{"id":48946,"date":"2024-04-03T17:59:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T15:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2019477"},"modified":"2024-04-03T20:27:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T18:27:13","slug":"neil-gaimans-new-series-dead-boy-detectives-gets-exciting-sandman-cameo","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/neil-gaimans-new-series-dead-boy-detectives-gets-exciting-sandman-cameo\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Gaiman\u2019s new series Dead Boy Detectives gets exciting Sandman cameo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Look who&#8217;s here! <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Louise Griffin\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 03 April 2024 at 15:59 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Fans of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/sandman-season-2-release-date\/\">The Sandman<\/a>, you\u2019re in luck! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/new-on-netflix-uk\/\">Netflix\u2019s<\/a> new series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/dead-boy-detectives-release-date\/\">Dead Boy Detectives<\/a>, based on Neil Gaiman\u2019s story of the same name, has confirmed a very exciting cameo from one of our favourite characters.<\/p>\n<p>Kirby (who was previously known as Kirby Howell-Baptiste) is about to reprise her role as Death in the new series.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the news, The Sandman\u2019s official X account shared a few new shots from the series, with a caption reading: \u201cGet ready to welcome some new faces (and one very familiar one) to the Sandman family in DEAD BOY DETECTIVES, out April 25.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sure enough, that\u2019s Death right there smiling at something \u2013 or someone \u2013 just to the side of camera.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Get ready to welcome some new faces (and one very familiar one) to the Sandman family in DEAD BOY DETECTIVES, out April 25. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/at0RtxNzlA\">pic.twitter.com\/at0RtxNzlA<\/a><\/p>\u2014 The Sandman (@Netflix_Sandman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Netflix_Sandman\/status\/1775531201429639197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Recently chatting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Kirby teased that there are exciting things ahead for Gaiman fans in the Sandman universe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe beauty of The Sandman is that Neil is so heavily involved in The Sandman,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you know, if you\u2019re a fan of The Sandman, I\u2019m sure you are very much a fan of Neil. Neil loves and listens to his fans. And I think that fans will be very, very excited about about the stories that unfold in season 2.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Dead Boy Detectives | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hwJmZ2Ekfbc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>\u201cAnd I guess I could just say that there are more. There are more and there\u2019s a richer array of family dynamics at play in this season. And I think fans will be very, very excited about what we have to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The other shots from the series show our actual dead boys Edwin (George Rexstrew) and Charles (Jayden Revri), as well as psychic Crystal Palace (Kassius Nelson), her neighbour Niko (Yuyu Kitamura) and Thomas the Cat King (Lukas Gage).<\/p> <p>Fans are being spoilt with content ahead of the series\u2019s premiere too, as a new trailer has also been released, giving a glimpse into the exciting new series.<\/p>\n<p>The Dead Boy Detectives were first introduced in a 1991 edition of The Sandman comic and have built up a loyal audience of their own.<\/p>\n<p>But what will they get up to in their own Netflix show? Only time will tell.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dead Boy Detectives will be released on Netflix on 25th April. <a title=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sign up for Netflix from \u00a34.99 a month<\/a>. 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