Dead Boy Detectives Interview: Showrunners Steve Yockey and Beth Schwartz (Netflix)
9Dead Boy Detectives Interview: Showrunners Steve Yockey and Beth Schwartz (Netflix)
RELEASE DATE: April 25, 2024
SHOWRUNNERS: Steve Yockey & Beth Schwartz
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Greg Berlanti, Steve Yockey, Beth Schwartz, Jeremy Carver, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman and Neil Gaiman
KEY CAST: George Rexstrew, Jayden Revri, Kassius Nelson, Jenn Lyon, Briana Cuoco, Ruth Connell, Yuyu Kitamura, Lukas Gage, David Iacono
DIRECTOR(S): Lee Toland Krieger (101), Glen Winter (102 & 108), Cheryl Dunye (103), Andi Armaganian (104), Amanda Tapping (105), Pete Chatmon (106), Richard Speight Jr. (107)
WRITERS: Steve Yockey (101 & 107), Cheech Manohar (102), Shoshana Sachi (102), Kristy Lowrey (103), Ian Weinreich (103), Kristin Layne Tucker (104), Joshua Conkel (104), Jeremy Kaufman (105), Kelli Breslin (105), Ross Maxwell (106), Beth Schwartz (108), Oscar Balderrama (108)
DEVELOPED FOR TELEVISION BY: Steve Yockey
BASED ON: The comic series from Neil Gaiman
SYNOPSIS: Do you have a pesky ghost haunting you? Has a demon stolen your core memories? You may want to ring the Dead Boy Detectives.
Meet Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), "the brains" and "the brawn" behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency. Teenagers born decades apart who find each other only in death, Edwin and Charles are best friends and ghosts... who solve mysteries. They will do anything to stick together – including escaping evil witches, Hell and Death herself. With the help of a clairvoyant named Crystal (Kassius Nelson) and her friend Niko (Yuyu Kitamura), they are able to crack some of the mortal realm's most mystifying paranormal cases.
As part of The Sandman Universe for Netflix and based on the beloved comic series from Neil Gaiman, DEAD BOY DETECTIVES was developed for television by Steve Yockey, who serves as co-showrunner alongside Beth Schwartz and is brought to you by Greg Berlanti. Jeremy Carver and Sarah Schechter also serve as executive producers. The series also stars Jennifer Lyon, Briana Cuoco, Lukas Gage, David Iacono and Ruth Connell.