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‘Dead Boy Detectives’ HBO Max Pilot Sets Main Cast (EXCLUSIVE)
Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Dead Boy Detectives” pilot at HBO Max has found its main cast, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.George Rexstrew, Jayden Revri (“The Lodge”), and Kassius Nelson (“Last Night in Soho,” “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”) will star in the three lead roles. Rexstrew is a recent graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and “Dead Boy Detectives” would mark his onscreen debut.Based on the DC Comics characters created by Neil Gaiman, the one-hour series would follow the Dead Boy Detectives — Charles Rowland (Revri) and Edwin Paine (Rexstrew) — who decided not to enter the afterlife in order to stay on earth and investigate crimes involving the supernatural.
