My Chemical Romance’s anthemic ode to the afterlife, “Welcome to the Black Parade.”
Do you have a pesky ghost haunting you? Has a demon stolen your core memories? You may want to ring the Dead Boy Detectives.
Meet Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), “the brains” and “the brawn” behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency.
- 4/3/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
With shows like “American Gods,” “Good Omens,” and Netflix’s “Sandman” series based on his works, author Neil Gaiman has really been leading the charge for fantasy shows in the streaming age. And yet Another series adaptation of his work is coming to Netflix on April 25, helping to expand “The Sandman” universe. Netflix has released a new trailer for the upcoming “Dead Boy Detectives,” created by co-showrunners Steve Yockey (“The Flight Attendant”) and Beth Schwartz (“Sweet Tooth,” “Arrow”) and based on DC Comics/Vertigo characters that Gaiman and Matt Wagner created in the early 1990s (the sibling supernatural sleuths first appeared in the pages of Gaiman’s “The Sandman” back in 1991).
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- 4/3/2024
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
Dead Boy Detectives is coming to Netflix!
The streamer just debuted the official main trailer for the show, premiering globally on Netflix on Thursday, April 25.
In the series, Edwin and Charles are best friends, ghosts… and the best detectives on the Mortal plane. They will do anything to stick together – including escaping evil witches, Hell and Death herself. With the help of a clairvoyant named Crystal and her friend Niko, they are able to crack some of the mortal realm’s most mystifying paranormal cases.
Dead Boy Detectives is based on the beloved comic series from Neil Gaiman, and a new addition to The Sandman Universe for Netflix.
Meet the cast and watch the trailer…...
The streamer just debuted the official main trailer for the show, premiering globally on Netflix on Thursday, April 25.
In the series, Edwin and Charles are best friends, ghosts… and the best detectives on the Mortal plane. They will do anything to stick together – including escaping evil witches, Hell and Death herself. With the help of a clairvoyant named Crystal and her friend Niko, they are able to crack some of the mortal realm’s most mystifying paranormal cases.
Dead Boy Detectives is based on the beloved comic series from Neil Gaiman, and a new addition to The Sandman Universe for Netflix.
Meet the cast and watch the trailer…...
- 4/3/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Once set up at the Max streaming service, the TV series Dead Boy Detectives, which is based on characters Neil Gaiman created for DC Comics in the pages of The Sandman issue #25, is now calling Netflix its home, having moved away from Max last year because it “doesn’t fit with DC executives James Gunn and Peter Safran’s plans for the Dcu.” Netflix has set an April 25th premiere date for the show, and with that date just a few weeks away, a trailer has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above to see the titular characters deal with paranormal cases while My Chemical Romance plays on the soundtrack.
Since these characters were introduced in the comic book The Sandman, it seems fitting that they ended up on Netflix, as the streamer is also home to the live-action The Sandman series.
George Rexstrew, making his screen debut,...
Since these characters were introduced in the comic book The Sandman, it seems fitting that they ended up on Netflix, as the streamer is also home to the live-action The Sandman series.
George Rexstrew, making his screen debut,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Netflix welcomes you to the “Dead Boy Detectives“ agency this morning with a brand new trailer introducing the series set within “The Sandman” universe.
“Dead Boy Detectives” will be premiering globally on Netflix on April 25, 2024.
George Rexstrew, Jayden Revri, Kassius Nelson, Jenn Lyon, Briana Cuoco, Yuyu Kitamura, Ruth Connell, Lukas Gage, and David Iacono star.
Watch the trailer below for at least one familiar face from “The Sandman” and paranormal fun, set to My Chemical Romance’s anthemic ode to the afterlife, “Welcome to the Black Parade.”
In the series, “Meet Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), “the brains” and “the brawn” behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency. Teenagers born decades apart who find each other only in death, Edwin and Charles are best friends and ghosts… who solve mysteries. They will do anything to stick together – including escaping evil witches, Hell and Death herself. With the...
“Dead Boy Detectives” will be premiering globally on Netflix on April 25, 2024.
George Rexstrew, Jayden Revri, Kassius Nelson, Jenn Lyon, Briana Cuoco, Yuyu Kitamura, Ruth Connell, Lukas Gage, and David Iacono star.
Watch the trailer below for at least one familiar face from “The Sandman” and paranormal fun, set to My Chemical Romance’s anthemic ode to the afterlife, “Welcome to the Black Parade.”
In the series, “Meet Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), “the brains” and “the brawn” behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency. Teenagers born decades apart who find each other only in death, Edwin and Charles are best friends and ghosts… who solve mysteries. They will do anything to stick together – including escaping evil witches, Hell and Death herself. With the...
- 4/3/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
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