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April 20 – April 26, 2024
Sandman Universe begins: Gaiman comics come to life in ‘Dead Boy Detectives’ BY DANA SIMPSON Worlds collide in Netflix’s newest series, “Dead Boy Detec-
with art by Matt Wagner and Malcolm Jones III), the spectral
newly dead Charles, known as “the Brawn,” work together to
tives,” premiering on the streamer Thursday, April 25. Not only
pair have since appeared in several of Gaiman’s comic book
solve crimes, hauntings and other various sinister phenomena.
does the series blend original comic book media with television
issues, including two “Children’s Crusade” annuals and their
And they truly are best friends, despite the generation gap.
— which has previously been done in shows such as CW’s
own four-issue miniseries called “Sandman Presents: Dead Boy
“They will do anything to stick together — including escap-
“The Flash,” Netflix/Marvel’s “Jessica Jones” and, of course,
Detectives” by Ed Brubaker (“Too Old to Die Young”) and Bry-
ing evil witches, Hell, and Death herself,” reads the Netflix plot
the AMC sensation “The Walking Dead,” to name a few
an Talbot (“Alice in Sunderland”).
synopsis. “With the help of a clairvoyant named Crystal [Kas-
among many — but it also brings together some of the greatest minds and talents working in television today. Based on the fictional crime-solving duo created for DC Comics by British master of fantasy Neil Gaiman (“Good
“Charles was more or less me as a boy,” Gaiman told
sius Nelson, “Hollyoaks”] and her friend Niko [Yuyu Kitamura,
Netflix’s Tudum while explaining his personal connection to the
“Expats”], they are able to crack some of the mortal realm’s
pair that was originally a simple side story. “I loved writing him
most mystifying paranormal cases.”
and Edwin, and was proud to send them out into the world.”
Joining the core four in their adventures in the Sandman Uni-
Omens”), the series, which refers to itself as “a Netflix supernat-
Given that the pair of phantom investigators has been
verse are Caitlin Reilly (“Hacks”) as Litty, Briana Cuoco (“The
ural series” in the trailer, comes from Kelli Breslin, the producer
involved in several storylines since their April 1991 print cre-
Flight Attendant”) as Jenny Green, Lukas Gage (“Euphoria”)
behind “You,” and Steve Yockney, the creator of HBO’s “The
ation, Netflix’s “Dead Boy Detectives” acts simultaneously as a
as Cat King, Max Jenkins (“Dead to Me”) as Kingham, David
Flight Attendant” and a former producer on the much-loved
coming out party and as somewhat of a reimagining of Edwin
Iacono (“The Summer I Turned Pretty”) as David the Demon and
series “Supernatural.”
and Charles’ original story.
Ruth Connell (“Supernatural”) as Night Nurse.
As far as the show’s leading dramatis personae are con-
Presented as children in the source material, Netflix’s Dead
When discussing the concept behind the Dead Boy Detec-
cerned, the Dead Boy Detectives are comprised of two ghosts:
Boys have been given new life (on screen, anyway) as young
tives and their agency of the same name, Gaiman told Tudum:
Charles Rowland and Edwin Payne, played by “The Lodge’s”
men. According to Tudum, although Edwin and Charles are
“Who amongst us can honestly say that if we were hanging
Jayden Revri and new talent George Rexstrew, respectively.
“dead and born decades apart, they’ve chosen to remain on
around the Earth as a ghost, we wouldn’t want to start a detec-
First introduced to Gaiman’s Sandman Universe by way of the
Earth and use their powers for good.” What this means is: old-
tive agency? I think what fans responded to the most was their
“Season of Mists” storyline in “Sandman No. 25” (an issue
timey ghost Edwin, known as “the Brains,” and the much more
good-heartedness and dedication.”
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