Comic book adaptations are everywhere these days, from the Morbius movie to Locke & Key and Moon Knight. HBO Max is joining the fun with their upcoming series adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s DC comic “Dead Boy Detectives.”
The eight-episode first season “follows a pair of ghostly detectives as they investigate murders related to the supernatural,” according to The Wrap.
The comic centers on two dead teens, Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine, who, rather than enter the afterlife, stay on Earth to become detectives investigating crimes involving the paranormal and the supernatural.
George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri star as the lead characters. Edwin Payne also stars along with Charles Rowland, and Kassius Nelson. Steve Yockey (“The Flight Attendant”) wrote the pilot and will serve as showrunner.
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Created by writer Gaiman and artists Matt Wagner and Malcolm Jones III, the “Dead Boy Detectives” characters made their first appearance in “The Sandman” #25 in April of 1991. Fans of HBO Max’s “Doom Patrol” will remember that the main characters from “Dead Boy Detectives” made an appearance this season (pictured).
“I’ve been obsessed with this comic for a long time, so it’s a true passion project,” Yockey said. “And Jeremy, Berlanti Productions, DC, WBTV, HBO Max — they’re all encouraging me to run with every wild, bizarre, and unsettling choice. The result is going to be really dark fun.”
We’ll keep you posted.
