In the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct by Neil Gaiman, an exclusive story from Variety exclusive has revealed the upcoming Sandman season 2, premiering later this year on Netflix, will serve as a finale of the series.
In a statement, The Sandman showrunner Allan Heinberg claimed the second season was always intended to conclude the adaptation of the seminal comic series:
“‘The Sandman series has always been focused exclusively on Dream’s story, and back in 2022, when we looked at the remaining Dream material from the comics, we knew we only had enough story for one more season. We are extremely grateful to Netflix for bringing the team all back together and giving us the time and resources to make a faithful adaptation in a way that we hope will surprise and delight the comics’ loyal readers as well as fans of our show.”
Even before the allegations of Gaiman’s misconduct surfaced, the future of the series past a second season was always in doubt among fans given the high production budget. This decision continues the series of consequences of Gaiman’s misconduct following the publication of the article in the New York magazine that reported on the matter earlier this month. In the time since, Dark Horse Comics announced they were taking them seriously, and severed ties with him, cancelling an in-progress adaptation of Anansi Boys, as well as the planned hardcover of the series. Likewise, Gaiman and Prime Video had reached an agreement over the Good Omens show, leading him to step away as showrunner of the third season. Earlier this week in fact, the Kickstarter campaign for the Good Omens graphic novel announced that Gaiman will no longer receive any proceeds from the adaptation of the 1990 book he wrote with the late Terry Pratchett.
In addition to the announcement, Netflix released the first poster for The Sandman season 2 featuring members of the the Endless including Morpheus (Tom Sturridge), Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste), Desire (Mason Alexander Park), Despair (Donna Preston), Destiny (Adrian Lester), Delirium (Esmé Creed-Miles), and Destruction (Barry Sloane).
