r/DC_Cinematic • u/KelexAtYourService • Jul 24 '25

DISCUSSION MEGATHREAD: ‘The Sandman’ Season 2, Volume 2 (5 episodes), now available for streaming on Netflix - Spoiler Discussion

The Sandman is an American fantasy drama television series based on the 1989–1996 comic book written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics. The series was developed by Gaiman, David S. Goyer, and Allan Heinberg for the streaming service Netflix and is produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television. The series will end with the completion of Season 2.

  • Volume 1 (Episodes 1-6) released Thursday July 3, 2025. (Discussion here)
  • Volume 2 (Episodes 7-11) released Thursday July 24, 2025.
  • A final Special Bonus episode (Episode 12) releases Thursday July 31, 2025.

Summary: 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.
See more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandman_(TV_series)#Season_2_(2025)#Season2(2025))

Season Synopsis: After a fateful reunion with his family, Dream of the Endless (Tom Sturridge) must face one impossible decision after another as he attempts to save himself, his kingdom, and the waking world from the epic consequences of his past misdeeds.

Based on: The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg

Developed by: Neil Gaiman, David S. Goyer, Allan Heinberg

Showrunner: Allan Heinberg

Music by: David Buckley

Length: 12 episodes for season 2 (6 episodes for Volume 1, 5 episodes for Volume 2, and a bonus episode)

Runtime: 46-65 minutes per episode

Reception: 77% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes with 30 critic reviews | Metacritic assigned a score of 61/100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews" See: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_sandman/s02 and https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-sandman/season-2/

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u/Ignoranceincarnate Jul 24 '25

Dammit, Neil.

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u/lvl12 26d ago

yaaaaaaaaa like, I fucking love this series and the Lucifer spinoff (the graphic novel, not the ill conceived TV bastardization). But it's poisoned by how gross the author is now.

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u/Row_Low Jul 24 '25

I recently learned about this and watched season 1, to which I really enjoyed. That got me thinking - have they ever considered folding in the Sandman characters into the rest of the DCU? Just like how they started integrating Watchmen characters with the other DC character story arcs? That would be so cool!

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u/snha Jul 24 '25

As per the current DC continuity the endless are part of the DC universe. The new history of the dc universe says that explicitly. Even in the Sandman graphic novel you have Martian Manhunter, Scott Free and Batman showing up.

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u/Row_Low Jul 24 '25

What??? Wow that's amazing. I'm going to have to visit a comic shop and get rekindled with all of this. It's been a long while.

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u/pizzapiinthesky 29d ago

In one of the first few issues, they go to Arkham. They cut this from season one.

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u/arkhamtheknight 26d ago

Nope because of it being separate from the start and because of Neil. That screwed everything up for The Sandman and might cause it to not be used again for years.

Also it's one of the reasons we didn't get John Constantine. They was originally gonna use him until DC said no because they were planning to do Justice League Dark.

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u/patatjepindapedis 29d ago

That was pretty good, actually. Too bad it had to be like this.

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u/joseph_jojo_shabadoo Jul 24 '25

Huge fan of the books. First season was decent maybe a 6.5 out of 10, but (part 1) of the second season felt much more comic-accurate. Looking forward to watching part 2