The Boys Creator Wanted To Direct Netflix Hit Sandman ‘But It Would Have Made A Very Bad Show’

Sandman has become a huge hit on Netflix. The series adaptation is the first successful attempt to film the fantasy horror original by cult author Neil Gaiman. Previously, The Boys and Supernatural creator Eric Kripke tried. The project failed because of the quality, as he revealed now.

Before Netflix hit: Sandman series, The Boys maker was too “bad”

Kripke responded to a comment by Gaiman on Twitter:

Warner let me try my luck with Sandman, but it was going to be a TV series. The comic template was a big role model for Supernatural. So I tried it. Neil [Gaiman] was polite and patient but in the end it would have been a bad show. [Die aktuelle Sandman-Adaption auf Netflix] is stunning and opulent. Check them out!

Details of the content of Kripke’s attempted TV implementation are not known. Work on the TV series began in 2010 (via The Hollywood Reporter), but was reinstated a short time later.

When is Sandman season 2 coming to Netflix?

Many Supernatural and The Boys fans would have loved to see Kripke’s adaptation. But the Netflix version now also has many followers. A second season hasn’t been announced yet, but it’s not unlikely either. However, we do not expect new episodes before 2024.

Podcast: The Lord of the Rings Series Must Save Middle-earth

On September 2nd, the most expensive series of all time will start on Amazon Prime Video: The Lord of the Rings – The Rings of Power. In it we return to Middle-earth for the first time since Peter Jackson’s Hobbit films.

In this episode, Jenny and Esther discuss what the show needs to do to make the disappointing Hobbit films go away. But they also clarify a few important questions about the plot for those who still don’t have an overview after the trailers.

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