Netflix has finally dropped the full Dead Boy Detectives trailer for its newest supernatural fantasy comedy based on another one of Neil Gaiman’s graphic novel series.
The video highlights the titular duo’s action-packed adventures as they help ghosts resolve their mysteries. It also teases the appearance of Kirby Howell-Baptiste’s Death, confirming the show’s connection with Netflix’s The Sandman series. The live-action adaptation starts streaming on April 25.
Check out the Dead Boy Detectives trailer below (watch more trailers):
What is Dead Boy Detectives about?
“Do you have a pesky ghost haunting you? Has a demon stolen your core memories? You may want to ring the Dead Boy Detectives,” reads the synopsis. “Meet Edwin Payne and Charles Rowland, ‘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 and her friend Niko, they are able to crack some of the mortal realm’s most mystifying paranormal cases.”
Based on the DC characters created by Gaiman and Matt Wagner, The Dead Boy Detectives is written and executive produced by Steve Yockey (The Flight Attendant). The series stars George Rexstrew as Edwin Payne, Jayden Revri as Charles Rowland, Kassius Nelson as Crystal Palace, Yuyu Kitamura as Niko, Jenn Lyon as Esther, Briana Cuoco as Jenny the Butcher, Ruth Connell as the Night Nurse, Michael Beach as Tragic Mick, Lukas Gage as Cat King, Joshua Colley as Monty, and David Iacono as David the Demon.
The adaptation is executive produced by Jeremey Carver, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Lee Toland Krieger, and David Madden. It is a production by Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television. The titular characters first appeared in Gaiman’s The Sandman comics in 1991.
