The Sandman creator Neil Gaiman has given an update on the second season of Netflix’s adaptation to his groundbreaking comic series, revealing they are well into pre-production with the scripts for the upcoming season having been written.
Gaiman was asked by a fan on his Tumblr blog about the status of the second season and said “Scripts are written. We are casting the first episode we will be shooting. Sets are being designed.” With casting already underway and the construction of sets, filming may begin sometime soon, but Gaiman offered no word on when they expect production to officially start.
The Sandman follows Morpheus, sometimes known as Dream, a cosmic entity that controls the land of dreams all humans travel to in their slumber, after he escapes from captivity and goes on a quest to reclaim his lost power. The series stars Tom Sturridge as Dream with an ensemble cast as Dream travels across the world and to different realms to set the world right after his captivity threw it out of balance.
When Netflix renewed Sandman last year, Gaiman said of second season will feature “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 Sandman fans 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…”
The Sandman season two “will dive into that conflict and continue to explore the many challenges facing the universe in the wake of Morpheus’ century-long absence,” likely adapting the next two volumes in Gaiman’s groundbreaking graphic novel series Season of Mists and A Game of You.
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.
The Sandman stars Tom Sturridge (Irma Vep) as Dream, Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones) as Lucifer, Charles Dance (Game of Thrones) as Roderick Burgess, Boyd Holbrook (Narcos) as The Corinthian, Patton Oswalt (Happy!) as the voice of Matthew the Raven, Kirby Howell-Baptiste (The Good Place) as Death, Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) as Johanna Constantine, Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck) as Ethel Cripps, Mason Alexander Park (Cowboy Bebop) as Desire and David Thewlis (Harry Potter) as John Dee.
The Sandman Season 1 is available to view on Netflix.
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