The Sandman is a television series based on Neil Gaiman’s well-regarded comic book of the same name. The premise of the comic book series was highly intriguing, and it garnered accolades from a lot of fans and critics alike for a variety of different reasons.
Additionally, it was honored with a great number of accolades, including the Hugo Award for the Best Related Book, as well as many others. When a comic book reaches that level of success, there is always the possibility that it may be adapted into a movie or a television show; this was the case with The Sandman.
Warner Bros. gave the film project the go-ahead after hearing Goyer’s pitch for it, and the series’ executive producers are Neil Gaiman, David S. Goyer, and Allan Heinberg. Goyer was the one who came up with the idea for the film.
However, because the production process of the series was taking too much time, Warner Bros. made the decision that The Sandman would now be a television series rather than a movie. After a period of time, Netflix came into the picture and signed a contract stating that they would be the ones to produce the series.
Filming for the series began in October 2020; however, because of Covid-19, it took a little bit of time. It was later confirmed that filming for the series was completed in August of 2021. Now that the highly anticipated first season of the television series The Sandman is almost ready to be released, here is everything you need to know about the series.
The Sandman Official Release Date
The first season of The Sandman, which will consist of 10 episodes, will premiere on August 5th, 2022. It has been confirmed that all ten episodes of the series, which were first announced in the summer of 2020, will be released simultaneously on the streaming service.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a delay in the series, which was initially scheduled to start filming at the end of May 2020. In September of 2020, Gaiman confirmed on his Twitter account that production was anticipated to commence in the month of October.
Major Cast And Characters
The “The Sandman Season 1” cast seems to have been meticulously selected, and each member is a wonderful match for their respective roles. The series’ principal actors include
- Tom Sturridge portrays the role of Morpheus
- Gwendoline Christie portrays the role of Lucifer
- Kirby Howell-Baptiste portrays the role of Death
- Jenna Coleman portrays the role of Johanna Constantine
- Vivienne Acheampong portrays the role of Lucienne
- David Thewlis portrays the role of John Dee
- Boyd Holbrook portrays the role of The Corinthian
- Charles Dance portrays the role of Roderick Burgess
- Patton Oswalt portrays the role of the voice of Matthew the raven
- Asim Chaudhry portrays the role of Abel
- Sanjeev Bhaskar portrays the role of Cain
- Stephen Fry portrays the role of Gilbert
- Mason Alexander Park portrays the role of Desire
- Donna Preston portrays the role of Despair
- Kyo Ra portrays the role of Rose Walker
- Mark Hamill portrays the role of Merv Pumpkinhead
Storyline
The series’ plot will center on a wizard who desires to capture death in order to do business for eternal life.
Instead of catching him, he takes his younger brother Dream and holds him captive. The wizard keeps Dream locked away in that glass bottle for many decades out of fear for his own life, but Dream eventually finds a way to break free of his confinement and escape.
He embarks on a quest to find missing magical artifacts after being awakened. According to the official synopsis, this is the plot that will be told in the series. However, there is also a trailer for it that was released on June 6, 2022, and it provides the viewer with more in-depth facts about what they may anticipate from the series.
Trailer?
As of now, Netflix has only published a brief first-look trailer for the eagerly awaited Television series, just enough to give both new and old fans a satisfying glimpse into Dream’s narrative.
Following that, a brief teaser trailer for the program was released by Netflix during their TUDUM fan event. It depicts dreams being called forth and captured during an occult ritual.
Earlier in the summer, Netflix also published a behind-the-scenes film of The Sandman’s production, which includes remarks from Gaiman and a glimpse at the show’s production process.
At the TUDUM gathering, Netflix also unveiled character images for Dream, Desire, and Death, in addition to the first sneak glimpse at The Sandman. Here is the most recent series teaser trailer:
Where Can You Watch?
The Sandman Season 1 will be available to watch exclusively on Netflix.
