The Sandman season 2 confirmed by Netflix and Neil Gaiman

Last confirmation: The SandmanWe will soon see them again. Netflix and Neil Gaiman confirmed late Wednesday that the streamer has ordered more episodes of the fantasy drama adapting Gaiman’s classic comic.

Gaiman made the announcement on Twitter with a short teaser video showing Morpheus’ iconic mask emerging from a blanket of sand. “The rumours are true,” he wrote. “Netflix is thrilled that so many of you have been watching Sandman, and the thing we were all hoping would happen… has indeed happened…”

There’s no news of when the second season will be released, nor how many episodes it will have. Notably, neither the press release sent to media nor the story on Netflix’s official news organ Tudum use the word season at any point, only promising “more episodes.” It’s possible a shorter season has been ordered, or a longer one — or indeed that this decision hasn’t been made yet.

Plot details are similarly under wraps, although “stories to be adapted from multiple The Sandman graphic novels” are promised. Gaiman, David S. Goyer, and Allan Heinberg remain the key creative teams. Gaiman stated in a statement that:

Millions upon million of people have loved and welcomed one another. The SandmanNetflix, available from established SandmanPeople who are simply curious about the Lord Of Dreams, their family, and all that goes with them. Working with Warner Bros. and Netflix, Allan Heinberg and David Goyer gives me incredible pleasure. The SandmanThe stories that bring people to life. Morpheus, the others and more Endless Family members have many amazing stories to tell. The Sandman cast, crew and fans will be the most happy about it all. And now it’s time to get back to work. There’s a family meal ahead, after all. And Lucifer is waiting for Morpheus to return to Hell…

“And now we get to meet the rest of the Endless!” Goyer added.

It’s been three months since The SandmanIt made its Netflix debut and fans have been anxiously awaiting the news about a second season. (Although it’s fair to note that, had Netflix released one episode of the show each week rather than the whole thing at once, it would only recently have concluded.) As Netflix’s growth slows and it tightens its production purse-strings, there was concern that, with a reported budget of $15 million per episode, The Sandman It might prove to be prohibitively expensive.

It seems that a deal was reached. And that’s great news, because The SandmanThis is the most amazing adaptation that we can ask for after decades of misery.