Allan Heinberg, the showrunner of Netflix’s adaptation of The Sandman, claims it was always the plan to condense Neil Gaiman’s 10 graphic novels into two seasons, and not a reaction to the sexual assault allegations against Gaiman. A reveal of the titles for the show’s final 12 episodes demonstrates just how much they’re cramming in, following arcs across multiple books and finishing with the spinoff Death: The High Cost of Living.
Season 2 will be released in three blocks. Volume 1 comes out July 1 and will focus on Lucifer’s (Gwendoline Christie) plots teased at the end of season 1 while also introducing more of the Endless as Dream (Tom Sturridge) accompanies his little sister Delirium (Esmé Creed-Miles) to find their brother Destruction (Barry Sloane), who has abandoned his duties. It’s a journey that forces Dream to come to terms with how he has wronged his own family and set about
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