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Sandman Co-Creator on Neil Gaiman Cancellation
We were experiencing a kind of Neil Gaiman renaissance until recently with adaptations for things like Sandman and Good Omens , but after a recent scandal, Gaiman has effectively been cancelled by the internet and all of his connections have been dropping him.
Netflix is currently gearing up for the second season of Sandman , and with Gaiman's involvement being such a huge elephant in the room, series co-creator David Goyer talks about how weird it's been to push forward without Gaiman. Talking to Variety, Goyer explained:
'When the accusations first came out, we were three weeks from finishing filming Season 2 — so we were very, very far down the path and Neil wasn't as involved in Season 2 as he was in Season 1. Obviously, it's complicated. I have tremendous respect for women that come forward in those situations. It's really concerning, but I know that Netflix, at the time, felt, 'God, we spent two years making this thing. There's all these actors and writers and directors involved that, if we didn't air it, wouldn't be fully compensated for it.' And so we just decided, we're going to let this work speak for itself.'
Despite Goyer and the rest of the team pushing forward with the series, Goyer did add, ' But I'd be crazy to say it wasn't weird.'
The allegations against Gaiman had come out summer of last year, and the fantasy community was rocked online by seeing one of the most famous authors in the genre get accused of sexual assault. Good Omens had promptly dropped Gaiman; and while Sandman was expected to run for longer, it does seem like ending it with the final season would be the right move.
We don't know what the future holds for future Gaiman work, but he was certainly having a good go at the spotlight right before he wasn't.
The Sandman Season 2 is set to come to Netflix on July 3.
