Dead Boy Detectives

Image: NetflixLOGLINE: Orion seems a lot like your average elementary school kid—shy, unassuming, harboring a secret crush. But underneath his seemingly normal exterior, Orion is a ball of adolescent anxiety, completely consumed by irrational fears of bees, dogs, the ocean, cellphone waves, murderous gutter clowns, even falling off a cliff. But of all his fears, the thing he’s the most afraid of is what he confronts on a nightly basis: the dark. So when the literal embodiment of his worst fear pays a visit, Dark whisks…

Earlier in the year, it was reported that Warner Bros. Discovery had successfully sold off its upcoming comic book show Dead Boy Detectives over to Netflix. During this weekend’s Geeked Week event, the streamer showed off the first trailer for the show, and the young sleuths duo looks they’ll be getting up to some pretty fun adventures. V. E. Schwab on Her New Fantasy Series, Anime, and Book Recommendations | io9 Interview (Part 2)Based on characters created by Matt Wagner and Neil Gaiman, and now technically a spinoff of…

Image: Mark Buckingham/Vertigo ComicsThe merger of Warner Bros. and Discovery didn’t just lead to several cancellations, it also put several shows in limbo. Because WB Discovery still remains focused on recouping money, the corporation is attempting to license out its stuff to other distributors, and that includes in-progress series like Batman: Caped Crusader.Another of those shows is Dead Boy Detectives, which was announced last year before the merger finalized and originally slated for HBO Max. Per the Hollywood…