The Sandman Season 2 Cast: Here's Where You've Seen The New Additions Before
Season one of the acclaimed Netflix fantasy drama, adapted from Neil Gaiman's comic book series, followed Dream (played by Tom Sturridge) as he escaped captivity after over a century of being held prisoner.
The second run – production on which was already underway when allegations about Gaiman were made public – picks up a few weeks on from the season one finale, with Dream restoring his kingdom, before he's faced with a series of tough decisions as he attempts to escape the fallout of his past.
While the first batch of episodes in season two (dubbed 'volume one') are available to watch now, volume two will drop on 24 July, followed by a bonus episode on 31 July.
If you're getting ready to watch the first half of season two (or already have!) here's where you've probably seen the new additions to the show before…
The British TV legend joins the show as the voice of Destruction's dog Barnabus. He is, of course, best known for his iconic comedy alter-ego Alan Partridge.
Since his early days as Alan Partridge, Steve has enjoyed a long acting career across film and TV, including starring in the Oscar-nominated 2013 movie Philomena.
His other notable credits across the years include Stan & Ollie, Greed, What We Do In The Shadows, Minions: The Rise Of Gru, The Reckoning, Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief and many more. He and Rob Brydon also appear together in the hit sitcom The Trip and its many spin-offs.
Adrian Lester will play Destiny this season, the eldest of the Endless who Netflix describes as a 'stoic, all-knowing, monk-like figure'.
Before appearing in The Sandman, the British actor was best known for playing Mickey Stone in all eight seasons of crime drama Hustle.
He's also been in movies like The Day After Tomorrow, Doomsday, Primary Colors, Mary Queen of Scots, along with TV roles in Renegade Nell, Riviera and Girlfriends.
Also new this season is Barry Sloane's Destruction, the Endless sibling who 'abandoned his realm'.
Gamers will recognise his voice as Captain Price in the rebooted Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare trilogy, receiving a Bafta nomination for the first instalment.
Soap fans will also know Barry for his role as Sean Smith in Brookside and Niall Rafferty in Hollyoaks, along with brief appearances in Casualty, The Bill and Doctors.
He's also been in shows like The Bay, Passenger, The Company You Keep, Six, Revenge, Holby City and more.
Next year, the actor will be joining the cast of House Of The Dragon for its third season in the role of Ser Adrian Redfort.
Taking on the role of the Norse god Loki is Freddie Fox, brother to fellow actor Emilia Fox and cousin to Laurence Fox (though he's previously expressed his opposition to the latter's controversial political views).
Slow Horses fans will remember him as the obnoxious James 'Spider' Webb in the first three seasons.
He also appeared in House Of The Dragon season two as Ser Gwayne Hightower, and played Margaret Thatcher's son Mark in two episodes of season four of The Crown.
Freddie's other recurring TV roles include The Great, White House Farm, Year Of The Rabbit and Cucumber, along with parts in movies like Black '47, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and Pride.
If you have strong feelings seeing Jack's face on your screen again, we don't blame you.
The Irish actor joins the cast as the 'jester-like, hobgoblin' Puck, but he's best known for playing one of the most hated TV characters of all time, Joffrey Baratheon in Game Of Thrones.
You might have also watched him in shows like The Famous Five, Safe Harbor, Sex Education and Out Of Her Mind.
Douglas Booth joins season two as 'evangelical hedonist' Cluracan, who played Boy George in the TV film Worried About the Boy and Pip in a BBC adaptation of Great Expectations.
He also previously appeared in Shoshana, Mary Shelley, Pride And Prejudice And Zombies and Jupiter Ascending.
In 2017 he had a voice role in the acclaimed 2017 film Loving Vincent, which was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 2018 Oscars.
Another Norse addition to the cast is Clive Russell in the role of Odin, who Netflix describes as a 'wise, responsible, and a brilliant strategist'.
The six foot six actor played the imposing Brynden 'Blackfish' Tully in Game Of Thrones, while his other former credits include Coronation Street, Neverwhere, Casualty, Code 404, Dracula, Ripper Street and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
He also has a coincidental connection to the world of Norse gods, having played Tyr in 2013's Thor: The Dark World with Chris Hemsworth.
The US actor and model joins The Sandman season two cast as driver Wanda.
You might have seen Indya in the Ryan Murphy series Pose, but she also appeared in Queen & Slim and Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom, and in 2019 was recognised by Time in their list of 100 most influential people.
The Irish actor appears in season two of The Sandman as Orpheus, previously starring in The Morning Show alongside Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.
He's also been in The Spanish Princess (in which he played a young Henry VIII), The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It and Teen Spirit.
Joining the season two cast in the role of Thor, Laurence's previous TV roles include the Netflix originals The Gentlemen, The Witcher: Blood Origin and Vikings.
He's also another Game Of Thrones alum, appearing as House Bolton soldier Simpson in season five finale titled Mother's Mercy.
Taking on the role of Delirium (youngest of the Endless) is Esmé Creed-Miles, who is best known for starring in the Amazon Prime Video series Hanna.
She was also the voice of Cassandra in the animated TV series The Legend of Vox Machina, and appeared in the period thriller series The Doll Factory and the Harmony Korine film Mister Lonely.
Described as a 'royal envoy from Faerie' Nuala is portrayed by Ann Skelly in season two.
Her previous TV roles include Red Rock, The Nevers, Vikings, Death And Nightingales, Playground and the film Rose Plays Julie.
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