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In 2022 , The Sandman Showrunner Allan Heinberg , EP David S. Goyer , and Netflix apportion how they had large plan for their Neil Gaiman adaptation .
On Friday , Netflix announced thatAllan HeinbergandDavid S. Goyer’sTom Sturridge(Dream ) andKirby(Death)-starring live - action version ofNeil Gaiman’sThe Sandmanwould be come to an remainder with the coming second season – on track to rack up silver screen later this year . " ' The Sandman ' serial has always been focus exclusively on Dream ’s story , and back in 2022 , when we looked at the remaining Dream material from the strip , we know we only had enough storey for one more time of year , " Heinberg shared in a statement when the news was first relinquish . " We are extremely grateful to Netflix for bringing the squad all back together and giving us the clock time and resource to make a faithful adjustment in a way that we hope will storm and delight the comic ' loyal reader as well as buff of our show . " That ’s a different perspective than the one Heinberg , Goyer , and the streaming service offered nearly three years ago .
While speaking withNMEin August 2022 during the streaming serial publication ' London premiere , Heinberg appeared to have a much bigger video in mind for what they were reckon to conform and the act of season it would ask . " We ’ve got as many as they ’ll rent us have . If enough viewers show up , we can go for quite a long while . We require to do all of it , we want a tailspin - off miniseries . We ’d be intimate to make it for as long as they ’ll have us , " Heinberg respond when asked how far they were look to take the adjustment . " We only started with the first 400 [ pages ] this time of year , so we cut it down quite a morsel . But we desire to get to all of them , " he added .
Goyer made clear Netflix ’s dedication to the adjustment during an interview withVarietythat same month , sharing that the streaming service of process locked in the series adjustment by being the only one who agreed to that " confidential " Episode 11 , a very much standalone chapter that adapted " Dream of a Thousand Cats " and " Calliope . " Goyer explained , " The ' unavowed ' eleventh episode was conceived by Neil and Allan and myself even before we pitched the show to vendee . Anyone familiar with ' Sandman ' have intercourse that there are all these unbelievable stand - alone issues intersperse throughout the original tally and we were determined to adjust those . We pitched everyone the notion of doing an 11th episode that would omit off - cycle per second , and we would use these episodes to adapt those issues — but also as a passion letter to the fans , "
The executive producer continue , " It was improper and it felt very much in - spirit with Neil ’s unconventional run . We had many pass to make ' Sandman ' amongst the buyer — but Netflix was the only one that agree to make the ' secret ' episode . And truthfully , that was one of the major reason we went with Netflix . We felt they take it in a way the others did n’t . We told them we wanted to take on ' aspiration of a Thousand Cats ' first and that we wanted it to be animated . And you could see the fear rising in most of the buyers ' eyes . Netflix did n’t recoil . "
Two months later , Netflix ’s head of U.S. and Canada written serial , Peter Friedlander , was asked about the second season ofThe Sandmannot being mention to as " Season 2 " during an interview withVariety . At the time , the streamer was reconsidering the " binge dump " approach to the serial publication – possibly look to either split the time of year or release episodes in groupings that work best with which story is being adapt . " Everything is on the table when it comes to ' Sandman . ' It ’s an innovative show , " Friedlander share .
Developed and administrator produced by Gaiman , Heinberg , and Goyer , the original 11 episodes ofThe Sandmandebuted on Netflix in2022 . In late months , Tortoise Media , NY Magazine , andVulturehave reportedallegations of misuse by a bit of woman against Gaiman . Gaiman hasdenied anything non - consensual .
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