The Sandman Season 2 Trailer and Key Art Debut
Today, Netflix debuted the official trailer and key art for the second and final season of The Sandman. Consisting of six episodes, Volume 1 of the second season will launch on July 3 and will be followed by the five-episode Volume 2 on July 24.
As previously announced, the end of Volume 2 (episode 11) will bring Dream’s (Tom Sturridge) story to a thrilling conclusion, and fans will then get an additional bonus episode that follows his sibling, Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste), on July 31st.
The Sandman Season 2 will adapt fan-favorite storylines from many of the most beloved 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.
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.
In addition to Tom Sturridge, the cast includes Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston, Esmé Creed-Miles, Adrian Lester, Barry Sloane, Patton Oswalt, Vivienne Acheampong, Gwendoline Christie, Jenna Coleman, Ferdinand Kingsley, and 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, Steve Coogan, and Boyd Holbrook round out the cast of the Warner Bros. Television show.
Allan Heinberg is the showrunner and writer, and executive produces with David S. Goyer and Neil Gaiman. Jamie Childs directed the episodes, which were written by Ameni Rozsa, Alex Newman-Wise, Austin Guzman, Shadi Petosky, Jim Campolongo, Vanessa Benton, Jay Franklin, Greg Goetz, and Marina Marlens.
