The Sandman

Watch: The Sandman Season 1 Episode 1

S1 EP1

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23 episodes2 seasons

US Release

~ Dream the world anew. ~

Overview:

After years of imprisonment, Morpheus — the King of Dreams — embarks on a journey across worlds to find what was stolen from him and restore his power.

Created by:

Neil Gaiman & David S. Goyer & Allan Heinberg

Status:

Ended

Language:

English

First air date:

8/5/2022

Last air date:

7/31/2025

Key words:

dreams
mythology
nightmare
superhero
based on comic
based on graphic novel
witchcraft
raven
dark fantasy
imaginative
dark
fantasy

Seasons

Specials

1 Episodes

Season 1

11 Episodes

Season 2

12 Episodes

Cast

Tom Sturridge

~ as ~

Morpheus / Dream

Vivienne Acheampong

~ as ~

Lucienne

Patton Oswalt

~ as ~

Matthew the Raven (voice)

Boyd Holbrook

~ as ~

The Corinthian

Nina Wadia

~ as ~

Fate Mother

Souad Faress

~ as ~

Fate Crone

Dinita Gohil

~ as ~

Fate Maiden

Razane Jammal

~ as ~

Lyta Hall

Kyo Ra

~ as ~

Rose Walker

Mason Alexander Park

~ as ~

Desire

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Reviews (5)

Folio Swami
Written 3 year(s) ago
10
Gaiman is good. I can't speak of the adaptation, as I could not be bothered to check out the comics. But, by current standards, the story is very good. It has holes, but overall the story goes smooth. I can see the roots of American Gods in The Sandman.

The casting is good. The acting is smooth. The designs are beautiful, and I guess the merit goes to the artist that drew the comics.

Most writers today just go one more. Like the mobster in Casino, if you attack the character with a knife, the character will bring a gun. Nothing special. Gaiman goes some place else. So bad he has given up writing. Take for example the fight in Episode 4. I have never seen something like that. I'm not saying it wasn't done, but it's different by current writing standards.
Dean
Written 3 year(s) ago
1
Most woke show I have seen so far with horrible and politically chosen casting. It feels like it was made by some drag queens and leftist politicians. Horrible...
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Zugifilmofil
Written 2 year(s) ago
5
Another show ruined by modern writers. Don't get me wrong, story is OK, acting is good and many more good things ruined by wokeness. That's why I gave it score 5/10, otherwise it wood be 8/10.
DallasBob
Written 2 year(s) ago
1
Very good special effects (for Streaming/TV viewing), and good story line with good characters. (wait for it...)

TOO BAD, it's attached thoroughly to a sinisterly liberal wagon. If you don't know what I mean, just think of everything that ruins a show for someone who is NOT gay, overweight w/colored hair, body piercings, unconcealable tattoos, and insufferably annoying.

I made it to the episode where the Sandman got his ruby back, but then I had to let the show go. That re-writing John Constatine into a self-serving closed minded assho-- I mean, gay woman in her late twenties, was abysmal. The diner scene was just as god-awful in writing, if not theme. I wasn't even happy when the Sandman finally got his ruby back; just relieved I no longer had to keep watching the show.

It really is a shame how ludicrously far the writing in Hollywood as fallen behind or under intersectional politics & woke agenda. smh
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Sejian
Written 2 year(s) ago
4
Ignore the homophobic, racist and everyphobic reviews, but maybe also avoid this show.

Neil Gaiman might be a good writer, but as with American Gods, the moment he gets involved with live-action adaptations, the quality apparently goes out the window. Kudos to him for defending the casting choices though.

A few episodes from season 1 stand out, specifically episodes 1, 4, and 6. The rest are fine but just not worth it. The mid-season climax leaves a lot to be desired and apparently is so insignificant that it has no lasting impact on the world and no one bothers to mention it again. By the end I had lost so much interest in it that I didn't even bother to return for the bonus episode, and it allegedly has a cat. I love cats.

The casting is mostly good, but there's just too many plot holes and pointless guff.

Maybe season 2 will be better, who knows.