Showrunner Allan Heinberg claims the live-action series adaptation will end because they ‘only had enough story for one more season;’ the final season will still release on the streamer later this year.
Netflix has officially cancelled The Sandman live action series adaptation ahead of its second season premiere, according to Variety. The final season will still release on the streamer later this year.
“The Sandman series has always been focused exclusively on Dream’s story, and back in 2022, when we looked at the remaining Dream material from the comics, we knew we only had enough story for one more season,” said showrunner Allan Heinberg in a statement to Variety. “We are extremely grateful to Netflix for bringing the team all back together and giving us the time and resources to make a faithful adaptation in a way that we hope will surprise and delight the comics’ loyal readers as well as fans of our show.”
The Sandman Season 2 sees a power struggle among the world of immortals after Lucifer gives Dream the key to Hell. Newcomers to the short lived series include Esmé Creed-Miles as Delirium, Adrian Lester as Destiny, Barry Sloane as “The Prodigal,” Ruairi O’Connor as Orpheus, Freddie Fox as Loki, Clive Russell as Odin, Laurence O’Fuarain as Thor, Ann Skelly as Nuala, Douglas Booth as Cluracan, Jack Gleeson as Puck, Indya Moore as Wanda, and Steve Coogan as the voice of Barnabas the dog.
Returning cast includes Tom Sturridge as Dream, Patton Oswalt as Matthew the Raven, Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer Morningstar, Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine, Ferdinand Kingsley as Hob Gadling, Stephen Fry as Gilbert, Asim Chaudhry as Abel, Sanjeev Bhaskar as Cain, Vanesu Samunyai as Rose Walker and Razane Jammal as Lyta Hall.
VFX studios for Season 1 include Clear Angle Studios, Framestore, ILM, ILP, One of Us, Rodeo FX, and Untold Studios.
News of the series’ conclusion comes on the heels of author Neil Gaiman’s axing from Dark Horse Comics due to allegations of sexual misconduct. Other casualties related to the scandal include a stage production of the “Coraline” musical, which was cancelled; Season 3 of Prime Video’s Good Omens, which will now end with one 90-minute episode; Disney’s feature adaptation of “The Graveyard Book,” which has paused production; and Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives series, which was cancelled after one season. The upcoming Prime Video Anansi Boys series has not yet been affected.
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