Netflix’s Geeked Week panel for The Sandman included the release of the gorgeous teaser trailer for the much-anticipated series. The streaming service also unveiled new photos from throughout the season and made Mark Hamill fans cheer by announcing he’ll be providing the voice of Merv Pumpkinhead.
The 10-episode season launches on Netflix on August 5, 2022.
The Sandman is based on the DC comics created by Neil Gaiman, with Gaiman involved in developing the show along with showrunner Allan Heinberg and David S. Goyer. Gaiman and Goyer are the writers and executive produce with Heinberg.
The Sandman Plot, Cast, and Character Descriptions, Courtesy of Netflix:
When the Sandman, aka 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.
Based on the beloved award-winning DC comic series written by Neil Gaiman, The Sandman is a rich, character-driven blend of myth and dark fantasy woven together over the course of ten epic chapters following Dream’s many adventures.
• TOM STURRIDGE (Sweetbitter) is DREAM, Lord of the Dreaming.
• GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE (Game of Thrones) is LUCIFER, Ruler of Hell.
• VIVIENNE ACHEAMPONG (The Witches) is LUCIENNE, chief librarian and trusted guardian of Dream’s realm.
• BOYD HOLBROOK (Narcos) is THE CORINTHIAN, an escaped nightmare who wishes to taste all that the world has in store.
• CHARLES DANCE (Game of Thrones) is RODERICK BURGESS, Charlatan, blackmailer and magician.
• ASIM CHAUDHRY (Hitmen) is ABEL and SANJEEV BHASKAR (Yesterday) is CAIN, the first victim and the first predator, residents and loyal subjects of the Dream Realm.
• KIRBY HOWELL-BAPTISTE is DEATH, Dream’s wiser sister.
• MASON ALEXANDER PARK is DESIRE, Dream’s sibling, and desire personified.
• DONNA PRESTON is DESPAIR, Dream’s sister, and the twin of Desire.
• JENNA COLEMAN is JOHANNA CONSTANTINE, haunted exorcist and Occult Adventuress for Hire.
• NIAMH WALSH is YOUNG ETHEL CRIPPS, a betrayed and determined young woman seeking to survive.
• JOELY RICHARDSON is ETHEL CRIPPS, Master thief and woman of a thousand identities.
• DAVID THEWLIS is JOHN DEE, Ethel’s son. Dangerous, insane and on a quest for truth.
• KYO RA is ROSE WALKER, A young woman on a desperate search for her missing brother. She discovers a connection to Dream that neither of them can escape.
• STEPHEN FRY is GILBERT, Debonair protector of Rose Walker.
• RAZANE JAMMAL is LYTA HALL, Rose’s best friend and travel companion.
• SANDRA JAMES YOUNG is UNITY KINCAID, Heiress and mysterious benefactor.
• PATTON OSWALT to voice MATTHEW THE RAVEN, Dream’s trusted emissary. A Raven.
