HBO Max Drops DC Drama 'Dead Boy Detectives' To Netflix

by Outsiders
February 24, 2023

HBO Max has decided to sell the streaming rights of the DC drama Dead Boy Detectives to Netflix. The deal comes a year after the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed streamer gave the green light to series order.

Warner Bros. Television producers shopped the series to other sources after the series didn't fit into the new chapter of content that DC executives James Gunn and Peter Safran are building. It is also said that HBO Max wouldn't be able to market the series until 2024 and allowed producers to shop the series elsewhere.

From Emmy(R) nominee Steve Yockey ("The Flight Attendant"), "Doom Patrol's" Jeremy Carver, Berlanti Productions, and Warner Bros. Television, DEAD BOY DETECTIVES is an eight-episode horror detective series born from DC's "The Sandman" and "Dead Boy Detectives" comics. It's a fresh take on a ghost story that explores loss, grief, and death through the lens of Edwin Payne and Charles Rowland, two dead British teenagers, and their very alive friend, Crystal Palace. So, it's a lot like a vintage detective series - only darker and on acid.

Steve Yockey ("The Flight Attendant," "Supernatural," "Doom Patrol") wrote the pilot episode of DEAD BOY DETECTIVES and serves as showrunner. Yockey, Jeremy Carver ("Doom Patrol," "Supernatural"), Greg Berlanti ("You," "The Flash"), and Sarah Schechter ("The Flight Attendant," "You") are executive producers on the series. Lee Toland Krieger ("Superman & Lois," upcoming "Green Lantern") directed the pilot episode and also served as an executive producer on the pilot alongside David Madden ("Superman & Lois"). Based on characters created for DC by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner, the series is produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Yockey, Carver, Berlanti Productions, and Krieger are all under overall deals with WBTV.

George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri ("The Lodge") star as Dead Boy Detectives Edwin Payne (Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Revri), and Kassius Nelson ("Last Night in Soho," "Hollyoaks") star as Crystal Palace. Additional series stars include Briana Cuoco ("The Flight Attendant," "Harley Quinn") as Jenny the Butcher, Ruth Connell ("Supernatural") as the Night Nurse (reprising her role from the "Dead Patrol" episode of "Doom Patrol"), Yuyu Kitamura ("The Expatriates") as Niko, and Jenn Lyon ("Claws," "Justified") as Esther.

Source: Variety

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BigGMonsterMan - 2024-04-04 @ 12:49 am

On 3/20/2024 at 5:27 PM, Shrief said:
What's with the spin offs ??

Based on their own DC comics.

https://www.dc.com/characters/dead-boy-detectives

Outsiders - 2024-04-03 @ 11:54 pm

Shrief - 2024-03-21 @ 12:27 am

What's with the spin offs ??

Outsiders - 2024-03-21 @ 12:21 am

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. 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 can crack some of the mortal realms most mystifying paranormal cases.

As part of The Sandman Universe for Netflix and based on the beloved comic series from Neil Gaiman, DEAD BOY DETECTIVES was developed for television by Steve Yockey, who serves as co-showrunner alongside Beth Schwartz, and is brought to you by Greg Berlanti. Jeremy Carver and Sarah Schechter also serve as executive producers. The series also stars Kassius Nelson, Briana Cuoco, Yuyu Kitamura, Ruth Connell, and Jenn Lyon.

Dead Boy Detectives premieres on Netflix on April 25th, 2024

Outsiders - 2023-11-12 @ 12:47 am

The initial teaser trailer for Netflix's new Sandman spin-off series, Dead Boy Detectives, has been unveiled. The teaser reintroduces viewers to the two deceased boys, Edwin Payne and Charles Rowland, who have chosen to remain on Earth as ghosts and pursue a career as paranormal investigators. The lively preview showcases the spectral duo's unique abilities and offers a glimpse into the mysteries they will be tasked with solving. Additionally, they will receive assistance from a medium named Crystal Palace.

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. 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 realms most mystifying paranormal cases.

Satam - 2023-02-26 @ 6:47 pm

17 hours ago, Outsiders said:
I think it comes down to if DC executives James Gunn and Peter Safran didn't mention it during their big announcement. It means that DC and/or HBO Max will not touch it.

Yeah, I know. They didn't mention Dead Boy Detectives in their announcement, either, and this news almost gives me hope, but Young Justice is probably dead.

Outsiders - 2023-02-26 @ 1:11 am

8 hours ago, Satam said:
I keep waiting for news that Young Justice is heading to Netflix, but I sincerely doubt that's going to happen.

I think it comes down to if DC executives James Gunn and Peter Safran didn't mention it during their big announcement. It means that DC and/or HBO Max will not touch it.

Satam - 2023-02-25 @ 4:39 pm

10 hours ago, Goldbug said:
then why not do that to the ones they canceled!?
I am not interested in this one at all

I keep waiting for news that Young Justice is heading to Netflix, but I sincerely doubt that's going to happen.

Goldbug - 2023-02-25 @ 6:06 am

then why not do that to the ones they canceled!?

I am not interested in this one at all

Outsiders - 2023-02-25 @ 12:50 am

Warner Bros. Television producers shopped the series to other sources after the series didn't fit into the new chapter of content that DC executives James Gunn and Peter Safran are building. It is also said that HBO Max wouldn't be able to market the series until 2024 and allowed producers to shop the series elsewhere.

Source: Variety

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