“Everyone loves a good story. But all stories come to an end.” Netflix has released the official trailer for the second and final season of The Sandman.
In Season 2, 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.
In the trailer, Dream (Sturridge) fights to survive, as he faces gods, monsters and the ravages of Hell, not only for himself but for The Dreaming itself. “The Dreaming will survive,” he says. “Even if I do not.”
Based on the DC comic series by Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith, and Mike Dringenberg, Season 2 will include storylines from many of the comics, including the “Season of Mists”, “Brief Lives”, “The Kindly Ones”, and “The Sandman: Overture”, collections, along with single-issue stories such as “Tales in the Sand,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “The Song of Orpheus,” “Thermidor,” and “The Tempest,” among others.
In addition to Sturridge, Season 2 stars 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, 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, and Steve Coogan.
Season 2 will launch with Volume 1 on July 3 (6 episodes) and Volume 2 on July 24 (5 episodes). There is a bonus episode on July 31.
Allan Heinberg serves as writer, executive producer and showrunner. David S. Goyer and Gaiman executive produce and Jamie Childs directs all episodes. Writers include Ameni Rozsa, Alex Newman-Wise, Austin Guzman, Shadi Petosky, Jim Campolongo, Vanessa Benton, Jay Franklin, Greg Goetz and Marina Marlens. Warner Bros. Television is the studio.
