Expect the unexpected in The Sandman – the upcoming Netflix show that reimagines itself with every episode.
During an interview with Empire, original Sandman comic creator Neil Gaiman said that the upcoming TV adaptation is all about surprising its viewers.
“If you didn’t like an episode of Game of Thrones, you probably won’t like any other episode of Game of Thrones,” he explained. “With Sandman, it’s all about surprising you. It’s all about reinventing itself. It’s all about taking you on a journey you’ve not been on before.”
Gaiman also added that the series takes a genre-hopping approach, switching things up with each and every episode.
“You watch Episode 1 and think, ‘Oh, I get this thing: it’s like Downton Abbey, but with magic,’” he said. “Then you’ll be wondering, ‘What the hell is this?’ by Episode 2, when you’re meeting Gregory The Gargoyle in The Dreaming. Episode 5 is about as dark and traumatic as anything is ever gonna get, then you’ve got Episode 6, which is probably the most feel-good of all the episodes.”
It certainly sounds like a lot to get your head around, but that’s definitely a good thing.
The Sandman comics were first published in 1988 by DC and writer Neil Gaiman. A fantasy tale starring the anthropomorphic representation of metaphysical entities, it’s long thought to have been difficult to bring to the screen. Exploring life, death, and the metaphysical nature of dreams, The Sandman is quite a sprawling epic.
An impressive cast will bring the whole thing to life for Netflix, with Tom Sturridge taking the lead role as Dream. We even got our first look at the upcoming show just a few months ago, with posters for each of the main characters. A recent glimpse of Gwendoline Christie’s Lucifer was also unveiled.
The Sandman was officially greenlit back in 2019, with Neil Gaiman serving as executive producer. But it’s been a long road to get the show made, with Gaiman trying for years to get the project off the ground.
If you want to learn more about The Sandman comic series and how it’s being adapted, here's everything you need to know about The Sandman.
Tom Sturridge stars as Dream (aka Morpheus) alongside Vivienne Acheampong as the librarian Lucienne. Joining them is Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer, Boyd Holbrook as The Corinthian, Charles Dance as Roderick Burgess, Asim Chaudry and Sanjeev Bhaskar as Abel and Cain, Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, and Stephen Fry as Gilbert.
Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
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During an interview with Empire, original Sandman comic creator Neil Gaiman said that the upcoming TV adaptation is all about surprising its viewers.
“If you didn’t like an episode of Game of Thrones, you probably won’t like any other episode of Game of Thrones,” he explained. “With Sandman, it’s all about surprising you. It’s all about reinventing itself. It’s all about taking you on a journey you’ve not been on before.”
Gaiman also added that the series takes a genre-hopping approach, switching things up with each and every episode.
“You watch Episode 1 and think, ‘Oh, I get this thing: it’s like Downton Abbey, but with magic,’” he said. “Then you’ll be wondering, ‘What the hell is this?’ by Episode 2, when you’re meeting Gregory The Gargoyle in The Dreaming. Episode 5 is about as dark and traumatic as anything is ever gonna get, then you’ve got Episode 6, which is probably the most feel-good of all the episodes.”
It certainly sounds like a lot to get your head around, but that’s definitely a good thing.
The Sandman comics were first published in 1988 by DC and writer Neil Gaiman. A fantasy tale starring the anthropomorphic representation of metaphysical entities, it’s long thought to have been difficult to bring to the screen. Exploring life, death, and the metaphysical nature of dreams, The Sandman is quite a sprawling epic.
An impressive cast will bring the whole thing to life for Netflix, with Tom Sturridge taking the lead role as Dream. We even got our first look at the upcoming show just a few months ago, with posters for each of the main characters. A recent glimpse of Gwendoline Christie’s Lucifer was also unveiled.
The Sandman was officially greenlit back in 2019, with Neil Gaiman serving as executive producer. But it’s been a long road to get the show made, with Gaiman trying for years to get the project off the ground.
If you want to learn more about The Sandman comic series and how it’s being adapted, here's everything you need to know about The Sandman.
Tom Sturridge stars as Dream (aka Morpheus) alongside Vivienne Acheampong as the librarian Lucienne. Joining them is Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer, Boyd Holbrook as The Corinthian, Charles Dance as Roderick Burgess, Asim Chaudry and Sanjeev Bhaskar as Abel and Cain, Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, and Stephen Fry as Gilbert.
Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
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