The Sandman season 2: Release date speculation, cast and latest news

Gaiman’s representatives denied various claims in the Vulture report. When contacted by RadioTimes.com, Gaiman’s representatives declined to comment but the novelist has firmly denied any non-consensual or illegal conduct in a statement to his blog.

He began by saying that he had "stayed quiet until now, both out of respect for the people who were sharing their stories and out of a desire not to draw even more attention to a lot of misinformation".

Gaiman continued: "I've now reached the point where I feel that I should say something.

"As I read through this latest collection of accounts, there are moments I half-recognise and moments I don't, descriptions of things that happened sitting beside things that emphatically did not happen.

"I'm far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever.

"Some of the horrible stories now being told simply never happened, while others have been so distorted from what actually took place that they bear no relationship to reality."

Gaiman's full statement is published on his blog.

At the moment, Tom Sturridge and Gwendoline Christie are set to return to lead the ensemble cast for season 2, which is currently set to be released on Netflix this year.

Esmé Creed-Miles (The Doll Factory), Adrian Lester (Renegade Nell) and Barry Sloane (Passenger) have also all been cast in major roles.

Here's everything we know so far.

The Sandman season 2 release date speculation

The Sandman season 2 is due to be released in 2025. We don't have a specific release date just yet.

The show was renewed for season 2 in November 2022.

Who could return in The Sandman season 2 cast?

The Sandman comic books are a sprawling saga which sees numerous characters pass through it, but we're expecting reprisals from the vast majority of the season 1 cast.

It was also announced in May 2024 that Esmé Creed-Miles, Adrian Lester and Barry Sloane had joined the cast as fellow Endless Delirium, Destiny and The Prodigal respectively.

The following cast members could potentially return for the second season.

• Tom Sturridge as Dream/Morpheus
• Boyd Holbrook as The Corinthian
• Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne
• Patton Oswalt as the voice of Matthew the Raven
• Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine
• Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer Morningstar
• Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death
• Mason Alexander Park as Desire
• Donna Preston as Despair
• Kyo Ra as Rose Walker
• Eddie Karanja as Jed Walker
• John Cameron Mitchell as Hal Carter
• Stephen Fry as Gilbert
• Razane Jammal as Lyta Hall
• Sandra James Young as Unity Kinkaid
• Sanjeev Bhaskar as Cain
• Asim Chaudhry as Abel
• Lily Travers as Barbie
• Richard Fleeshman as Ken
• David Thewlis as Doctor Destiny/John Burgess/Johnny Dee
• Mark Hamill as the voice of Mervyn Pumpkinhead
• Lenny Henry as the voice of Martin Tenbones
• Roger Allam as the voice of Lord Azazel
• Esmé Creed-Miles will play Delirium
• Adrian Lester will play Destiny
• Barry Sloane will play The Prodigal

Doctor Who star Jenna Coleman addressed her future in The Sandman, telling RadioTimes.com that Lady Johanna Constantine's fleeting appearance in season 1 was a "seed" for bigger things to come.

On his character's somewhat ambiguous fate, Boyd Holbrook said: "I had a great experience on this. And I think we'd all love to continue The Sandman. It's the universe that just keeps going on and on... I believe that The Corinthian is reincarnated at a certain point in time in the comic, so we'll see."

What could happen in The Sandman season 2 plot?

As suggested by The Sandman ending, the next season of the show would primarily focus on the fourth and fifth volumes of the graphic novel, titled Season of Mists and A Game of You respectively.

The first of these sees Dream return to Hell, where Lucifer Morningstar is waiting for him, unleashing chaos by abdicating her throne and starting a new life on Earth – freeing her demons in the process.

The second focuses on a supporting character from season 1, Barbie (as played by Lily Travers), who makes a long-overdue return to her fantasy world in the Dreaming following an intervention from mythical steed Martin Tenbones.

Given how faithful the first season was to both Preludes & Nocturnes and The Doll's House, we'd expect a potential follow-up to stick rather closely to the source material.

However, Netflix bosses have revealed that they're not referring to the upcoming episodes as "season 2".

Friedlander’s cryptically told Variety: “There are decisions that haven’t been made, but we are considering batching approaches. Everything’s on the table when it comes to Sandman. It’s an innovative show.”

Is there a trailer for The Sandman season 2?

Yes, Netflix has released some teaser footage, showing Dream’s Helm rising from a sea of shifting sand. Watch below:

The Sandman is available to stream on Netflix.

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