Before having their own series thanks to Netflix, our favorite Dead Boy Detectives were introduced in season 3 of a DC production.
Dead Boy Detectives is the latest hit series from Netflix. This adaptation of the comic strip by Neil Gaiman, to whom we already owe Sandman on this same platform, takes us to meet Edwin Payne and Charles Rowland, two investigators who solve investigations in the form of ghosts.
They’ll do anything to stay together, including escaping evil witches, hell, and Death himself. Assisted by a psychic named Crystal and her friend Niko, they unravel some of the most intriguing paranormal affairs in the mortal world.
Created by Steve Yockey (Supernatural), Jeremy Carver and Greg Berlanti (Flash, Arrow…), Dead Boy Detectives was once developed for the HBO Max platform under the DC Studios banner before it ended up on Netflix. The series, deliciously fun and slightly gory, was to be presented as a spin-off of Doom Patrol.
Two ghosts and a medium
In September 2021, Doom Patrol fans will discover season 3 of the DC superhero series also derived from Neil Gaiman’s comics. In the 3rd episode, part of the group is taken to the afterlife. To be able to contact them and help them return, Dorothy (Abi Monterey) and Larry (Matt Boomer) call on an agency like no other: the Dead Boy Detectives.
At the time, Charles was played by Sebastian Croft, Edwin by Ty Tennant (David Tennant’s son) and Crystal by Madalyn Horcher. This will be their first and last foray into the Doom Patrol universe. It must be said that the leaders of DC Studios had in mind, at the time, to offer them a spin-off. It will be done, a few weeks later… but with a completely new cast.
The trio will be replaced at short notice, without knowing why, by George Rexstrew, Jayden Revri and Kassius Nelson. After several months of development, and a change at the head of DC Studios, the broadcast rights will finally be sold to Netflix.
Dead Boy Detectivesto discover on Netflix.