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Netflix’s The Sandman Final Season Arrives in Three-Part July Release

Showrunner Allan Heinberg concludes Dream’s redemption by adapting pivotal comic arcs across two volumes with a July bonus episode

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Morpheus the Endless Lord of the Dreaming, standing in black robes while holding a talisman

Overview

  • Season 2 Volume 1 premieres July 3 with six episodes, Volume 2 follows on July 24, and a standalone bonus episode centered on Death arrives July 31
  • Allan Heinberg affirms the series was always designed as a two-season arc and omits a full A Game of You adaptation to keep the focus on Dream
  • Tom Sturridge’s Dream must face Lucifer (Gwendoline Christie) and journey into Hell to atone for past misdeeds as the Dreaming teeters on collapse
  • The concluding episodes weave together Season of Mists, Brief Lives, The Kindly Ones and The Sandman: Overture alongside select standalone stories
  • The series’ promotional campaign has been clouded by sexual misconduct allegations against creator Neil Gaiman, shaping the backdrop to the finale