The Sandman
Summary
The Sandmanseason 2 ’s filming start date gets a concrete update from creator Neil Gaiman . Based on Gaiman ’s strike comic series , Netflix’sThe Sandmanreleased its season 1 last August , chronicling the feat ofTom Sturridge ’s Dream of the Endlessas he set about to bring order to his kingdom after decennium of captivity . The show , which bring in positive limited review from critics , was renew for time of year 2 in November 2022 , but production has since encountered delay .
Now , perWhat ’s on Netflix , Gaiman has confirmed on his Bluesky business relationship thatThe Sandmanseason 2filming is carry to resume on Monday , November 27 . Gaiman replied with a dewy-eyed " Yup " to one substance abuser who asked if cinematography would start back up again on the Monday following Thanksgiving weekend . The recommencement of filming later this calendar month follow several week ' worth of shooting that read place in June 2023 , which was halted due to the onset of the SAG - AFTRA strike in July .
What To Expect From The Sandman Season 2 (& Beyond)
Firstly , it ’s worth mentioning thatThe Sandmanseason 2 has not been formally announced as a " season 2 , " with Netflix referring to the continuation of the show as an expansion or " more episodes " . This purposeful decision would suggest that viewers should n’t gestate the next loop of the show to sport 10 episodes like time of year 1 , with a rock-bottom episode enumeration looking probably .
It ’s undecipherable if this chemise in direction is one motivated by creative considerations or business ones ( or both ) , but eschew the traditional seasonal structure could allow the show to go forward to expand with pocket-size batches of episodes and side stories , which may in reality impart suit Gaiman ’s comic strip . Season 1 adapt the first two loudness of Gaiman ’s source material , and it stands to rationality that time of year 2 will proceed to adapt the comics ' storylines . Further reenforce this theory , season 2 is carry to introduce unexampled lineament like Delirium , Destruction , Destiny , and Wanda .
A fillip episode ofThe Sandmancalled " A Dream of A Thousand Cats " was liberate shortly after season 1 , and this could be indicative of how Netflix will approach extra expansions of the show .
As far as what to expect from the note and genre of time of year 2 , director Jamie Childs antecedently bug toScreen Rantthat the next batch of episode will explore " Greek tragedy , and then we ’re doing cyberpunk , and we ’re doing contemporary drama , or we ’re doing computed tomography and creep chess stuff . “The Sandmancastmembers like Sturridge , Patton Oswalt , Vivienne Acheampong , Gwendoline Christie , and Kirby Howell - Baptiste , among others , are all expected to turn back .
Source : Neil Gaiman ( viaWhat ’s on Netflix )
