Neil Gaiman thinks Netflix could be close to “The Sandman” season 2 announcement

Ever since Neil Gaiman’s comic book adaptation premiered on Netflix, fans have been waiting for the announcement of the second season of “The Sandman”. However, internal problems within the company made the approval of the episodes more complicated, and even more so with the budget of the first installment. But now, the creator gives hope to the followers.

A few days ago, Neil Gaiman explained it Netflix has not approved the second season of ‘The man of sand’due to the’ expensive ‘nature of the show, despite the fact that since its launch the Tom Sturridge series has remained at the top of the popularity charts and has been the most watched series on the platform in more than 80 countries.

Given the uncertainty that the fantasy series could be canceled, the creator said it would be possible to see it on another platform. But it seems that things have changed, and Neil Gaiman gave hope for a second season of ‘The man of sand’, in a new interview for rolling stone.

So we are doing well. We are really doing very well. “

It is worth mentioning that, when replying to a fan, Neil Gaiman said that ‘The man of sand’ it must be a resounding success for Netflix to approve the new episodes, and his recent words indicate they are on the right track: “I think the humans on the face of this planet spent 127 million hours watching Sandman last week. This is a lot of Sandman. And the next most viewed thing was viewed for 65 million hours. ”

Netflix tests the success of “The Sandman”

In the same interview, the creator of the series recalled that it seems that Netflix has a trial period for each production, in which, after a while, it analyzes whether it is worth continuing or not: “This means that, in order to be updated, we must perform as anyone can expect […] We are certainly on the way to achieving it. But it’s about how we do it for the month after we launch. “

If we take into account that “The Sandman” premiered on Netflix on August 5, there are still a couple of weeks left before the streaming platform announces the second season of the story of Morpheus and the Eternals, if it continues. period mentioned by Neil Gaiman.

It is worth mentioning that “The Sandman” only adapts the first two story arcs of the comics “Preludes and Nocturnes” and “A Doll’s House”. So there is still a long way to go in the story with Tom Sturridge to see its completion on the small screen.