Netflix's the Sandman

[AndrewCrossett]

So this is happening, and Neil Gaiman is directly involved, so we can't complain about clueless showrunners ruining his vision.

I've often wondered whether this story is actually filmable in any way that would be satisfying. I would say get ready for something that diverges pretty significantly from the comics (except maybe in general plotlines), and get ready for lots of fans complaining about same. Also get ready for a more diverse cast than the comics had, and complaints from the same people who complained about it in Good Omens.

I'll be interested to see the casting.

[Starter Set]

I'll be interested to see the casting.

Very interested indeed.

Tricky role.

[Midvillian1322]

I keep hearing this is happening but it never does. How long was JGL attached to be starring and producing a Sandman movie. When they have a full cast and are starting to film Ill believe it.

[AndrewCrossett]

Gaiman has been tweeting about it. Eleven episode first season that will cover all of Preludes & Nocturnes "and a little bit more," but will be set in the present day and not in the 80s and 90s like the comic.

[the illustrious mr. kenway]

Cillian Murphy for Morpheus.

[Comic-Reader Lad]

Maybe Joseph Gordon-Levitt will re-enter the picture as Sandman. It's been a few years since he's had a major project, so maybe he's still interested and available.

I think his slender body type is a more comics-accurate look for Sandman than say Cillian Murphy.

[90'sCartoonMan]

As much as I enjoy the Lucifer TV series...I really really don't want this to end up like Lucifer.

I'd like to see Jade Tailor from the Magicians as Death.

I've often wondered whether this story is actually filmable in any way that would be satisfying. I would say get ready for something that diverges pretty significantly from the comics (except maybe in general plotlines), and get ready for lots of fans complaining about same. Also get ready for a more diverse cast than the comics had, and complaints from the same people who complained about it in Good Omens.

So they're going to petition to have Amazon Prime cancel Sandman?

[BeastieRunner]

The big rumor is they plan to set the series in the late 80s and early 90s.

[AndrewCrossett]

Huh... I thought they'd do it present-day, only because today's television writers don't know how to move a story without cell phones.

[BeastieRunner]

Huh... I thought they'd do it present-day, only because today's television writers don't know how to move a story without cell phones.

They probably will but Netflix is all about period pieces.

[Zero Hunter]

I know it might sound weird but I would love to see Robert Carlyle as Cain and Oliver Platt as Abel.

[Hypestyle]

I never read the comics. So i have no frame of reference for what is true to a particular character or storyline. I guess we'll see how this evolves. I hope for the best.

[AndrewCrossett]

The plot will have to be a lot more linear and less cerebral than the comics, I think. Gaiman says they will follow the story arcs of the comic, but all of the internal monologuing and the trippiness of the art and layout will have to be handled a different way. Hopefully the show will retain enough of the feel of the comics and not just be stripped down to its basic plot points. I have a feeling the writers will be doing a lot of freestyling.

[TriggerWarning]

I often feel like the only person in the world who doesn't get the appeal of Gaiman. The best I can say about any of his books (American Gods) is a meh, I've read worse. The worst I can say (Ocean at the End of the Lane) is that it was one of the most boring 7 hrs of my life I've ever spent (I listened to the audio version). Comic wise, I've never read Sandman but other stuff I've read was also just meh, not memorable but could be worse.

[Comic-Reader Lad]

So, does anyone have any casting suggestions?

I'm already down for Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Sandman.

Who should play Death? The other Endless characters (Destiny, Destruction, Desire, Despair, Delirium)?

Would you want to see other Vertigo characters in this series like the spinoff Lucifer or unrelated ones like Timothy Hunter, John Constantine, etc.?