Neil Gaiman's Dead Boy Detectives is headed to HBO Max

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The ghostly teens previously appeared on season 3 of Doom Patrol

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Dead Boy Detectives, based on the DC characters by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner, has been given a series order from HBO Max.

According to Variety, the show is described as a ghost story that "explores loss, grief, and death through the lens of Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), two dead British teenagers, and their very alive friend, Crystal Palace (Kassius Nelson)."

The characters popped up in season 3 of HBO Max's Doom Patrol and were originally played by Sebastian Croft and Ty Tennant. A series was announced months later, having been ordered to pilot by HBO Max. 

An adaptation of Gaiman's novel American Gods had a three-season run on Starz,  with a series based on Good Omens airing on Amazon Prime just a few years after. Gaiman's Anansi Boys is currently in production at Amazon, with Netflix planning to adapt The Sandman into a full series.

Lauren Milici
Lauren Milici
Senior Entertainment Writer

Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ based in New York City. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent's Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.