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Dead Boy Detectives: Kassius Nelson, Yuyu Kitamura on "Sandman" Series

Dead Boy Detectives stars Kassius Nelson (Crystal) and Yuyu Kitamura (Niko) spoke with Bleeding Cool about "The Sandman" Universe series.

With Steve Yockey's (The Flight Attendant) & Beth Schwartz's ("Arrowverse") live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman & Matt Wagner's Dead Boy Detectives currently streaming on Netflix, we've been sharing conversations we had with the show's cast & creators – beginning yesterday with our interview with Yockey & Schwartz. On Saturday, we will be sharing what George Rexstrew (Edwin Payne) and Jayden Revri (Charles Rowland) had to say during our one-on-one – but for this go-around, we had a chance to speak with Kassius Nelson (Crystal Palace) and Yuyu Kitamura (Niko Sasaki).

In the eight-episode "Sandman Universe" series, Edwin Payne (Rexstrew) and Rowland (Revri) are two teenagers who find each other in death – and who will do anything to stick together. Of course, that means outrunning evil witches, Hell… and yes, even Death herself. Joined by clairvoyant Crystal Palace (Nelson), the trio works together to crack some of our realm's most mystifying paranormal cases – before, you know, things get really, really ugly. Of course, let's not forget Niko (Kitamura), whose ability to see ghosts (stemming from a close call with Death) and investigation & reading comprehension skills (learned from watching "Scooby-Doo" and reading lots of manga) prove a unique asset to the agency.

In the following video interview, Nelson & Kitamura discuss what it was like filming the Netflix series, how things changed once Netflix came on board and the series became an official "The Sandman" Universe series, making sure that Dead Boy Detectives had its own unique identity, and what they want viewers to take away from what we're hoping will be the first of many seasons:

Based on characters created for DC by Gaiman and Wagner, the series stars George Rexstrew, Jayden Revri, Kassius Nelson, Jenn Lyon, Briana Cuoco, Yuyu Kitamura, Ruth Connell, Lukas Gage, and David Iacono. Now, here's a look back at the first official teaser for Netflix's Dead Boy Detectives – currently streaming:

Do you have a pesky ghost haunting you? Has a demon stolen your core memories? You may want to ring the Dead Boy Detectives. Meet Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), "the brains" and "the brawn" behind the Dead Boy Detectives agency. Teenagers born decades apart who find each other only in death, Edwin and Charles are best friends and ghosts… who solve mysteries. They will do anything to stick together – including escaping evil witches, Hell and Death herself. With the help of a clairvoyant named Crystal (Kassius Nelson) and her friend Niko (Yuyu Kitamura), they are able to crack some of the mortal realm's most mystifying paranormal cases.

As part of The Sandman Universe for Netflix and based on the beloved comic series from Gaiman, Dead Boy Detectives was developed for television by Steve Yockey, who wrote the first episode and serves as showrunner alongside Beth Schwartz as co-showrunner. Greg Berlanti, Yockey, Schwartz, Jeremy Carver, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, and Gaiman serve as executive producers of the series from Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television. Lee Toland Krieger directed & executive-produced the first episode.

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