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Netflix Debuts First Half of Final Sandman Season to Tepid Reviews

The six-episode first volume sets up Dream’s journey to atone for past wrongs, with the remainder of season two arriving on July 24 and July 31.

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The Sandman season two is not faring well with critics. (Netflix)
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Overview

  • The initial six episodes of The Sandman’s second season premiered on July 3 as the show’s planned concluding chapter.
  • Showrunner Allan Heinberg confirmed the season is structured in three blocks, with episodes 7–11 due on July 24 and a bonus 12th episode on July 31.
  • Volume 1 follows Dream of the Endless confronting past misdeeds in an arc drawn from key comic storylines such as Season of Mists and Brief Lives.
  • Tom Sturridge returns as Dream alongside Gwendoline Christie’s Lucifer and Kirby Howell-Baptiste’s Death, with new characters like Orpheus and Delirium introduced.
  • Early reviews have skewed mixed to negative, citing uneven pacing, and the launch has been overshadowed by unresolved allegations against creator Neil Gaiman.