The Sandman to premiere in August. Here's how Twitter is reacting
Based on comic books of the same name by Neil Gaiman, DC’s The Sandman is all set to premiere on August 5 on Netflix.
The trailer features Tom Sturridge as Dream/Morpheus and Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death and Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine. Mark Hamill will be voicing the character of Merv Pumpkinhead.
Watch the trailer here:
Netflix describes the show as “a rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, The Sandman follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic — and human — mistakes he’s made during his vast existence.”
The comic book series was first published in DC’s Vertigo in 1989 and later published in DC’s Black Label since 2020. The original The Sandman series ran for 75 issues from January 1989 to March 1996.
Fans of The Sandman are very excited and have taken to Twitter to express their joy:
1. THE SANDMAN CHANGES YOU
I literally cried watching this. You can’t really explain to someone else how or why The Sandman changes you as a person but it does and it did. @neilhimself @netflix @Netflix_Sandman https://t.co/jlb4NjpTr8
— foxywatson (@staceywatson) June 6, 2022
2. SUPER PALE
'He's not pale enough'
— Sharmi Sandman Era (@KeyleenKT) June 6, 2022
BRO LOOK AT HIM #TheSandman #TomSturridge #GeekedWeek pic.twitter.com/LMX0WMMV5g
3. ON THE FLOOR
and i dropped to the ground #TheSandman #SandmanOnNetflix #geekedweek @neilhimself pic.twitter.com/RRzTKUZavb
— swirly ☥ SANDMAN NETFLIX TRAILER ERA (@swirlingthings) June 6, 2022
4. OH LORD
OH LORD pic.twitter.com/mk2RkaHdz7
— nanda • the sandman (@ifsandman) June 6, 2022
5. YELLING IN EXCITEMENT
— She's Startin' (@zaynah237_) June 6, 2022
6. I AM SCREAMING
I am screaming pic.twitter.com/fMZq1Qmu5N
— Samantha ??? (@SnVanHoozer) June 6, 2022
7. CAN’T WAIT
Can't Wait!! ?❤️ pic.twitter.com/EXsKxW4Cr6
— ???? ? (@CallMeRuan) June 6, 2022
8. IT’S MORPHING TIME
It's morphin' time ? pic.twitter.com/NRNMBtmc10
— Henrik (@TheHenrik__) June 7, 2022
In the mythology of The Sandman, Morpheus/Dream is one of the Endless, a group of seven beings that represent natural forces. The seven Endless are: Destiny, Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium (formerly known as Delight) and Destruction (also known as The Prodigal).