The Sandman teaser reveals first look at Netflix comic adaptation

The Sandman teaser reveals beginning look at Netflix comic adaptation

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Get ready to enter the Globe of Dreams on Netflix. The Sandman released a sneak peek during Geeked Week, providing the first behind-the-scenes look at the accommodation of Neil Gaiman'southward beloved comic volume.

Gaiman himself hosted the teaser video, which sees the executive producer touring the sets of The Sandman. "For 32 years, anybody who read Sandman, read the comics. That globe is ending," he said. "I'm here at Shepperton Studios and I'yard getting to see what happens when y'all bring dreams to life."

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As Gaiman explains, The Sandman is prepare in the realm of the Dreaming, which is ruled by Morpheus aka Dream (Tom Sturridge). He can motion between his realm and that of the man world. Then, he is captured and held convict by the occultist Roderick Burgess (Charles Dance), triggering reality itself to be threatened. When Morpheus escapes, he must work to fix his cosmic and human mistakes.

In the sneak peek, Gaiman seems stunned equally he checks out concept art, props and costumes. Sandman fans volition spy key items like Morpheus' ruby, helmet and pocketbook of sand.

"Our art department, our set decorators, our production designers, they are wizards," he gushes. "They are absolute magicians and to come across what they've conjured here, it'south like walking around inside your own dream."

The Sandman on Netflix cast — (Image credit: Netflix)

When he sees a set that will be familiar to comic book readers, Gaiman tin't help merely gasp, "Holy southward--t. This is amazing."

The Sandman too stars Gwendoline Christie as Match (and a very unlike version from the one played by Tom Ellis in Match). The cast includes: Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, the librarian of the Dreaming; Boyd Holbrook as the Corinthian, a nightmare who escaped the Dreaming; Asim Chaudhry as Abel; Sanjeev Bhaskar as Cain; Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, Dream'due south sister; Mason Alexander Park as Desire, Dream's sibling; Donna Preston equally Despair, Desire's twin; Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine, an occult detective and ancestor of John Constantine; and Patton Oswalt as the phonation of Matthew, Dream'southward raven.

Everyone involved seems to be a Sand-fan. "This is Sandman being fabricated for people who love Sandman by people who honey Sandman," Gaiman says.

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