‘Dead Boy Detectives’ Bosses On Developing New Netflix Series Within ‘The Sandman’ Universe, Their Idea Of Hell (Literally) & Potential Season 2
26.04.2024 - 17:01
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SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the entirety of Season 1 of Dead Boy Detectives.
As it turns out, even ghosts have problems.
Netflix‘s Dead Boy Detectives, an adaptation of the comics by Neil Gaiman, follows two mischievous teenage ghosts who have not crossed over into any afterlife and instead are operating a detective agency out of London that helps their fellow phantoms with their many troubles. In Season 1, the boys find themselves trapped in a sleepy Pacific Northwest town after following a case there.
But once the ghosts in Port Townsend find out the Dead Boy Detectives are in town, there’s a line out the door for their help.
Along the way, they also recruit two humans, Crystal and Niko — who they’d also happened to save from their own paranormal woes. As the group begin working their way through the cases in Port Townsend, they realize the town is much less sleepy than they originally thought.
From a witch with a vengeance (and a taste for young girls) to a tortured father who murders his family on a loop until they’re freed to Lilith herself, the detective agency seemingly encounters everything in that small town. By Episode 7, Charles (Jayden Revri) even treks into Hell to save his partner, Edwin (George Rexstrew).
“I’ve said from the beginning that we were trying to make The Hardy Boys on acid,” showrunner Steve Yockey told Deadline
Yockey and co-showrunner Beth Schwartz spoke with Deadline about the developing Dead Boy Detectives, Charles’ journey into Hell, a potential Season 2, and more. Read the interview below.
DEADLINE: How did you start developing Dead Boy Detectives?
STEVE YOCKEY: In high school, I was addicted to The Sandman, and I discovered Dead Boy Detectives at a period where I