he 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 being produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television. Like the comic, The Sandman tells the story of Dream, the titular Sandman.The Sandman Season 1 Download
It stars Tom Sturridge as Dream, with Gwendoline Christie, Vivienne Acheampong, Boyd Holbrook, Charles Dance, Asim Chaudhry, and Sanjeev Bhaskar in supporting roles.Efforts to adapt The Sandman to film began in 1991 and floundered in development hell for many years. In 2013, Goyer pitched a film adaptation of the series to Warner Bros. Goyer and Gaiman were set to produce alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who was planned to star and possibly direct. However, Gordon-Levitt exited over creative differences in 2016. Due to the prolonged development of the film, Warner Bros. shifted its focus to television. Netflix signed a deal to produce the series in June 2019, and filming lasted from October 2020 to August 2021.The Sandman premiered on August 5, 2022.In 1916, Morpheus, the king of dreams and one of the seven Endless, is captured in an occult ritual. After being held captive for 106 years, Morpheus escapes and sets out to restore order to his kingdom of the Dreaming.[3]While attempting to apprehend a nightmare known as the Corinthian, Morpheus, also known as “Dream”, is captured in an occult ritual by British aristocrat Roderick Burgess; the latter of which was attempting to capture Death. His imprisonment causes an epidemic of sleep sickness which lasts for 106 years. In 2021, the mansion is raided by local police which gives Morpheus the opportunity to escape back to his homeworld.Morpheus returns to the Dreaming, his kingdom and the source of dreams. There, he is nursed back to health by Cain and Abel, a pair of dysfunctional brothers. He arrives at his palace only to find it in ruins as well as in decay. Lucienne, the Dreaming’s librarian, informs him of the kingdom’s history following his capture.