The Sandman Season 2: Confirmation, Cast, Trailer & Everything We Know

Summary Sandman season 2 introduces new characters from The Endless like Destiny and Delirium in a teaser trailer.

Netflix swiftly confirmed a second season for The Sandman within three months of the first season.

Neil Gaiman addresses character changes for Despair in season 2 due to audience feedback, promising a more inclusive approach.

Sandman season 2 news has been coming in steadily since the show's explosive debut on Netflix, and already the surreal fantasy drama looks set to be just as mind bending. Executive produced and created by Neil Gaiman, The Sandman is the long-anticipated adaptation of his beloved DC Comics dark fantasy graphic novel series. The Sandman stars Tom Sturridge as Dream of the Endless/Morpheus, after he awakens from a century-long slumber. The Sandman season 1 adapts the first two volumes of Gaiman's graphic novels, Preludes and Nocturnes and The Doll's House.

The first five episodes encompass Preludes and Nocturnes, chronicling how Morpheus was imprisoned for over a century and went on a quest to retrieve his magical symbols of office and repair his realm, the Dreaming. The final four episodes of The Sandman season 1 adapt The Doll's House story, introducing Rose Walker (Vanesu Samunyai), a Dream Vortex, and featuring Morpheus' final showdown with the renegade nightmare serial killer, the Corinthian. The Sandman season 2 is on the way and will adapt more of Neil Gaiman's groundbreaking graphic novels.

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The Latest Sandman Season 2 News

A Teaser Trailer Is Revealed

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Months after the sophomore season resumed filming after a lengthy delay, the latest news comes in the form of a teaser trailer for The Sandman season 2. Though it lacks any new footage from the season, the teaser's purpose is to introduce new characters from The Endless that were absent in season 1. Alongside the return of Tom Sturridge as Dream, Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, Mason Alexander Park as Desire, and Donna Preston as Despair, the teaser reveals Adrian Lester as Destiny, Esmé Creed-Miles as Delirium, and Barry Sloane as The Prodigal. The official Sandman account on X (formerly Twitter) shared the video clip seen below:

Sandman Season 2 Is Confirmed

More Sandman Is Coming Soon

It only took three months for Netflix to announce that The Sandman would get a second season. Neil Gaiman then followed up by letting fans know that this was true, and he was hard at work helping lead the show into the next Sandman season. Production was delayed by the Hollywood strikes, but has since gotten back underway.

Sandman Season 2 Cast

Which Members Of The Endless Will Return?

Some major new additions have joined the cast of The Sandman season 2, and the long-awaited arrival of other members of The Endless have been cast. Adrian Lester has been tapped to play Destiny alongside Esmé Creed-Miles as Delirium, and Barry Sloane as The Prodigal. Tom Sturridge returns as Morpheus, the main character of the series. Also introduced in the first season were his sister Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) and Mason Alexander Park as Desire. Donna Preston will return as Despair, with a few tweaks to her character after fan backlash.

The presumptive cast of The Sandman season 2 includes:

Actor The Sandman Role Tom Sturridge Dream/Morpheus Kirby Howell-Baptiste Death Mason Alexander Park Desire Donna Preston Despair Adrian Lester Destiny Esmé Creed-Miles Delirium Barry Sloane The Prodigal Boyd Holbrook The Corinthian Jenna Coleman Johanna Constantine Gwendoline Christie Lucifer Ferdinand Kingsley Hob Gadling Razane Jammal Lyta Hall

Related All 3 New Endless Characters In The Sandman Season 2 Teaser Explained The new teaser for The Sandman season 2 confirms that three more of the Endless will appear in the Netflix adaptation, teasing show's upcoming plots.

There Will Be Big Character Changes In The Sandman Season 2

A More Inclusive Second Season Is Expected

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Besides adding new members to the cast, some of the biggest changes in season 2 will involved the tweaking of characters.

Besides adding new members to the cast, some of the biggest changes in season 2 will involved the tweaking of characters. This is in light of audiences criticizing how Despair (Donna Preston) — the only plus-sized character in season 1 was depicted. In response, Neil Gaiman plans to make character changes, admitting that the show "missed what we were aiming for," and said that "the next time you see Despair...you won’t think of her as frumpy, depressed and unloved." In the first teaser for season 2, Despair was revealed with a brand-new costume and hairstyle.

There were also some set photos from the new season. The new Sandman set photos include Morpheus (Dream) talking to a new character dressed in all white. There is a good chance the character is Orpheus. Orpheus showed up for the first time in comics in Sandman #29. Orpheus is the son of Morpheus and Calliope. However, this looks different because he was a disembodied head when introduced. This also ties in somewhat to the first season where Orpheus was name-dropped during Sandman's bonus episode, where it was revealed he died a terrible death.

Sandman Season 2 Story Details

Which Sandman Comics Will Be Adapted?

Neil Gaiman has specifically mentioned five locations in The Sandman universe that directly connect to moments in the comics. Gaiman mentioned Destiny's garden, which is a reference to "Seasons of the Mist" in which Lucifer abdicates the throne of Hell and bestows it upon Dream. This would track with the order in which the comics have been tackled by the series thus far.

Locations like Ancient Greece and revolutionary France also specifically tie back to the storylines "The Song of Orpheus" and "Thermidor", both of which would verify speculation that Orpheus was seen in the BTS photos. If The Sandman adapted "Seasons of the Mist" and the other aforementioned storylines, it would track with the introduction of Destiny and Delirium, Dream's remaining siblings who are slated to appear in season 2.

The Sandman Season 2 Trailer

Watch The First Teaser Below

Though a full trailer is still a ways off, an exciting new teaser has been dropped by Netflix to hype the upcoming second season of The Sandman. The purpose of the teaser is to introduce several key characters who were absent in season 1, and along with Dream's returning siblings, fans can expect to see Adrian Lester as Destiny, Esmé Creed-Miles as Delirium, and Barry Sloane as The Prodigal. It's expected that more trailers will arrive in the coming months.

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buy Not available Not available Not available The Sandman is a Supernatural Horror and Superhero television series developed by Neil Gaiman, Allan Heinberg, and David S. Goyer. The series is based on the original Superhero Comic Book series created by Neil Gaiman and follows the fictional Lord Morpheus as he attempts to regain control of his realm. Cast Sandra James Young , Joely Richardson , Sanjeev Bhaskar , Donna Preston , Charles Dance , Tom Sturridge , Patton Oswalt , Kyo Ra , Asim Chaudhry , Mason Alexander Park , Boyd Holbrook , Stephen Fry Release Date August 5, 2022 Seasons 1 Streaming Service(s) Netflix Writers Neil Gaiman , Allan Heinberg , David S. Goyer Showrunner Allan Heinberg Main Genre Fantasy Expand