The Sandman
2022 · TV Series · TV-MA · ★ 7.9 · 73% critics
After years trapped away from his realm, a powerful ruler of dreams sets out across strange worlds to reclaim what was taken from him. The journey blends dark fantasy, mythic encounters, and shifting stories about power, identity, and the human need for dreams.
Based on The Sandman
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Streaming on Netflix.
20 hours to watch · 23 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2022–2025
- Release date
- 2022-08-05
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (2,612 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy moody fantasy worlds like Good Omens or Shadow and Bone, with big ideas and eerie atmosphere; Not for you if you need fast pacing and a tight plot.
Pros: striking dark visuals; intriguing premise; memorable guest roles | Cons: uneven pacing; scattered story threads; slow later episodes
Themes
- dreams
- mythology
- nightmare
- superhero
- based on comic
- based on graphic novel
- witchcraft
- raven
- dark fantasy
- mysterious
- imaginative
- complex
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Tom Sturridge
as Morpheus / Dream
- GC
Gwendoline Christie
as Lucifer Morningstar
- MP
Mason Alexander Park
as Desire
Vivienne Acheampong
as Lucienne
Patton Oswalt
as Matthew the Raven (voice)
- JC
Jenna Coleman
as Lady Johanna Constantine
- BH
Boyd Holbrook
as The New Corinthian
- BP
Bill Paterson
as Dr. John Hathaway
- LK
Laurie Kynaston
as Alex Burgess
Charles Dance
as Roderick Burgess
Directed by Andrés Baiz, Mike Barker, Louise Hooper +4 more
Created by Neil Gaiman, David S. Goyer, Allan Heinberg
Episodes2 seasons · 23 episodes
Season 111 episodes
- S1E1Sleep of the Just55mNetflix
- S1E2Imperfect Hosts38mNetflix
- S1E3Dream a Little Dream of Me46mNetflix
- S1E4A Hope in Hell46mNetflix
- S1E524/755mNetflix
- S1E6The Sound of Her Wings54mNetflix
- S1E7The Doll's House49mNetflix
- S1E8Playing House51mNetflix
- S1E9Collectors49mNetflix
- S1E10Lost Hearts47mNetflix
- S1E11Dream of a Thousand Cats/Calliope65mNetflix
Season 212 episodes
- S2E1Season of Mists47mNetflix
- S2E2The Ruler of Hell52mNetflix
- S2E3More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold52mNetflix
- S2E4Brief Lives46mNetflix
- S2E5The Song of Orpheus66mNetflix
- S2E6Family Blood60mNetflix
- S2E7Time and Night51mNetflix
- S2E8Fuel for the Fire49mNetflix
- S2E9The Kindly Ones55mNetflix
- S2E10Long Live the King46mNetflix
- S2E11A Tale of Graceful Ends71mNetflix
- S2E12A Special Episode - Death: The High Cost of Living59mNetflix