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Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tom Sturridge's Dream Faces Epic Fallout of His Misdeeds in ‘The Sandman' Season 2 Trailer
Netflix has released the official trailer for the hotly anticipated second and final two-part season of fantasy adaptation The Sandman. Tom Sturridge returns as Dream from July 3, when the streaming giant will air the six-episode Volume 1 of the new installment. More from The Hollywood Reporter 'The Residence' Star Uzo Aduba Says Detective Cordelia Cupp's "Superpower" Is "She Doesn't Mind Standing Out" 'Nonnas' Cast, Writer on How Netflix Movie Reveals "Family Can Come in All Different Ways" Final 'Squid Game' Trailer Promises to "Put an End to It" Volume 2, comprised of five episodes, will drop on July 24 as Dream's story — based on Neil Gaiman's comic — comes to its conclusion. An additional bonus episode following his sibling Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) will then become available on Netflix July 31. The trailer released on Tuesday shows the aftermath of the fateful reunion Dream of the Endless had with his family. He now must face one impossible decision after another as he attempts to save himself, his kingdom, and the waking world from the epic fallout of his past misdeeds. 'To make amends, Dream must confront longtime friends and foes, gods, monsters, and mortals. But the path to forgiveness is full of unexpected twists and turns, and true absolution may cost Dream everything,' a synopsis read. The trailer (below) shows a number of fan-favorite characters reprising their roles, including Mason Alexander Park as Desire, Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer, Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, and Patton Oswalt as the voice of Matthew the Raven. Jenna Coleman, Donna Preston, Esmé Creed-Miles, Adrian Lester, Barry Sloane, Ferdinand Kingsley, Stephen Fry, Asim Chaudhry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Razane Jammal, Ruairi O'Connor, Freddie Fox, Clive Russell, Laurence O'Fuarain, Ann Skelly, Douglas Booth, Jack Gleeson, Indya Moore, and Steve Coogan also star. Season two adapts storylines from many of the most beloved Sandman comics, including the Season of Mists, Brief Lives, The Kindly Ones, and The Sandman: Overture collections, along with beloved single-issue stories such as Tales in the Sand, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Song of Orpheus, Thermidor, and The Tempest, among others. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
Daily Mail
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sandman series two branded 'so pretentious it has ruined everything' as critics skewer Netflix for 'turning a dreamy tale into a waking nightmare'
The Sandman season two has been branded 'so pretentious it has ruined everything' and critics have skewered Netflix for 'turning a dreamy tale into a waking nightmare'. Season one was released back in 2022 and was based on the bestselling graphic novel by Neil Gaiman. The author was recently hit with sexual misconduct allegations from eight women, which he denies. Gaiman said back in January: 'I'm far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever.' The series follows Morpheus (Tom Sturridge) as he 'embarks on a journey across worlds to find what was stolen from him and restore his power,' according to the synopsis. Starring Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Mark Hamill, amongst others, the new instalment launched on Netflix on July 3 has received mixed reviews. The Guardian slammed The Sandman's second season with only two out of five stars and claimed 'Neil Gaiman's emo drama is so pretentious, it ruins everything'. It describes how 'a fug of pretension' 'smothers' the show adding, 'missing every opportunity it creates for itself'. While the Metro rated it a more impressive four out of five stars and urged 'Don't let the Neil Gaiman accusations ruin The Sandman season 2'. They praised the 'fantastic' cast and added, 'it's those playing the Endless who I found most impressive'. The Independent however, was less impressed and only rated the new series two out of five stars. It wrote how the show felt 'like being trapped in a whirlwind of plot and intrigue' but that it 'never materialises into something solid enough to get to grips with'. While The Telegraph scored the series four out of five and described it as 'brilliant'. Though they felt, 'for Netflix, you suspect this dreamy tale has become a waking nightmare that can't end too soon' and claimed 'Neil Gaiman's involvement casts a shadow'. The Wrap however, has described the new instalment as 'mesmerizing in the best way'. It comes after the first season soon soared to number one on Netflix's Top 10 list following its debut. Gaiman's comic book series was first published from 1989-1996, but previous attempts to bring his beloved story to film were held up for years until Netflix signed a deal to produce the show in 2019. The Sandman seasons one and two are available to stream on Netflix.
Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Sandman's Final Season Trailer Features Dream's Return to Hell, Warns ‘All Good Stories Come to an End'
Hell anticipates Lord Morpheus' return 'most avidly.' 'When an Endless changes, it changes everything.' 'All good stories come to an end.' The full trailer for The Sandman's second and final season is full of foreboding words, promising an epic wrap-up to the Netflix fantasy saga. More from TVLine The Sandman's Final Season Will Wrap With Death-Centric Bonus Episode Neil Gaiman Denies Sexual Assault Allegations, Says He Has Never Had Non-Consensual Sex 'Ever' Every New Scripted Show Confirmed to Premiere in 2025 - Save the Dates! As previously reported, Season 2 will be broken into three parts: Volume 1, which will consist of six episodes, will start streaming on Thursday, July 3. Volume 2, which will consist of five episodes, will follow on Thursday, July 24. The last episode of Volume 2 will conclude the story of Dream (played by Tom Sturridge). Then on Thursday, July 31, a bonus episode, titled 'The Sandman Presents: Death: The High Cost of Living,' will concern Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste), and bring the series to a close. Netflix previously released a teaser trailer that shows Morpheus, lord of a mystical realm known as The Dreaming, reuniting with his siblings. Season 2 will introduce us to a few new members of this mystical family, known collectively as The Endless: Destiny (Primary Colors' Adrian Lester), Delirium (who will be played by Hanna's Esme Creed-Miles) and The Prodigal (Revenge's Barry Sloane). You can see the siblings reunite, albeit not happily, in the video below: 'After a fateful reunion with his family,' the official Season 2 logline reads, 'Dream of the Endless (played by Tom Sturridge) must face one impossible decision after another as he attempts to save himself, his kingdom, and the waking world from the epic fallout of his past misdeeds. To make amends, Dream must confront longtime friends and foes, gods, monsters, and mortals. But the path to forgiveness is full of unexpected twists and turns, and true absolution may cost Dream everything. Based on the beloved award-winning DC comic series, the second season of The Sandman will tell Dream's story arc in full to its thrilling conclusion.' The fantasy drama is based on Neil Gaiman's comic series of the same name. Gaiman, who is an executive producer on the show, has been accused of sexually assaulting multiple women; he denies the allegations. 'I'm far from a perfect person,' he wrote on his blog in January, 'but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever.' The Sandman's cancellation came a few weeks after the allegations against Gaiman were the subject of a New York Magazine story. Are you planning to watch Season 2? Check out a series of first-look photos below, then hit the comments and let us know. Best of TVLine 'Missing' Shows, Found! Get the Latest on Ahsoka, Monarch, P-Valley, Sugar, Anansi Boys and 25+ Others Yellowjackets Mysteries: An Up-to-Date List of the Series' Biggest Questions (and Answers?) The Emmys' Most Memorable Moments: Laughter, Tears, Historical Wins, 'The Big One' and More
Gizmodo
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
‘The Sandman' Season 2 Ends With a Bonus Episode to Remind You What Could Have Been
Netflix's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman comes to an end this summer after its two-part second season. Though showrunner Allan Heinberg has maintained that two seasons has been the plan for years now, and that Netflix's announcement of its impending conclusion alongside high-profile allegations against Gaiman was just unfortunate timing, a new bit of information about season two suggests perhaps that at one time, plans for more Sandman may have been in the cards. To nobody's surprise after the success of season one, The Sandman was renewed in late 2022. At the time, a Netflix press release promised 'The Sandman world will continue to expand,' framing the then-unspecified amount of future episodes as a continuation of the story rather than a more traditional 'season two is on the way!' announcement. In January of this year, Heinberg confirmed that the second season would be The Sandman's finale, explaining that since the show had focused on the Dream character since the start, it only had one more season left of material to pull from the comics. However, as fans of Gaiman's Sandman comics well know, and as Netflix seemed to infer back in 2022, the story explores quite a vast world. The original series ran for 75 issues from 1989 to 1996. And the series adaptation, while anchored by Tom Sturridge's Dream, has a pretty sprawling array of supporting characters—including Kirby Howell-Baptiste's Death. Today, Netflix announced episode titles for the The Sandman's second season: 11 entries we knew about (divided into two drops in July), as well as a surprise bonus episode focusing on Death. Here's all the titles, which hint at the storylines that'll be adapted across season two, according to Variety: July 3 Episodes Chapter 1: 'Season of Mists' Chapter 2: 'The Ruler of Hell' Chapter 3: 'More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold' Chapter 4: 'Brief Lives' Chapter 5: 'The Song of Orpheus' Chapter 6: 'Family Blood' July 24 Episodes Chapter 7: 'Time and Night' Chapter 8: 'Fuel for the Fire' Chapter 9: 'The Kindly Ones' Chapter 10: 'Long Live the King' Chapter 11: 'A Tale of Graceful Ends' Then, there'll be a bonus drop on July 31: 'The Sandman Presents: Death: The High Cost of Living.' What do you make of the bonus episode? Does it hint at another Sandman season that may have been in the works before the show's cancellation—or do you buy the explanation that two Dream-centric installations were always the plan all along?
