‘Sandman’: Netflix decides to renew the series for a second season and Neil Gaiman celebrates it

Netflix made ‘Sandman’ fans suffer until the end, but the wait was finally rewarded with the announcement that many already considered unlikely: the beloved fantasy series will have a second season. Through a short video and by the hand of Neil Gaiman, author of the original comic and co-creator / screenwriter of his television adaptation with David S. Goyer and Allan Heinberg; The aforementioned streaming platform has given the green light for more episodes.

The dream continues? #Sand will return with new episodes based on multiple volumes of Neil Gaiman’s graphic novels. pic.twitter.com/ZP4tZrTCy7

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“Sandman” premiered on August 5th managing to stay in the world top 10 for seven weeks after dethroning the ‘Stranger Things’ phenomenon, according to Nielsen data (via Variety); a triumph that did not avoid a doubt incomprehensible to many. More than two and a half months awaited the launch of that house to confirm a very hard fought season 2 by Gaiman himself. In fact, when the series had been available for about a month, this creative decided to explain on social media why the long-awaited renewal was postponed, asking fans for support. “Sandman” is a very expensive series and for Netflix to give us the money to do another season, we have to work incredibly well. So even if we were the most watched series in the world in the past couple of weeks, it might not be enough. Please encourage all your friends to watch “Sandman” and encourage all those who have started watching it but have been distracted by life to finish it. “.

The 69.5 million hours of viewing in the first week, a time that doubled in the second to reach 127.5 million, falling to 77.2 million in the third week and obtaining 53.8 million in the fourth (via Deadlines); finally they were enough, something that has Gaiman to the stars. “Millions and millions of people have welcomed, watched and loved ‘Sandman’ on Netflix. From established comic book fans to viewers who were simply curious and ended up haunting the Dream Lord, his family and his gossip. It is an incredible pleasure for me to confirm that by working with Netflix and Warner Bros., Allan Heinberg, David Goyer and myself, we will be bringing more “Sandman” stories to life. Some incredible adventures await Morpheus and the rest of the family (not to mention other members yet to be introduced). No one is more excited about the news than the cast and crew of “Sandman”: they are the biggest “Sandman” fans around.. And now it’s time to get back to work. After all, there is a family meal up front. And Lucifer is waiting for Morpheus to return to Hell … “.

An escape and a rage

Shortly before Netflix confirmed the second season of “Sandman”, Neil Gaiman denounced the policy change regarding the verification of Twitter accounts, focus attention on what it would mean when it comes to curbing false information. He was aware that in the said social network tweets continued to spread claiming that “Sandman” had been deleted, messages without any truthful foundation. Hours after the official DC Comics account He joked by announcing the renewal in a tweet suspected to be part of the coordinated action Netflix was orchestrating to break the news.. “The dream continues. ‘Sandman’ will return with new episodes based on multiple volumes of Neil Gaiman’s graphic novel, to explore even more stories of the Eternals.”prayed for accidental escape, advancing the good news that, finally !, it came true.