Set in universe of The Sandman, the present follows a pair of non secular sleuths. 

Netflix have dropped the primary teaser for Lifeless Boy Detectives, a collection primarily based on the DC Comics characters created by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner.

The comedy-drama follows a pair of younger sleuths, Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine. Selecting to not go on to the afterlife, the pair decide to unravel supernatural crimes on Earth as an alternative.

Whereas initially arrange at Max, the present shifted to the streamer after James Gunn and Peter Safran’s arrival and subsequent shakeup of the DC Comedian universe at Warner Bros. Nonetheless, with the pair first debuting in an version of The Sandman, shifting to Netflix looks like a pure match.

To that finish, Neil Gaiman has confirmed that the present takes place in the identical fictional universe as The Sandman tv collection. Can we sniff the potential for a supernatural crossover occasion?

The synopsis for Lifeless Boy Detectives asks:

“Do you may have a pesky ghost haunting you? Has a demon stolen your core recollections? It’s possible you’ll wish to ring the Lifeless Boy Detectives. Meet Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), ‘the brains’ and ‘the brawn’ behind the Lifeless Boy Detectives company. Youngsters born a long time aside who discover one another solely in dying, Edwin and Charles are finest buddies and ghosts… who remedy mysteries. They may do something to stay collectively – together with escaping evil witches, Hell and Dying herself. With the assistance of a clairvoyant named Crystal (Kassius Nelson) and her buddy Niko (Yuyu Kitamura), they’re able to crack a few of the mortal realm’s most mystifying paranormal circumstances.”

The forged additionally consists of Jenn Lyon, Briana Cuoco, Ruth Connell, Lukas Gage, David Iacono, and Joshua Colley.

Lifeless Boy Detectives has been developed for tv by Steve Yockey (The Flight Attendant, Supernatural). Yockey can be the showrunner and govt produces with Beth Schwartz. Different Govt Producers embody Greg Berlanti, Jeremy Carver, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman and Neil Gaiman.

The present will runs for eight episodes, with the premiere date nonetheless to be introduced.

For extra on the present’s background, there’s loads of data on The Mary Sue.