Netflix has finally given us our first look into the dreamscape ofThe Sandman. As part of their TUDUM: A Netflix Global Fan Event, the streamer released three new character posters for the series, adapted fromNeil Gaiman’s famous comic book series of the same name, showing off the trio of siblings around whom the show’s fantastical tale revolves: Dream (Tom Sturridge), Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste), and Desire (Mason Alexander Park).
The posters, which accompany exclusivefirst look footage, presented by Gaiman, Sturridge, and Howell-Baptiste, present the siblings partially shrouded in shadows, shaped appropriately for their characters: the head of a raven for Dream — better known toSandmanfans as Morpheus — the wings of a dark angel for Death, and a hand gently caressing the face of Desire. The posters are grim, featuring intense, ominous captions like “your time is up”, “no one is above desire”, and “it’s never only a dream”.
The three siblings join an impressive cast of characters from across the world Gaiman created for DC Comics:Charles Danceas Roderick Burgess, an occultist and conman,David Thewlisas Doctor Destiny, evenGame of Thrones’ statuesqueGwendoline Christieas Lucifer herself. We even hearBoyd Holbrookas The Corinthian in Netflix’s first look at the series, a walking nightmare warning Burgess that he’s going to need all the help he can get after summoning Morpheus for his own foolish gain.
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Netflix’s adaptation of the hit comic series has been long-awaited and highly anticipated, after several attempts to adapt Gaiman’s work never made it off the ground. The on-screen adaptation also coincides with several other adaptations of the work and its characters, including anarrated versionof the comic series for Audible, as well as the Dead Boy Detectives, minor characters fromThe Sandman, being featured in the newest season of HBO Max’sDoom Patrol, as well as receiving apilot orderfor a potential show of their own.
The Sandmanalso starsAsim Chaudry,Sanjeev Bhaskar,Donna Preston,Jenna Coleman,Stephen Fry, andPatton Oswalt. No release date has been announced, but in the meantime, fans can check out the official synopsis for the series, along with the new posters, below:
A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven,The Sandmanfollows 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.
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