The Sandman Season 2 Reveals Key Characters, Confirms Final Season

Netflix's The Sandman Season 2, the final season of the series, introduces new characters including Jack Gleeson as Puck and Barry Sloane as Destruction, with the showrunner Allan Heinberg praising their performances for adding depth and complexity. The season adapts key storylines from Neil Gaiman's comics, including an adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream featuring Puck and the conflicted character of Destruction, who desires creation over destruction. Central to the season is Dream's journey as he confronts the repercussions of his past actions and reevaluates his identity, recognizing himself as an antagonist in others' stories, a theme Heinberg highlights as reclaiming the narrative. Despite speculation, the decision to end the series with Season 2 was made years prior and was not influenced by the controversies surrounding Gaiman. The season will focus primarily on Dream, adapting story arcs from Season of Mists and Brief Lives, while excluding others like A Game of You, with Heinberg noting the challenge of keeping Dream central given the breadth of the source material. The production maintained continuity despite external events, and the creators aimed to deliver surprises for fans while concluding the story on their own terms.