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The Sandman (2022)

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The Sandman
TV-MA
Horror
Fantasy
Drama

Release Date
August 5, 2022
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 , Niamh Walsh , Vivienne Acheampong , Kirby Howell-Baptiste , David Thewlis , Jenna Coleman , Razane Jammal , Gwendoline Christie
Main Genre
Fantasy
Seasons
1
Characters By
Neil Gaiman
Cinematographer
George Steel
Creator
Allan Heinberg, David S. Goyer, Neil Gaiman
Distributor
Netflix
Filming Locations
United Kingdom
Main Characters
The Corinthian, Despair, Lucienne, John Dee, Abel, Desire, Lucifer, Ethel Cripps, Cain, Death, Gilbert, Dream, Lyta Halla, Roderick Burgess, Matthew the Raven
Producer
Vanya Asher, Andrew Cholerton, Samson Mucke, Alexander Newman-Wise, Iain Smith, Janneke van de Kerkhof
Production Company
DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television, DC Comics, Netflix, Phantom Four Films, The Blank Corporation
Sfx Supervisor
Mark Holt
Story By
Neil Gaiman
Writers
Neil Gaiman , Allan Heinberg
Number of Episodes
10

Summary

The Sandman is an adaptation of the comic series written by Neil Gaiman back in 1989. Tom Sturridge stars as Dream / Morpheus, the lord of dreams and member of the Endless, which includes Death, Delirium, Desire, Despair, Destiny, Destruction, and Morpheus / Dream himself. While Morpheus attempts to capture a powerful nightmare, he is captured by a greed-consumed British noble in an attempt to capture Death. For 106 years, Morpheus is imprisoned until an accident sets him free. Now Morpheus must return to his ruined kingdom and restore order to a world stricken with endless sleep sickness, righting the wrongs of the past century. First, of course, Morpheus must acquire all of his gear to set things right. The Sandman is a Netflix exclusive series, with the first season adapting Preludes and Nocturnes: The Doll's House, the first volume of the series. Season one premiered on August 5 2022, with a second season still unconfirmed.

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