Hollywood is no stranger to controlling damage when creatives do or are accused of such painful things, which affects projects related to them. Think of Ezra Miller, Major Jonathan or Neil Gaiman – the latter is a particularly noteworthy case because he denied it when he was first hit by allegations of sexual abuse, and he was involved in multiple TV series. These include two well-loved titles: Good omen In Prime Video Sandman On Netflix.
Good omenThe solution is to let Gaiman, the original novel and performance host/creator of the series, take a step back from the production of the third and final season that has been confirmed as the show. Then, it was announced that in lieu of the entire third season, the Amazon Show will end the story with a 90-minute special.
The situation is a little different Sandman. After a very popular first season, the show was renewed in 2022 and shared a Netflix press release at the time. Sandman The world will continue to expand, “there are more plots and stories that can be found from multiple Sandman Graphic novels. ”The announcement did not specify how many seasons it might include.
However, in late January 2025, Netflix confirmed that season two will be SandmanThe last outing. In the variety show story released at the time, performer Allan Heinberg shared a statement, part of which read:Sandman The series has been focusing exclusively on Dream’s stories, and back in 2022, as we looked at the remaining dream material in the comics, we knew we had only enough stories to have another season. ”
In April, fans learned SandmanThe last two-part season will arrive in July and end the show forever. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Heinberg reiterated his previous statement that the two seasons Sandman The team has been planning for a while: “This is a decision we made three years ago.”
He announced the Netflix announcement during the peak of Gaiman-Adjacent’s negative press. Sandman Will return to the second and final season because “of course, unfortunate timing”. He told the magazine that Gaiman’s story began to hit Sandman Nearly completion of production and entering late production.
“I can’t say that this affects our process, which is scheduled for a few years,” Heinberg said. “It’s the periphery of my experience and experience background, but it’s not part of the world of the show, if that makes sense. Each piece is its own island.”
Sandman Season 2 is the first episode on July 3, with the final block coming on July 24.
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