After the huge success of the screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman's graphic novel 'The Sandman', news is that an online streaming service has renewed it for season 2. The news of the renewal leaked online on November 2, 2022, and it was later formally announced in the evening.
Confirming the rumours, Gaiman had tweeted, "The rumours are true. Netflix is thrilled that so many of you have been watching Sandman, and the thing we were all hoping would happen... has indeed happened..."
Talking about the renewal of 'The Sandman' season 2, Gaiman also said that he is elated to work with Netflix, Warner Bros, fellow executive producers Allan Heinberg, and David Goyer, to bring more stories from 'The Sandman' books to life.
Meanwhile, a tweet by The Sandman's official handle read:
The 10-episode series follows Tom Sturridge’s Morpheus, the king of dreams, who escapes after being held captive for 105 years and sets out to restore order in his kingdom. A surprise 11th episode followed two weeks after the August 5 release of the debut season.
The Sandman also stars Gwendoline Christie, Vivienne Acheampong, Boyd Holbrook, Charles Dance, Asim Chaudhry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, David Thewlis, Stephen Fry, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park and Donna Preston.
(With inputs from PTI)
