Netflix Reveals “The Sandman” Live Action Cast; Dream, Lucifer, and More!

We are very happy to share the official cast with you for Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s “The Sandman!” Allan Heinberg (“Wonder Woman,” “Grey’s Anatomy“) and David S. Goyer (“The Dark Knight, Man of Steel“) co-write the script, and will serve as executive producers, and Heinberg is showrunning.

Gaiman offered a new quote about the news: “For the last thirty-three years, the Sandman characters have breathed and walked around and talked in my head. I’m unbelievably happy that now, finally, they get to step out of my head and into reality. I can’t wait until the people out there get to see what we’ve been seeing as Dream and the rest of them take flesh, and the flesh belongs to some of the finest actors out there. This is astonishing, and I’m so grateful to the actors and to all of The Sandman collaborators — Netflix, Warner Bros., DC, to Allan Heinberg and David Goyer, and the legions of crafters and geniuses on the show — for making the wildest of all my dreams into reality.”

And, we got an official synopsis for “The Sandman,” too:

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“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.“

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TOM STURRIDGE is DREAM

Morpheus, Lord of the Dreaming.

GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE is LUCIFER

Ruler of Hell

BOYD HOLBROOK is THE CORINTHIAN

an escaped nightmare who wishes to taste all that the world has in store

VIVIENNE ACHEAMPONG is LUCIENNE

Chief librarian and trusted guardian of Dream’s realm

CHARLES DANCE is RODERICK BURGESS

Charlatan, blackmailer and magician

ASIM CHAUDHRY is ABEL

The first victim, resident and loyal subject of the Dream Realm.

SANJEEV BHASKAR is CAIN

The predator, resident and loyal subject of the Dream Realm.

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