With film and TV productions having shut down or be delayed in the last few weeks, it should come as no surprise another series has added to the long list of halted productions. Author Neil Gaiman has revealed Netflix’s series adaptation of his Vertigo comic series The Sandman has been delayed due to the ongoing health crisis.
Gaiman was asked by a fan over his Tumblr page the status of The Sandman, which has languished in various stages of Development Hell for years as others have sought to bring it to life on either television or as a feature film. Though it has been delayed, fans can rest assured that everything is otherwise on track as the first season has been completely written and casting was already underway.
“It’s going really well, except it’s kind of hibernating right now until people start making TV again,” Gaiman said. “The scripts for the first season are written, casting had started, directors hired, sets were being built. Everything was ready to go into production, and then we moved into a pause. As soon as the world is ready to make TV drama, Sandman will move smoothly back into being made. In the meantime, we are taking the opportunity to get the scripts as good as we can.”
Originally running for 75 issues between 1989 and 1996, The Sandman follows “the adventures of Morpheus, lord of dreams and member of a pantheon of immortal beings called The Endless who personify certain universal concepts that, along with dream, includes death, desire, destiny, delirium, despair, and destruction.”
Gaiman is executive producing the series alongside David Goyer (The Dark Knight) with Allan Heinberg (Wonder Woman) serving as showrunner. Though it has not been made official yet, Gaiman revealed late last year the trio are already planning a second season.
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