Streaming giant Netflix on Tuesday (June 17) unveiled the trailer of the second and final season of The Sandman, the fantasy drama series based on the DC comics series by Neil Gaiman.
Following the events of the first season, Dream of the Endless (Tom Sturridge) faces the heat of his past misdeeds while The Dreaming begins to fall apart. To make amends, Dream returns to hell and meets some familiar faces — friends, foes, gods, monsters and mortals — in what promises to be a riveting final season. “But the path to forgiveness is full of unexpected twists and turns, and true absolution may cost Dream everything. Based on the beloved, award-winning DC Comic series, the second season of The Sandman will tell Dream’s story arc in full to its thrilling conclusion,” reads the logline from Netflix.
The second and final season is based on storylines from many fan-favourite comics, including the ‘Season of Mists,’ ‘Brief Lives,’ ‘The Kindly Ones,’ and ‘The Sandman: Overture,’ collections as well as single-issue stories such as ‘Tales in the Sand,’ ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ ‘The Song of Orpheus,’ ‘Thermidor,’ and ‘The Tempest.’
The Sandman is showrun by Allan Heinberg, who also developed the series along with Gaiman and David S Goyer. With episodes directed by Jamie Childs, the series is executive produced by Goyer and Gaiman. Ameni Rozsa, Alex Newman-Wise, Austin Guzman, Shadi Petosky, Jim Campolongo, Vanessa Benton, Jay Franklin, Greg Goetz and Marina Marlens have served as the writers.
The cast of the upcoming season includes Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston, Esmé Creed-Miles, Adrian Lester, Barry Sloane, Patton Oswalt, Vivienne Acheampong, Gwendoline Christie, Jenna Coleman, Ferdinand Kingsley, Stephen Fry, Asim Chaudhry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Razane Jammal, Ruairi O’Connor, Freddie Fox, Clive Russell, Laurence O’Fuarain, Ann Skelly, Douglas Booth, Jack Gleeson, Indya Moore, and Steve Coogan.
The Sandman Season 2 will be released in two parts, with Volume 1 consisting of six episodes premiering on July 3, followed by a five-episode Volume 2 on July 24.
Published – June 18, 2025 01:37 pm IST