Returning stars confirmed for ‘The Sandman’ season two
It’s been over a year since The Sandman started rolling cameras on its hotly-anticipated second season, but a pair of returning favourites have only just been confirmed for the sprawling ensemble cast.
Principal photography on the sophomore run began in June 2023 before being halted the following month in the face of the SAG-AFTRA strikes, but ever since things picked up again in November it’s been comparatively plain sailing.
The long-gestating adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s comic book finally escaped decades in development hell to make it onto screens in August 2022, where it quickly became one of the most popular shows on Netflix. However, fans faced an agonising three-month wait to discover whether or not it would be renewed, after which they could finally let out a sigh of relief.
By the time The Sandman finally premieres its next batch of episodes, almost three years will have passed since it debuted, which is a very long time even by Netflix’s standards. That being said, there’s no such thing as too much expectation, and the returns of two key figures will only increase the hype.
Per What’s on Netflix, set photos snapped in Chesterfield have revealed Jenna Coleman’s occult detective Johanna Constantine and Boyd Holbrook’s villainous Corinthian, and one of them is a lot more surprising than the other. After all, Constantine was a loose ally of Tom Sturridge’s Dream who survived season one intact, but the same can’t exactly be said of Corinthian.
Other returning stars include Vivienne Acheampong’s librarian Lucienne, Patton Oswalt as the voice of Matthew the Raven, Gwendoline Christie’s Lucifer Morningstar, Ferdinand Kingsley’s Hob Gadling, Vanesu Samunyai’s Rose Walker, Razane Jammal’s Lyta Hall, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Asim Chaudhry as Cain and Abel, Stephen Frey as Fiddler’s Green, Mason Alexander Park’s Desire, and Donna Preston’s Despair.
There’s plenty of new faces, too, with the likes of Adrian Lester’s Destiny, Esmé Creed-Miles’ Delirium, and Barry Sloane’s The Prodigal, who’ll be joined by various other deities such as Indya Moore’s Wanda, Ruari O’Connor’s Orpheus, Steve Coogan’s Barnabas, Ann Skelly’s Nuala, Douglas Booth’s Cluracan, Freddie Fox’s Loki, Laurence O’Fuarain’s Thor, Clive Russell’s Odin, Jack Gleeson’s Puck, and Barry Sloane’s Destruction.
That’s a massive roster to put it lightly, but with the first season of The Sandman being awarded ten episodes to tell its story instead of Netflix’s favoured eight, there should hopefully be plenty of time for all of the newcomers and veterans alike to make an impact without the show feeling overstuffed.