Netflix has announced several new additions to the ensemble cast of The Sandman for its second season. Joining Tom Sturridge in the Neil Gaiman adaptation is Ruairi O’Connor (The Morning Show), Freddie Fox (Slow Horses), Clive Russell (Game of Thrones), Laurence O’Fuarain (The Gentleman), Ann Skelly (The Nevers), Douglas Booth (The Dirt), Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones), Indya Moore (Pose) and Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge).
Season two of The Sandman will adapt the next two graphic novels in Gaiman’s Vertigo series, ‘Seasons of the Mist’ and ‘Brief Lives’. The synopsis reads “In the next chapter of The Sandman, the King of Dreams will come face-to-face — and go toe-to-toe — with the formidable rulers of Hell, Asgard, Faerie, and the realms beyond.”
O’Connor is Orpheus, “a poet, musician, oracle, and the only child of Dream and the muse, Calliope. Orpheus is an idealistic, romantic, young man — and very much his father’s son — until tragedy strikes and reveals to him the true nature of love.”
Fox is Loki, “the god of chaos. Loki is a charming, seductive shape-shifter. The smartest and most dangerous person in any room, Loki is utterly irresistible and never to be trusted.”
Russell plays Odin, “the father of Thor, and blood-brother of Loki. He is a longtime ally of Dream’s, but finds himself driven to desperate extremes in his efforts to stave off Ragnarök.”
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O’Fuarain is Thor, “the storm god. With his hammer Mjollnir, Thor is brusque, rude, and driven entirely by his appetites for food and drink, battle, and sex.”
Skelly and Booth are Nuala and Cluracan, “royal emissaries from the court of Faerie. Nuala and Cluracan are siblings who are opposites in every way. Nuala is responsible, empathetic, and principled. Cluracan is an impulsive rogue who lives for pleasure. They disagree about everything, except their devotion to each other.”
Gleeson plays Puck, “a malevolent hobgoblin who serves as the royal jester to King Auberon of Faerie. Puck is fascinated by mortals and enjoys nothing more than making sport of them for his own amusement. He’s also the inspiration for Shakespeare’s Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Moore plays Wanda, “a professional driver and security agent for an exclusive travel firm. Wanda proves herself to be an indispensable guide on an Endless road trip to the waking world.”
Coogan is the voice of Barnabas, “the canine companion of the Endless’s Prodigal brother. Barnabas is loyal and loving, but an outspoken cynic. Meaning, he’s both man’s best friend and man’s sharpest critic.”
The new set of actors join Sturridge and Kirby as Death, Mason Alexander Park as Desire and Donna Preston as Despair returning from the first season. Rounding out the Endless are Adrian Lester (Renegade Nell) as Destiny, Esmé Creed-Miles (Hanna) as Delirium and Barry Sloane (Passenger) as The Prodigal.
Also reprising their roles from season one are Patton Oswalt as Matthew the Raven, Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer, Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine, Ferdinand Kingsley, Stephen Fry as Gilbert, Asim Chaudhry as Abel, Sanjeev Bhaskar as Cain, Vanesu Samunyai as Rose Walker and Razane Jammal as Lyta.
The Sandman is currently filming its second season. Season 1 is available to stream on Netflix and to purchase on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD.
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