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The Sandman is a dark fantasy series produced on Netflix loosely based on Neil Gaiman's DC Comics series of the same name. Allan Heinberg served as showrunner. Gaiman served as executive producer along with David Goyer.[2] The series premiered on August 5, 2022.[1]

The first season adapts Preludes and Nocturnes, The Doll's House (excluding issue #9 "Tales in the Sand") and the first half of Dream Country.

On November 2, 2022, The Sandman was renewed for a second season.[5]

Synopsis[]

There is another world that waits for all of us when we close our eyes and sleep — a place called the Dreaming, where The Sandman, Master of Dreams (Tom Sturridge), gives shape to all of our deepest fears and fantasies. But when Dream is unexpectedly captured and held prisoner for a century, his absence sets off a series of events that will change both the dreaming and waking worlds forever. To restore order, Dream must journey across different worlds and timelines to mend the mistakes he's made during his vast existence, revisiting old friends and foes, and meeting new entities — both cosmic and human — along the way.

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Episodes[]

# Title Adapted from Writer(s) Director Air date
01 "Chapter 1: Sleep of the Just" #1 "Sleep of the Just" Neil Gaiman, David S. Goyer,
Allan Heinberg
Mike Barker August 5, 2022
02 "Chapter 2: Imperfect Hosts" #2 "Imperfect Hosts" Allan Heinberg Jamie Childs
03 "Chapter 3: Dream a Little Dream of Me" #3 "Dream a Little Dream of Me" Jim Campolongo
04 "Chapter 4: A Hope in Hell" #4 "A Hope in Hell"
#5 "Passengers"
Austin Guzman
05 "Chapter 5: 24/7" #6 "24 Hours"
#7 "Sound and Fury"
Ameni Rozsa
06 "Chapter 6: The Sound of Her Wings" #8 "The Sound of Her Wings"
#13 "Men of Good Forture"
#10 "The Doll's House" (in part)
Lauren Bello Mairzee Almas
07 "Chapter 7: The Doll's House" #10 "The Doll's House"
#11 "Moving In"
Heather Bellson Andrés Baiz
08 "Chapter 8: Playing House" #12 "Playing House"
#15 "Into the Night"
Alexander Newman-Wise
09 "Chapter 9: Collectors" #12 "Playing House" (in part)
#14 "Collectors"
Vanessa James Benton Coralie Fargeat
10 "Chapter 10: Lost Hearts" #14 "Collectors" (in part)
#16 "Lost Hearts"
Jay Franklin Louise Hooper
11 "Chapter 11: Dream of a Thousand Cats/Calliope" #18 "A Dream of a Thousand Cats"
#17 "Calliope"
Catherine Smyth-McMullen Hisko Hulsing
Louise Hooper
August 19, 2022[4]

Development[]

  • On July 1, 2019, The Sandman received an 10-episode series order from Netflix.[2]
  • The series was slated to start filming at the end of May 2020 but production was delayed amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
    • During this time, Audible released an audiobook version of The Sandman (starring James McAvoy) with Neil Gaiman narrating almost every single chapter (with "Tales in the Sand" as the exception since it's a standalone story where no one from the regular cast performs, save for the announcer).
  • The series was set resumed production around October 2020.[13] Following this, it was announced that filming for the series began on October 15, 2020.[7]
  • On August 19, 2022, it was announced that an additional episode would be released, and serve as an adaptation of the seventeenth and eighteenth issues of the comic.[4]
  • On November 29, 2023, in celebration of the anniversary of the comic's release, it was announced that production for the second season had resumed.[14]

Trivia[]

  • Unlike the graphic novels, the series is set in modern day, in the year 2021.[15]
  • When it was first announced, Gaiman stated the gender of The Sandman could also be up for debate.[15]
  • Several actors in the series also portrayed characters in the Sandman Audible version:

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