The dream continues: The Sandman renewed at Netflix for continuation!
After months of speculation about whether The Sandman would be renewed at Netflix, today, the streaming giant finally put our worries to rest by confirming that the dream continues! More episodes of Neil Gaiman’s magnum opus have been ordered.
The confirmation comes after an accidental leak on Wednesday by DC Comics’ official Twitter page alerted fans of a possible renewal. The since-deleted tweet read, “The dream continues. The Sandman will return with new episodes based on multiple volumes of the Neil Gaiman graphic novel to explore even more stories of the Endless.”
In a statement, creator Neil Gaiman said, “Millions upon millions of people have welcomed and watched and loved The Sandman on Netflix, from established Sandman fans to people who were simply curious, and then became obsessed with the Lord of Dreams, his family and their goings-on. It gives me unbelievable pleasure to say that, working with Netflix and Warner Bros., Allan Heinberg, David Goyer and I will be bringing even more of The Sandman stories to life. There are some astonishing stories waiting for Morpheus and the rest of them (not to mention more members of the Endless Family to meet). Nobody is going to be happier about this than the Sandman cast and crew: they are the biggest Sandmanfans there are. And now it’s time to get back to work. There’s a family meal ahead, after all. And Lucifer is waiting for Morpheus to return to Hell…”
Netflix is calling the forthcoming installment “a continuation of ‘The Sandman’ world” which will expand in the next episodes. The episode count and specific story details are still being kept under wraps. However, it has been confirmed that the new episodes will dive into the conflict established after the first season and continue to explore the many challenges facing the universe in the wake of Morpheus’ (Tom Sturridge) century-long absence.
The Sandman follows Dream, alias the Sandman, the King of dreams and nightmares, who after being captured and held as a prisoner for more than a century, manages to escape and return to his realm to try to fix the series of catastrophic events that unfolded during his absence and that have changed the worlds of The Dreaming and The Waking forever.
The Sandman is developed and executive produced by Gaiman, Allan Heinberg, and David S. Goyer. Alongside Sturridge, the show stars Gwendoline Christie, Boyd Holbrook, Patton Oswalt, Vivienne Acheampong, Charles Dance, Jenna Coleman, David Thewlis, Stephen Fry, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston, Vanesu Samunyai (formerly known as Kyo Ra), John Cameron Mitchell, Asim Chaudhry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Joely Richardson, Niamh Walsh, Sandra James-Young and Razane Jammal.
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