The Sandman's Final Season Will Wrap With Death-Centric Bonus Episode
The Sandman's second and final season will end as many stories do: with Death.
Season 2 of the fantasy drama will include a bonus episode focused on Dream's sister, Death, played by Kirby Howell-Baptiste. Netflix announced the additional hour, as well as titles of all Season 2 episodes, Tuesday.
As previously reported, the fantasy series' upcoming second and final season will be broken in two parts: Volume 1, which will consist of six episodes and will start streaming on Thursday, July 3; and Volume 2, which will consist of five episodes and will follow on Thursday, July 24. The last episode of Volume 2 will conclude the story of Dream, played by Tom Sturridge.
The bonus episode, titled "The Sandman Presents: Death: The High Cost of Living," will concern Death and will begin streaming a week later, on Thursday, July 31.
The other episode titles are:
VOLUME 1
Chapter 1: "Season of Mists"
Chapter 2: "The Ruler of Hell"
Chapter 3: "More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold"
Chapter 4: "Brief Lives"
Chapter 5: "The Song of Orpheus"
Chapter 6: "Family Blood"
VOLUME 2
Chapter 7: "Time and Night"
Chapter 8: "Fuel for the Fire"
Chapter 9: "The Kindly Ones"
Chapter 10: "Long Live the King"
Chapter 11: "A Tale of Graceful Ends"
Per a Netflix release: "Season 2 will adapt fan-favorite storylines from many of the most beloved comics, including the Season of Mists, Brief Lives, The Kindly Ones and The Sandman: Overture collections, along with beloved single-issue stories such as "Tales in the Sand," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "The Song of Orpheus," "Thermidor," and "The Tempest," among others.
According to the season's logline, Dream will reunite with his family and then "face one impossible decision after another as he attempts to save himself, his kingdom, and the waking world from the epic fallout of his past misdeeds. To make amends, Dream must confront longtime friends and foes, gods, monsters, and mortals. But the path to forgiveness is full of unexpected twists and turns, and true absolution may cost Dream everything. Based on the beloved award-winning DC comic series, the second season of The Sandman will tell Dream's story arc in full to its thrilling conclusion." Watch a teaser trailer here.
The fantasy drama is based on Neil Gaiman's comic series of the same name. Gaiman, who is an executive producer on the show, has been accused of sexually assaulting multiple women; he denies the allegations. "I'm far from a perfect person," he wrote on his blog in January, "but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever." The Sandman's cancellation came a few weeks after the allegations against Gaiman were the subject of a New York Magazine story.
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