Nearly two years after The Sandman premiered on Netflix, the fantastical universe has been expanded with its first spin-off, Dead Boy Detectives. Based on the comics by Neil Gaiman, the new series follows Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), a pair of ghost BFFs who solve mysteries on behalf of spirits with unfinished business on Earth, all while evading Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) before she can drag them to the afterlife. With the help of psychic Crystal Palace (Kassius Nelson) and their new friend Niko Sasaki (Yuyu Kitamura), the teen detectives must face their own demons—metaphorical and literal—in order to stay together and continue doing good for souls who are stuck in limbo.
The series that premiered on April 25 balances fun, coming-of-age antics and a lovely friendship at its helm with the fantasy-horror elements that have become a trademark of Netflix's Sandman-verse. Throughout the season, the foursome face everything from a petty witch out for revenge to jock ghosts that may not be the "nice guys" they first appear to be to making a desperate dash to break Edwin out of Hell.
