Not only have we had confirmation of the second and third seasons of the Audible adaptation of Sandman, but Netflix has announced its cast for their version.

A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, The Sandman follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic — and human — mistakes he’s made during his vast existence.

Allan Heinberg is showrunner.

“For the last thirty-three years, the Sandman characters have breathed and walked around and talked in my head. I’m unbelievably happy that now, finally, they get to step out of my head and into reality,” Neil Gaiman noted. “I can’t wait until the people out there get to see what we’ve been seeing as Dream and the rest of them take flesh, and the flesh belongs to some of the finest actors out there.”

He added, “This is astonishing, and I’m so grateful to the actors and to all of The Sandman collaborators — Netflix, Warner Bros., DC, to Allan Heinberg and David Goyer, and the legions of crafters and geniuses on the show — for making the wildest of all my dreams into reality.”

Tom Sturridge is Dream, Lord of Dreaming

Gwendoline Christie is Lucifer, Ruler of Hell

Vivienne Acheampong is Lucienne, chief librarian and trusted guardian of Dream’s realm

Boyd Holbrook is The Corinthian,an escaped nightmare who wishes to taste all that the world has in store

Charles Dance is Roderick Burgess, Charlatan, blackmailer and magician

Asim Chaudry is Abel and Sanjeev Bhaskar is Cain, the first victim and the first predator, residents and loyal subjects of the Dream Realm

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