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There have been numerous casting announcements for Netflix’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman ahead of San Diego Comic Con, and with each new addition the hype has only grown. From Gwendoline Christie’s Satan to Mark Hamil as Merv Pumpkinhead, and Thomas Sturridge’s haunting dream/Morpheus, the cast is stellar and the reveals so far have been pretty cool.
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The titular sandman, Morpheus himself, has escaped from prison and is searching the world, and some surreal versions of the underworld, for the magical tools he needs to solve the disaster that has become Earth. In the series, The Dreaming, a land of nightmares, fantasies and dreams, has become entangled in the real world. It’s up to Morpheus to figure out what’s going on and fix the different worlds.
During the panel, the cast and crew expressed how much they appreciated the source material, and it looks like this will be a faithful adaptation of Gaiman’s work. Additionally, Gaiman revealed that Dave McKean, the original cover artist for the Sandman comics, came out of retirement and designed unique end-title credits for all 10 episodes of the series. Beginning in 1989, McKean produced all of The Sandman comic book covers. This spans nearly a decade of work, as the series ended in 1997. He also illustrated the covers of all the collected trade paperback editions.
Sandman premieres exclusively on Netflix on August 5th.
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