Overview
- Volume 1’s six episodes premiered July 3 on Netflix, marking the start of the final two-part conclusion to Dream’s story.
- Critics have praised the season’s lavish visuals and Tom Sturridge’s nuanced performance while faulting its uneven pacing and tonal shifts.
- Viewer and critic reactions remain deeply colored by nine sexual misconduct allegations against creator Neil Gaiman, which he has denied.
- Showrunner Allan Heinberg and Netflix maintain that the two-season arc was planned before any allegations surfaced, ensuring a faithful adaptation of the comics’ Dream-focused material.
- Volume 2’s five episodes arrive July 24, with a twelfth bonus episode set for July 31 to wrap up the series.