Dead Boy Detectives spin-off series ordered

HBO Max has just ordered Dead Boy Detectives to series. The horror series is based on the world of DC’s The Sandman by Neil Gaiman and the Dead Boy Detectives comics.

The eight-part series is a ghost story that explores loss, grief, and death. It follows a pair of ghostly detectives as they investigate murders related to the supernatural. It is told through the perspective of Edwin Payne and Charles Rowland, two dead British teenagers, and their alive friend, Crystal Palace. These characters recently appeared in HBO Max’s Doom Patrol.

The upcoming series has George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri playing Edwin Payne, and Charles Rowland. The cast also includes Kassius Nelson, Briana Cuoco, Ruth Connell, Yuyu Kitamura, and Jenn Lyon.

Lee Toland Krieger is directing the pilot episode and is serving as an executive producer on the pilot with David Madden. Steve Yockey, who wrote the pilot episode, will be doubling up as the series showrunner as well. He will also be serving as an executive producer on the show with Jeremy Carver, Greg Berlanti, and Sarah Schechter. 

Berlanti Productions is producing the project with Warner Bros Television.