THE SANDMAN is an upcoming Netflix series based on the popular DC comic book series of the same name.
The show is set to be released soon and includes a star-studded cast.
The Sandman is a new Netflix series
Who is in the cast of The Sandman on Netflix?
The cast of Netflix’s The Sandman includes:
Tom Sturridge
Tom is playing the lead character
Tom Sturridge will play the lead of Dream, one of the seven Endless, inconceivably powerful beings older and greater than the gods.
The actor is best known for his work in Being Julia, Like Minds, and The Boat That Rocked.
In 2013, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in the Broadway play Orphans.
Gwendoline Christie
Gwendoline will play Lucifer
Gwendoline Christie is playing Lucifer—the Biblical fallen angel and devil of Christianity—and is one of the most powerful beings in the DC Universe.
She is arguably best known for portraying Brienne of Tarth in the fantasy drama Game of Thrones.
In 2019, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work on the HBO show.
Boyd Holbrook
Boyd has appeared in some well known films
Boyd Holbrook will play Corinthian, who is a nightmare created by Dream, who later destroys him for going rogue and failing to fulfill his original design.
He has appeared in films such as Run All Night, A Walk Among the Tombstones, and Gone Girl.
Holbrook also starred as DEA agent Steve Murphy in the popular Netflix series Narcos.
Charles Dance
Charles Dance will play Roderick Burgess in the new Netflix series
Roderick Burgess will be played by Charles Dance.
He is known for his role as Tywin Lannister in HBO’s Game of Thrones.
His work includes playing Lord Mountbatten in the third and fourth seasons of The Crown.
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Sanjeev Bhaskar will play Cain
Sanjeev Bhaskar will portray the role of Cain.
He is best known for his work in the BBC Two sketch comedy series Goodness Gracious Me and was the star of the sitcom The Kumars at No. 42.
Bhaskar is currently the Chancellor of the University of Sussex and was honored with an OBE in 2006.
Asim Chaudhry
Asim Chaudhry will play Cain’s brother Abel
Asim Chaudhry will play Abel, the brother of Cain.
The actor and comedian is best known for playing Chabuddy G in the BBC mockumentary series he co-created, People Just Do Nothing.
As a result of his hard work on the show, he won a Royal Television Society Award and was nominated for two BAFTA TV Awards.
Vivienne Acheampong
Vivienne will be playing Lucienne, the trusted guardian of Dream’s realm
Vivienne Acheampong will be playing Lucienne, the chief librarian and trusted guardian of Dream’s realm.
Acheampong is perhaps best known for starring in the sitcom Famalam for two years.
She has also featured in shows such as Doctors, Turn Up Charlie, Death in Paradise, and Holby City, as well as the Emily Atack Show.
Other cast members include Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine, Mark Hamill as Merv Pumpkinhead, Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston, Niamh Walsh, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, Kyo Ra, Stephen Fry, Razane Jammal, Sandra James Young, and Patton Oswalt, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
What is The Sandman about?
The Sandman series is based on the 1989–1996 comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics.
In 1916, Dream, the king of stories and one of the seven Endless, is captured in an occult ritual.
After being held captive for 105 years, in 2021 he escapes and endeavors to restore order to his kingdom of the Dreaming.
Netflix describes The Sandman 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,” per THR.
The 11-episode series will be written by Gaiman, Allan Heinberg, and David S. Goyer.
It is scheduled to be released on August 5, 2022.
