Sandman Season 2 Trailer Netflix Premiere Date Released
Major news in the long-awaited return of Netflix‘s The Sandman.
The streamer has released a teaser trailer (below) for the second and final season of the fantasy series, which stars Tom Sturridge as Dream. There’s also a premiere date — well, actually, two launch dates, as Netflix has decided to split the roll out of the second season into two parts.
Volume 1 will comprise six episodes to debut July 3, while Volume 2 will have five episodes premiering July 24. It’s a strategy Netflix usually reserves for its highest-profile titles (such as Stranger Things).
Here’s the official description: “After a fateful reunion with his family, Dream of the Endless (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 second and final season is from showrunner Allan Heinberg and director Jamie Childs. The show has been caught up in controversy for being based on the DC comic by Neil Gaiman (along with Sam Keith, and Mike Dringenberg). Gaiman — who is also an executive producer on the series — has been accused of sexual misconduct and has been sued for sexual assault.
Following those allegations in January, Netflix announced the second season of The Sandman would be its last. “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 said in a statement. “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.”
The allegations came amid Gaiman having several other projects at various stages, including the Amazon miniseries Anansi Boys and a concluding 90-minute episode of Amazon’s Good Omens.
Season one of The Sandman premiered in August 2022 to largely positive reviews from critics and fairly strong audience numbers. It spent seven weeks in Netflix’s worldwide top 10 (based on the company’s internal data) and six weeks on the Nielsen streaming charts in the United States.
But the allegations against Gaiman has overshadowed the series. He was accused of sexual misconduct by several women last year in a podcast titled Master, produced by Tortoise Media. On Jan. 13, a New York magazine story detailed several more allegations against the writer.
Gaiman denied the allegations in a blog post, writing, “I’m far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever. I went back to read the messages I exchanged with the women around and following the occasions that have subsequently been reported as being abusive. These messages read now as they did when I received them — of two people enjoying entirely consensual sexual relationships and wanting to see one another again. At the time I was in those relationships, they seemed positive and happy on both sides.”
Rick Porter contributed to this report.
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