Just when you thought it was safe to go back to sleep, Netflix drops a bonus episode of The Sandman. The two-part bonus adapts the classic stories "A Dream of a Thousand Cats" and "Calliope." Stream it now.
The Sandman is the 2022 Netflix TV series based on the critically-acclaimed DC Comics/Vertigo comic book series of the same name.
The Sandman details the intricate world of an elemental being called Morpheus (Tom Sturridge), the master of dreams, and his interactions with humanity over centuries. The character is one of a family of seven such entities called The Endless, each representing a different aspect of existence. Morpheus is often referred to as "Dream" with his siblings being Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste), Destiny, Destruction, Desire (Mason Alexander Park), Despair (Donna Preston) and Delirium.
Also cast are Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer, Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, Boyd Holbrook as The Corinthian, Charles Dance as Roderick Burgess, Asim Chaudhry as Abel, Sanjeev Bhaskar as Cain, Razane Jammal as Lyta Hall, Joely Richardson as Ethel Cripps, Niamh Walsh as young Ethel Cripps, David Thewlis as John Dees, Kyo Ra as Rose Walker, Patton Oswalt as Matthew the Raven, Stephen Fry as Gilbert, Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine and Sandra James-Young as Unity Kincaid.
Netflix offers this synopsis: There is another world that waits for all of us when we close our eyes and sleep -- a place called the Dreaming, where The Sandman, Master of Dreams, gives shape to all of our deepest fears and fantasies. But when Dream is unexpectedly captured and held prisoner for a century, his absence sets off a series of events that will change both the dreaming and waking worlds forever. To restore order, Dream must journey across different worlds and timelines to mend the mistakes he's made during his vast existence, revisiting old friends and foes, and meeting new entities -- both cosmic and human -- along the way.
Allan Heinberg (Grey’s Anatomy) is the showrunner, writer and executive producer. Comics series creator Neil Gaiman (Good Omens, American Gods) and David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight) are writers and executive producers as well.
