Get ready to dive back into the world of dreams and nightmares.
The second season of The Sandman is set to return in 2025, bringing more adventures of Morpheus and his incredible journeys.
A new behind-the-scenes video was shared at Geeked Week, Netflix’s event for superfans, giving us a glimpse of showrunner Allan Heinberg’s vision. We catch a look at Hell, goth fashion, and vast realms that were a hit in Season 1, but Heinberg promises even more surprises ahead.
“Sandman fans can expect everything the show delivered in its first 11 episodes and more,” Heinberg tells Tudum. “The new episodes are somehow even more ambitious in their scale and scope — and even more intimate and emotional and deeply felt.”
In the video from the set, Sturridge talks about Dream’s state in the new season. “At the start of Season 2, Dream is in a place of rebuilding,” he says, noting that Dream must face past decisions with massive consequences.
Heinberg explains that Dream has many past issues. “Dream, having escaped his captivity in the waking world, has reclaimed his stolen tools and missing dreams, and is now focused on rebuilding his realm and attending to his duties,” he says. “That is, until the sins of his past catch up with him and make that impossible.”
Who will be playing the Endless family?
The Endless family from Season 1 will be back, including Kirby as Death, Mason Alexander Park as Desire, and Donna Preston as Despair. New siblings will also join: Destiny (Adrian Lester), Delirium (Esmé Creed-Miles), and The Prodigal (Barry Sloane), who Dream can’t forgive for abandoning the family.
Who are the new cast members in The Sandman Season 2?
Heinberg praises casting directors Lucinda Syson and Natasha Vincent for assembling a magical cast this season, drawn from The Sandman collections Seasons of the Mist and Brief Lives.
“Each of these characters is as powerful as Dream — nearly as clever — and far more ruthless,” says Heinberg. “Together, they will ensnare Dream in a web of palace intrigue, glamour, demon battles, and spider-sex. None of which Dream is prepared for; all of which transform him into a far more dangerous Dream of the Endless.”
- Ruairi O’Connor as Orpheus, Dream and Calliope’s poet son, who learns the true nature of love after tragedy strikes.
- Freddie Fox as Loki, a charming and dangerous shape-shifter.
- Clive Russell as Odin, Thor’s father and Loki’s blood brother, trying to avoid Ragnarök.
- Laurence O’Fuarain as Thor, the storm god driven by basic needs.
- Ann Skelly as Nuala and Douglas Booth as Cluracan, siblings from Faerie court with contrasting personalities but deep devotion to each other.
- Jack Gleeson as Puck, a hobgoblin who enjoys playing tricks on mortals.
- Indya Moore as Wanda, a driver and security agent on an Endless road trip.
- Steve Coogan as the voice of Barnabas, a loyal yet cynical dog companion.
Fans are really excited about these new characters!
Who’s in The Sandman Season 1 cast?
- Tom Sturridge as Dream, part of the Endless family.
- Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer, ruler of Hell.
- Boyd Holbrook as the Corinthian, a nightmare gone rogue.
- Patton Oswalt as Matthew the Raven, Dream’s wise friend.
- Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, the librarian of Dream’s realm.
- Charles Dance as Roderick Burgess, a magician who accidentally captures Dream.
- Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine, an occult adventurer.
- David Thewlis as John Dee, a man searching for truth.
- Kirby as Death, Dream’s sensible sister who guides souls to the afterlife.
- Mason Alexander Park as Desire, Dream’s mischievous sibling.
- Donna Preston as Despair, Desire’s twin and Dream’s sister.
- Vanesu Samunyai as Rose Walker, a young woman with immense hidden power.
- Stephen Fry as Gilbert, Rose’s protector.
- John Cameron Mitchell as Hal, a bed-and-breakfast owner and drag star.
- Asim Chaudhry as Abel, who lives with his twin brother Cain in the Dreaming.
- Sanjeev Bhaskar as Cain, who continues to enact violence on Abel.
- Joely Richardson as Ethel Cripps, a key figure in Dream’s fate.
- Niamh Walsh as young Ethel Cripps.
- Sandra James-Young as Unity Kincaid, Rose’s benefactor who missed much of her life due to a long sleep.
- Razane Jammal as Lyta Hall, Rose’s friend mourning her husband.
Where will Season 2 take place?
Heinberg shares that new characters from the comics, such as Thor, Loki, and Odin, will appear in a divine banquet scene. The new season will explore various times and places like the underworld of Hades, Faerie, ancient Greece, Elizabethan England, and the French Revolution. Demons, fairies, gods, and demiurges from all realms will make appearances, and that’s just the beginning.
The Sandman is made by fans, for fans, says Sturridge. “Fans will be desperately excited by this season. It’s a sight to behold.”
When will The Sandman Season 2 premiere?
The Sandman Season 2 will stream in 2025 on Netflix. Watch Season 1 of The Sandman now.