HBO Max Orders Neil Gaiman's DEAD BOY DETECTIVES To Series
HBO Max has officially ordered its adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Dead Boy Detectives to series. They ordered a pilot episode seven months ago and they’ve apparently liked what they’ve seen from it and they want to move forward.
The story will explore “loss, grief, and death through the lens of Edwin Payne and Charles Rowland, two dead British teenagers, and their very alive friend, Crystal Palace. So, it’s a lot like a vintage detective series — only darker and on acid.” It’s explained that “Charles and Edwin “decided not to enter the afterlife in order to stay on earth and investigate crimes involving the supernatural.”
The series stars George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri as Dead Boy Detectives Edwin Payne and Charles Rowland, and Kassius Nelson (Last Night in Soho) as Crystal Palace. Additional cast members include Briana Cuoco (The Flight Attendant) as Jenny the Butcher, Ruth Connell (Supernatural) as the Night Nurse, Yuyu Kitamura (The Expatriates) as Niko, and Jenn Lyon (Claws) as Esther.
The series comes from The Flight Attendant creator Steve Yockey and Doom Patrol creator Jeremy Carver and it will consist of eight episodes. Yockey wrote the pilot episode and serves as showrunner. He executive produces alongside Carver, Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter. The pilot was directed by Lee Toland Krieger.
Source: Deadline