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Always bet on Neil Gaiman.
The above bromide might seem a bit flimsy and superfluous (if not downright obvious), but nevertheless ye olde scribbler of pop culture words stands by it on the basis of one word: Sandman. When prolific British scribe Neil Gaiman first burst onto the scene in a big and significant way, it was courtesy of his DC/Vertigo smash comic book series Sandman, which was a dusted off and very dark spin on a variety of long-running characters within the DC Universe proper who at one time or another took on that moniker. Fresh, taut and always thought provoking, this comic book effort set the bar mighty high for what the comic medium could produce and it ultimately came as no surprise that Gaiman parlayed that deserved success into other comics, books and movies over the ensuing years. One of those projects which he co-created with Sandman Mystery Theater writer Matt Wagner was an intriguing DC funny book called Dead Boy Detectives, and that’s the subject matter of this very article you now hold in your hands, Dear and Constant Reader.
According to our Wesley Dodds gas mask-wearing muchachos over at the dreamy Hollywood Reporter, HBO Max is rolling the dice on a new series set to be based off of the Gaiman/Wagner collaboration Dead Boy Detectives.
Dead Boy Detectives, per the upcoming series logline, is meant to be “a fresh take on a ghost story that explores loss, grief, and death through the lens of Edwin Payne and Charles Rowland…and their very alive friend, Crystal Palace. It’s a lot like a vintage detective series – only darker and on acid.”
Set to essay the roles of the titular deceased detectives Edwin and Charles are thespians extraordinaire George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri, with Kassius Nelson of Last Night in Soho fame taking on the role of Crystal Palace. The Flight Attendant mastermind Steve Yockey will act as showrunner for the new show which will be haunting us courtesy of Warner Bros. TV and Berlanti Productions.
“We are excited to be expanding further into the DC Universe with Steve, Jeremy (Carver) and the Berlanti team with this thrilling new spin on a detective series,” exhorted HBO Max Big Wheel Sarah Aubrey. “We were fascinated by the world of the Dead Boy Detectives that Steve and Jeremy first introduced in Doom Patrol and cannot wait to follow the supernatural sleuths in the lurid mysteries to come.”
As noted – and in a renewed effort by new Warner’s and DC overseers Discovery to carefully mine the rich content of the DC Comics 80+ year old library – this series has threads into another successful TV series translation of a popular comic book, The Doom Patrol, and will even feature Ruth Connell’s character of Night Nurse which the actress first took on in Doom Patrol. It’s all about synergy in this day and age, Ladies and Gents…
Dead Boy Detectives looks to be an exciting jam, and we’ll keep all of you Neil Gaiman fans updated on release dates and other bits of news on the show as they come rolling into us!
