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S1 E1 - The Case of Crystal Palace
S1 E2 - The Case of the Dandelion Shrine
S1 E3 - The Case of the Devlin House
S1 E4 - The Case of the Lighthouse Leapers
S1 E5 - The Case of the Two Dead Dragons
S1 E6 - The Case of the Creeping Forest
S1 E7 - The Case of the Very Long Stairway
S1 E8 - The Case of the Hungry Snake
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Synopsis
Two teenage ghosts team up with a clairvoyant to solve supernatural mysteries
Edwin and Charles meet their untimely mortalities during their teen years, but decide to come back together to Earth as ghosts. There, they open a detective agency called the Dead Boy Detectives and, together with their clairvoyant friend Crystal, solve supernatural crimes.
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The Dead Boy Detectives from Neil Gaiman’s DC Sandman universe solve supernatural mysteries in Netflix series
Dead Boy Detectives Season 1 is the first season of the supernatural detective comedy series produced for Netflix. The series takes place within the Sandman universe, and is based on the characters, the Dead Boy Detectives, created by Neil Gaiman, who appear in the Sandman comics. Gaiman is the creator of other popular comics that have been adapted into beloved television series, including Good Omens, American Gods, and Anansi Boys, among others. Steve Yockey, creator of the hit HBO series The Flight Attendant, adapts Dead Boy Detectives for the small screen.
The first season of Dead Boy Detectives stars George Rexstrew as Edwin Payne, and Jayden Revri as Charles Rowland, the two ghosts teenage boys who investigate supernatural happenings. Rexstrew is a television newcomer, while Revri starred previously in Disney’s series The Lodge, and had roles in Fate: The Winx Saga and Innocent. The duo are joined by Kassius Nelson, who plays their friend, the clairvoyant Crystal Palace. Lukas Gage also joins as the trickster Cat King, and David Iacono takes on the role of the villain David the Demon. Michael Beach plays Tragic Mick, a walrus trapped in a human body and an ally to the boys, while Joshua Colley plays a teen who can see ghosts, and Lindsey Gort plays a librarian with a big secret. The cast is rounded out by Briana Cuoco, Ruth Connell, Yuyu Kitamura, Max Jenkins, Caitlin Reilly, and Jenn Lyon.
Production News
- September 3 2021
- HBO order a pilot episode of Dead Boy Detectives to be created. The pilot will be based on Neil Gaiman’s characters, the Dead Boy Detectives, who appear in his The Sandman comics. The pilot will star George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri as the two ghost teens, and Kassius Nelson as their friend, the clairvoyant Crystal. (Source: Variety)
- April 14, 2022
- HBO order an 8-episode series for Dead Boy Detectives. (Source: Variety)
- September 22, 2022
- Lukas Gage joins the cast as a trickster character and cat spirit known as the Cat King. (Source: Variety)
- October 12, 2022
- Deadline announce new cast members Michael Beach, Joshua Colley, and Lindsey Gort. Beach is set to play Tragic Mick, a walrus trapped in a human body, Colley will play a teen who can see ghosts, Monty, and Gort will play Maxine, a librarian with a huge secret. (Source: Deadline)
- November 1, 2022
- Caitlin Reilly and Max Jenkins are announced as new cast members. They will play two foul-mouthed sprites named Litty and Kingham. (Source: Variety)
- November 10, 2022
- David Iacono (The Summer I Turned Pretty) is cast as the villainous David the Demon in the series. (Source: Deadline)
- February 24, 2023
- Dead Boy Detectives is moved from HBO Max to Netflix. The reason reported had to do with the series not fitting into James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DCU vision. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
- November 11, 2023
- Netflix release the first trailer for Dead Boy Detectives, which promises a fast paced, fun series full of mystery and suspense. (Source: YouTube)
- March 20, 2024
- Netflix release new first-look images and announce that the first season will be released on April 25, 2024. (Source: Deadline)
- April 3, 2024
- Netflix release a new trailer for Season 1 of Dead Boy Detectives, showing the boys attempt to run their detective agency while hiding from death. (Source: Variety)
- April 25, 2024
- Dead Boy Detectives Season 1 premieres on Netflix.
