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The trailer for this year’s coolest, queerest show is here and we’re already under its spell

The trailer for this year’s coolest, queerest show is here and we’re already under its spell

Lukas Gage in Dead Boy Detectives
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Sandman and Buffy fans take note, Dead Boy Detectives is about to be your new obsession.

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Lukas Gage in Dead Boy Detectives

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Is there a big, giant Buffy or Supernatural hole in your heart? Good news, because it’s about to be filled by Dead Boy Detectives, and the full trailer is finally here!

The Netflix series is set in the world of Sandman by Neil Gaiman and from the creator of The Flight Attendant (Steve Yockey), so you know it’s going to be creative, queer, and highly addictive. Plus, the gay internet’s boyfriend, Lukas Gage, is out here sewing gay chaos and seducing one of the leads. What more do you want?

For the uninitiated, Dead Boy Detectives follows Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), who serve as the “the brains” and “the brawn,” respectively, behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency. These deceased teenagers, born decades apart, somehow found each other in death, became besties, and did what any self-respecting clever ghost would do — start solving supernatural mysteries. It’s a great gig if you can get it, but things get a lot more complicated when a clairvoyant named Crystal (Kassius Nelson) and her friend Niko (Yuyu Kitamura) both — gasp — living, to find their way into their (after)lives and business.

Oh yes, this is going to be fun! It’s also weird, wonderful, charming, and very, very queer. Keep scrolling for photos from the season, which drops exclusively on Netflix April 25, and check out the full trailer below too!

DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. George Rexstrew as Edwin Payne in episode 6 of DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Cr. Ed Araquel/Netflix \u00a9\u00a02023

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DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Briana Cuoco as Jenny Green in episode 3 of DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix \u00a9 2023

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DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. (L to R) Kassius Nelson as Crystal Palace, Yuyu Kitamura as Niko Sasaki, George Rexstrew as Edwin Payne, and Jayden Revri as Charles Rowland in episode 3 of DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix \u00a9 2023

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DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. (L to R) Yuyu Kitamura as Niko Sasaki and Kassius Nelson as Crystal Palace in episode 4 of DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix \u00a9 2023

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DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Kassius Nelson as Crystal Palace in episode 5 of DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Cr. Ed Araquel/Netflix \u00a9\u00a02023

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DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. (L to R) Jayden Revri as Charles Rowland and Kassius Nelson as Crystal Palace in episode 5 of DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Cr. Ed Araquel/Netflix \u00a9\u00a02023

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DEAD BOY DETECTIVES.  Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death in episode 1 of DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix \u00a9 2023

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DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. (L to R) Jayden Revri as Charles Rowland and George Rexstrew as Edwin Payne in episode 2 of DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Cr. Ed Araquel/Netflix \u00a9\u00a02023

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DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Jenn Lyon as Esther Finch in episode 1 of DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Cr. David Bukach/Netflix \u00a9\u00a02023

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DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Joshua Colley as Monty in episode 3 of DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Cr. Ed Araquel/Netflix \u00a9\u00a02023

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in episode 1 of DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix \u00a9 2023

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Briana Cuoco; Yuyu Kitamura in dead boy detectives

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DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Lukas Gage as Thomas The Cat King in episode 2 of DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix \u00a9 2023

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'Dead Boy Detectives' premieres on Netflix April 25 watch the trailer below.

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Rachel Shatto, Editor in Chief of PRIDE.com, is an SF Bay Area-based writer, podcaster, and former editor of Curve magazine, where she honed her passion for writing about social justice and sex (and their frequent intersection). Her work has appeared on Dread Central, Elite Daily, Tecca, and Joystiq. She's a GALECA member and she podcasts regularly about horror on the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network. She can’t live without cats, vintage style, video games, drag queens, or the Oxford comma.

Rachel Shatto, Editor in Chief of PRIDE.com, is an SF Bay Area-based writer, podcaster, and former editor of Curve magazine, where she honed her passion for writing about social justice and sex (and their frequent intersection). Her work has appeared on Dread Central, Elite Daily, Tecca, and Joystiq. She's a GALECA member and she podcasts regularly about horror on the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network. She can’t live without cats, vintage style, video games, drag queens, or the Oxford comma.