The Sandman series, adapted from Neil Gaiman’s famous comic book, was canceled by Netflix despite the release of season 2.
Netflix, adapted from Neil Gaiman’s legendary comic book series The Sandman He canceled the series before the publication of season 2. The series, which won a big fan base with its first season published in 2022, will say goodbye to the screens with its second season, which will be presented to the audience this year. Netflix announced that it will not continue because of the completed story of the series.
Why was The Sandman canceled?
Allan Heinberg, the producer of the series, said in a statement that the cancellation has nothing to do with Neil Gaiman’s personal problems. “The Sandman series has always focused on Dream’s story. When we examined the comic book materials that remained in 2022, we saw that there was only one -season story. We are grateful for Netflix to give us time and resources to complete this adaptation. ” he said.
This statement, while comforting the fans of the series, albeit to a little bit, Neil Gaiman’s other projects draw attention. Amazon Prime Video ends the 3rd season of Good Omens with a planned final episode; Disney stopped the film’s film project based on The Graveyard Book. In addition, some Gaiman’s projects were suspended for allegations about the author.
The Sandman is known for a rich storytelling that blends mythology and dark fantasy elements. Dream, that is, the lord of dreams, follows a journey in different dimensions and time periods to provide order in its own world after centuries of captivity. Netflix announced that in the second season of the series, stories from different volumes of the comic book will be included.
Jamie Childs was the director of the second season, while Neil Gaiman, David S. Goyer and Allan Heinberg worked as the chief producers of the series. Although the series ends, fans are looking forward to seeing Dream’s story with this last season. Although The Sandman is known as one of the most ambitious projects of Netflix, this cancellation is seen as a result of the competition and limited resources between the major budget productions of the platform.