Overview

• The rollout splits the final 12 episodes into three blocks: Episodes 1–6 are available now, Episodes 7–11 arrive July 24 and a standalone 12th chapter follows on July 31.
• Showrunner Allan Heinberg confirmed in 2022 that two seasons would complete Dream’s journey, based solely on available Dream-centric material from Neil Gaiman’s comics.
• Season 2 adapts four major storylines—Season of Mists, Brief Lives, The Kindly Ones and The Sandman: Overture—alongside standalone tales woven into the final chapters.
• Volume 1 has drawn sharply divided reactions, with critics deriding its ponderous pacing and pretension even as others praise its striking visuals, performances and thematic depth.
• Multiple sexual misconduct allegations against creator Neil Gaiman, which he has denied, continue to cast a long shadow over the series’ concluding season.