The Sandman has been canceled at Netflix. The upcoming second season of the series will be its last.
The Sandman premiered on Netflix in August 2022. The series is an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s comic book of the same name, with Gaiman, David S. Goyer, and Allan Heinberg having developed the show.
Per Variety, The Sandman has now been canceled at Netflix following sexual misconduct accusations against Gaiman.
“This marks Gaiman’s latest project to be impacted amid the allegations. He also departed Amazon’s upcoming final season of the Good Omens TV adaptation, and development paused on a movie based on his The Graveyard Book at Disney,” Deadline’s article notes. “Most recently, Gaiman was dropped by his longtime comic book publisher Dark Horse and had his Coraline musical scrapped.”
What did The Sandman showrunner say about the Netflix series’ cancelation?
“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,” Heinberg, who serves as The Sandman’s showrunner, said. “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.”
Netflix did not return Vareity’s request for comment on the accusations against Gaiman.
A premiere date for The Sandman Season 2 has not yet been announced, though they are expected to arrive at some point in 2025. The new season will follow the “Season of Mists” storyline from the original comics.
The cast of The Sandman Season 2 includes Tom Sturridge as Dream, Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer, 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, Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, 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 Walk, Razane Jammal as Lyta Hall, Steve Coogan as the voice of Barnabas, and Patton Oswalt as the voice of Matthew.
