Tom Sturridge’s Dream Faces Epic Fallout of His Misdeeds in ‘The Sandman’ Season 2 Trailer
Netflix has released the official trailer for the hotly anticipated second and final two-part season of fantasy adaptation The Sandman.
Tom Sturridge returns as Dream from July 3, when the streaming giant will air the six-episode Volume 1 of the new installment.
Volume 2, comprised of five episodes, will drop on July 24 as Dream’s story — based on Neil Gaiman‘s comic — comes to its conclusion. An additional bonus episode following his sibling Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) will then become available on Netflix July 31.
The trailer released on Tuesday shows the aftermath of the fateful reunion Dream of the Endless had with his family. He now must face one impossible decision after another as he attempts to save himself, his kingdom, and the waking world from the epic fallout of his past misdeeds.
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“To make amends, Dream must confront longtime friends and foes, gods, monsters, and mortals. But the path to forgiveness is full of unexpected twists and turns, and true absolution may cost Dream everything,” a synopsis read.
The trailer (below) shows a number of fan-favorite characters reprising their roles, including Mason Alexander Park as Desire, Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer, Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, and Patton Oswalt as the voice of Matthew the Raven.
Jenna Coleman, Donna Preston, Esmé Creed-Miles, Adrian Lester, Barry Sloane, Ferdinand Kingsley, Stephen Fry, Asim Chaudhry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Razane Jammal, Ruairi O’Connor, Freddie Fox, Clive Russell, Laurence O’Fuarain, Ann Skelly, Douglas Booth, Jack Gleeson, Indya Moore, and Steve Coogan also star.
Season two adapts storylines from many of the most beloved Sandman comics, including the Season of Mists, Brief Lives, The Kindly Ones, and The Sandman: Overture collections, along with beloved single-issue stories such as Tales in the Sand, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Song of Orpheus, Thermidor, and The Tempest, among others.
