The Sandman made waves when it debuted on Netflix in 2022, based on the DC Comics comic book of the same name written by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg. Featuring characters established in other incarnations of Netflix television shows The Sandman became a hit with viewers. Netflix renewed The Sandman for Season 2 in November 2022 after receiving positive reviews from critics and audiences alike.
Rotten Tomatoes currently ranks The Sandman with 87 percent on its Tomatometer and an Audience Score of 80 percent. It’s easy to see why given the ensemble cast that includes Tom Sturridge Boyd Holbrook Patton Oswalt, David Thewlis, Gwendoline Christie, and Vivienne Acheampong
However, confusion about what the arrangement is for The Sandman Season 2 has risen in recent months. This is primarily due to Netflix’s caginess about what they are calling the new season and who might return to the expensive series in the long term.
With that in mind, here is all we know about The Sandman Season 2 including Netflix’s plans the premise of the new season casting announcements and a release date.
THE SANDMAN SEASON 2 HAS BEEN GREENLIT BUT NETFLIX WON’T CALL IT AN OFFICIAL SECOND SEASON
After the success of The Sandman Season 1 and a stellar debut on Netflix, it was assumed that the series would easily coast to a Season 2 renewal. After all, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that The Sandman eked out a victory by being streamed over one billion minutes in its first weekend on the platform. The series was renewed, but it appears that Netflix isn’t referring to the proposed new episodes as a new season of the show.
According to Variety, Netflix has not stated unequivocally that The Sandman has been renewed for Season 2 but that the new episodes will serve as a continuation of The Sandman world. The subscription streaming platform has yet to confirm a proper episode count for this continuation.
Like many comic books similar to The Sandman new stories are called volumes and Netflix might take a page from the comics by eventually introducing Season 2 as a new volume of the series. The Sandman Season 1 included a surprise bonus episode two weeks after the series premiered on Netflix so fans of the show could expect more of the same in Season 2.
THE SANDMAN SEASON 2 COULD BE BASED ON SEASONS OF MIST AND A GAME OF YOU
When we left off in The Sandman Season 1, audiences were treated to the unmaking of the Corinthian at a serial killer convention while Morpheus believes he was tricked into spilling the blood of a family member.Many of the events surrounding Season 1 were adapted directly from the comic books by Neil Gaiman. Specifically, the first couple of collections of the comics were introduced in the Netflix series, and fans of the show believe that The Sandman Season 2 will complete the Dream Country story lines.
The collections that could see an adaptation in The Sandman Season 2 are referred to as Season of Mists and A Game of You. Variety reports that Gaiman confirmed Season of Mists would feature prominently in the new season. Within this collection Morpheus returns to Hell and Lucifer attempts a rematch with Morpheus.This scenario practically guarantees the new season will be full of epic battles much to the delight of its loyal fan base.
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