By Boris S
– Published on May 5, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Did the ending of Dead Boy Detectives confuse you? We explain to you how season 1 of the Netflix series ends!
Co-created by two screenwriters from supernatural (Steve Yockey and Jeremy Carver) and legendary producer Greg Berlanti (Arrow, The Flash, You) Dead Boy Detectives landed on Netflix on April 25. As its title suggests, the series follows the story of two dead investigators, Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), who became best friends. Their investigations into the borders of the paranormal lead them to face all kinds of evil creatures.
This unsuspected link between Dead Boy Detectives and another Netflix series
Adapted from a graphic novel, the series Dead Boy Detectives is taken from the homonymous saga published by DC Comics. Edwin Payne and Charles Rowland’s father Matt Wagner (Mage) and a certain Neil Gaiman. A prolific author, the latter has a CV as long as his arm. Much of his work has been adapted for the big and small screen. Let us mention in particular Stardust, Coraline, Good Omens… And Sandman.
Dead Boy Detectives allows itself a little nod to the adaptation of the comic cycle published in the 90s, also available on Netflix. The fine sleuths will no doubt have recognized that the two fictions have characters in common. It is The death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) and Despair (Donna Preston). If a crossover were to be developed between the two programs, perhaps things should be clarified now on the end of Dead Boy Detectives.
Did you understand the ending of Dead Boy Detectives?
The finale of Dead Boy Detectives opens while Crystal regains her memory and understands having been a mean person. As she decides to return to London to right the wrongs of the past, Esther takes the detectives hostage, hoping to steal Edwin’s power with her evil machine that transforms pain into power. To free them, Crystal and Niko seek help from the king of cats. The latter reveals to them the dark past of the witch. His story reveals in particular that Esther gets her immortality from the primordial goddess Lilith.
A merciless fight begins during which Niko sacrifices himself to save Crystal. The latter triumphs over the witch by invoking Lilith. For his part, Charles manages to kill Esther’s snakes while making her age. Upset by Niko’s death, the detectives decide to return to London and offer to Crystal to join their agency. A surprising package awaits them at their offices. From the package emerges the red-haired secretary from the office of lost people with her superior. Coming to take the boys with her, the latter finally gives authorization to the detectives to continue their investigations into the world of the living and orders his assistant to help them. The last minutes of the episode suggest that Niko is not really dead…
Will Dead Boy Detectives have a season 2?
Interviewed by the magazine VarietySteve Yockey confirms that Niko is still alive : “I would say that no matter where she is, she will have to travel a long way before she can return to her family”. And after ? Can we already talk abouta season 2? In an interview with the media Deadline, Beth Schwartz and Steve Yockey say they are ready to develop a sequel.
The co-creator of the series confides that she consciously “concluded season 1 specifically so that it sets up what would be season 2″. “All the characters return to London and the agency has expanded, she emphasizes. And we’re really excited about all the fun and new dynamics we could explore in a sequel.” For his part, Steve Yockey teases having “already had some really cool discussions about what season 2 could be”. All eyes are on the teams the Netflix platform From now on !
