Welcome to the dreaming…
Out of their panel at Netflix Geeked Week, Neil Gaiman, Allan Heinberg and cast revealed the Official Teaser for The Sandman and the news that Mark Hamill will voice beloved character Merv Pumpkinhead.
Based on the beloved award-winning DC comic series written by Gaiman, The Sandman is an hourlong series described as “a rich, character-driven blend of myth and dark fantasy woven together over the course of 10 epic chapters,” and is set to premiere only on Netflix on August 5.
When the Sandman, a.k.a. Dream (Tom Sturridge) — the powerful cosmic being who controls all our dreams — is unexpectedly captured and held prisoner for over a century, he must journey across different worlds and timelines to fix the chaos his absence has caused.
Also starring:
- Boyd Holbrook as The Corinthian
- Patton Oswalt as Matthew the Raven (voice)
- Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne
- Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer
- Charles Dance as Roderick Burgess
- Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine
- David Thewlis as John Dee / Doctor Destiny
- Stephen Fry as Gilbert
- Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death
- Mason Alexander Park as Desire
- Donna Preston as Despair
- Vanesu Samunyai (formerly known as “Kyo Ra”) as Rose Walker
- John Cameron Mitchell
- Asim Chaudhry as Abel
- Sanjeev Bhaskar as Cain
- Joely Richardson as Ethel Cripps
- Niamh Walsh as young Ethel Cripps
- Sandra James Young as Unity Kinkaid
- Razane Jammal as Lyta Hall
Developed and executive produced by Gaiman, showrunner Allan Heinberg and David S. Goyer, The Sandman is produced by Warner Bros. Television.
