Sandman season 2 news has been coming in steadily since the show's explosive debut on Netflix, and already the surreal fantasy drama looks set to be just as mind bending. Executive produced and created by Neil Gaiman, The Sandman is the long-anticipated adaptation of his beloved DC Comics dark fantasy graphic novel series. The Sandman stars Tom Sturridge as Dream of the Endless/Morpheus, after he awakens from a century-long slumber. The Sandman season 1 adapts the first two volumes of Gaiman's graphic novels, Preludes and Nocturnes and The Doll's House.

The first five episodes encompass Preludes and Nocturnes, chronicling how Morpheus was imprisoned for over a century and went on a quest to retrieve his magical symbols of office and repair his realm, the Dreaming. The final four episodes of The Sandman season 1 adapt The Doll's House story, introducing Rose Walker (Vanesu Samunyai), a Dream Vortex, and featuring Morpheus' final showdown with the renegade nightmare serial killer, the Corinthian. The Sandman season 2 is on the way and will adapt more of Neil Gaiman's groundbreaking graphic novels.

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The Latest Sandman Season 2 News

The biggest news for those eagerly awaiting the new season is that The Sandman season 2 officially began filming in November 2023. In an announcement made to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the publication of the first Sandman comic, it was revealed that the series was back underway after initially being delayed by the Hollywood strikes. On-set images include Tom Sturridge's return as Dream and Mason Alexander Park's return as Desire.

The WGA strike was resolved on September 27th, 2023, and the SAG/AFTRA strike was resolved on November 9th, 2023.

Along with that encouraging news, comic creator and show producer Neil Gaiman also offered the first hints at what The Sandman season 2 will cover, and the comic legend seems to suggest that the new season will be even bigger. Five new The Sandman locations were revealed when Gaiman said "A journey is beginning that will take us from Destiny’s garden to Hell, from the Heart of the Dreaming to Ancient Greece and revolutionary France". Gaiman expressed his pleasure with the series, saying "Good things are coming".

Sandman Season 2 Is Confirmed

It only took three months for Netflix to announce that The Sandman would get a second season. Neil Gaiman then followed up by letting fans know that this was true, and he was hard at work helping lead the show into the next Sandman season. Production was delayed by the Hollywood strikes, but has since gotten back underway.

Sandman Season 2 Cast

There will be some big new additions to the Sandman season 2 cast. For one thing, Neil Gaiman has excitedly said he plans to bring in the youngest members of the Endless — Delirium. This character, when cast, will join the Endless already introduced in the first season. Tom Sturridge returns as Morpheus, the main character of the series. Also introduced in the first season were his sister Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) and the amazing Mason Alexander Park as Desire. Donna Preston will likely return as Despair, considering Gaiman's recent comments about fixing her character.

Other possible returning cast members include:

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There Will Be Big Character Changes In The Sandman Season 2

Some of the latest Sandman season 2 news included a big change to the cast. This is in light of audiences criticizing how Despair (Donna Preston) — the only plus-sized character in season 1 was depicted. In response, Neil Gaiman plans to make character changes, admitting that the show "missed what we were aiming for," and said that "the next time you see Despair...you won’t think of her as frumpy, depressed and unloved." For now, how the Despair Sandman season 2 changes will play out exactly remains unclear.

There were also some set photos from the new season. The new Sandman set photos include Morpheus (Dream) talking to a new character dressed in all white. There is a good chance the character is Orpheus. Orpheus showed up for the first time in comics in Sandman #29. Orpheus is the son of Morpheus and Calliope. However, this looks different because he was a disembodied head when introduced. This also ties in somewhat to the first season where Orpheus was name-dropped during Sandman's bonus episode, where it was revealed he died a terrible death.

Sandman Season 2 Story Details

In his recent comments, Neil Gaiman specifically mentioned five locations in The Sandman universe that directly connect to moments in the comics. Gaiman mentioned Destiny's garden, which is a reference to "Seasons of the Mist" in which Lucifer abdicates the throne of Hell and bestows it upon Dream. This would track with the order in which the comics have been tackled by the series thus far.

Locations like Ancient Greece and revolutionary France also specifically tie back to the storylines "The Song of Orpheus" and "Thermidor", both of which would verify speculation that Orpheus was seen in the BTS photos. If The Sandman adapted "Seasons of the Mist" and the other aforementioned storylines, it would offer a chance to introduce Destiny and Delirium, Dream's remaining siblings that have yet to make their debut in the Netflix series.

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  The Sandman

  Cast:

  Sandra James Young, Joely Richardson, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Donna Preston, Charles Dance, Tom Sturridge, Patton Oswalt, Kyo Ra, Asim Chaudhry, Mason Alexander Park, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Fry

  Genres:

  Horror, Fantasy, Drama

  Seasons:

  1

  Rating:

  TV-MA

  Release Date:

  2022-08-05

  Story By:

  Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg

  Main Genre:

  Fantasy

  Writers:

  Neil Gaiman, Allan Heinberg, David S. Goyer

  Streaming Service(s):

  Netflix

  Showrunner:

  Allan Heinberg