Netflix’s Sandman Universe got a ghoulish expansion this week with the premiere of Dead Boy Detectives. We sat down with the stars George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri to dive into the series.

The supernatural mystery follows Edwin Payne and Charles Rowland, ghosts and best friends who run a paranormal detective agency. 

“Edwin is extremely formulaic,” Rexstrew said of his character. “He’s methodical. He thinks everything through. He devises the plan. And then he hands the bottle to Charles and Charles does the throwing.”

“Charles is the complete opposite,” Revri added. “He’s very spontaneous, doesn’t go by the rules or the plan. He just turns up and does whatever feels right at the moment.”

The duo play ghosts in Dead Boy Detectives. But the magical world of the series and their investigations brings them in contact with a ton of other supernatural entities. When asked what other creature they’d like a chance to play, Rexstrew said, “I’d love to be a Sprite with Jayden. But I wouldn’t want to be trapped in a jar with him.”

“That’s a show in itself, me and you trapped in a jar together,” Revri joked. “I would be Monty, just so I could be Esther’s pet. No explanation needed, Jenn [Lyon]’s incredible.”

Check out our full interview below to learn about Edwin’s biggest modern misunderstanding, Charles’ 80s influences, and the pair’s favorite monsters from the season. Plus, see what Rexstrew says that makes Revri do a literal spit take.

About Dead Boy Detectives

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 Jenn Lyon, Briana Cuoco, Lukas Gage, David Iacono and Ruth Connell.

You can stream Dead Boy Detectives now on Netflix.

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