The Sandman season 2 is getting a major cast update as nine new faces emerge from their slumber to join the hit Netflix show
It’s time to wake up from your slumber, dear reader, because The Sandman Season two just got an exciting cast update.
Netflix’s upcoming fantasy series, which is still filming after its Covid-19-enforced hiatus, added just three notably good new recruits in late May to play iconic characters Destiny, Delirium and The Prodigal. Less than two months later, nine more new faces have joined the cast, and there are more than a few familiar faces among the acclaimed show’s newest additions.
New faces enter The Dreaming. Meet The Sandman’s Orpheus, Wanda, Nuala, Cluarcan, Loki, Thor, Odin, Puck and Barnabas. Learn more about these new characters at pic.twitter.com/i54xBLTRfkJuly 2, 2024
The Sandman Season Two’s New Characters Explained
CRAZY parent and child casting, he looks exactly like them pic.twitter.com/ny6VNW6srXJuly 2, 2024
Per The Sandman‘s X/Twitter account, season two will introduce Ruairi O’Connor (The Spell: The Devil Made Me Do It) as Orpheus. For the uninitiated: per Netflix TudumOrpheus is the son of Morpheus/Dream, who will again be played by Tom Sturridge, and Calliope (Melissanthi Mahut), the protagonist of one of The Sandman dreamy bonus stories from season one.
One of the best Netflix series coming out in its second season will be The Sandman‘s version of the Norse gods Loki and Thor brought to life, also starring Freddie Fox (House of the Dragon season two) and Laurence O’Fuarain (The Witcher: Blood Origins) who will play the God of Mischief and God of Thunder, respectively. That duo will be joined by Clive Russell (Game of Thrones) as Odin, Thor’s father and – in The Sandman – Loki’s blood brother and an old ally of Dream in Neil Gaiman’s legendary source material.
Steve Coogan, best known to British audiences for his parodic portrayal of TV personalities in the cringe-worthy Alan Partridge, has signed on to voice Barnabas, the talking dog in The Prodigal/Destruction.
We’re excited to announce that Indya Moore is joining the cast of The Sandman as Wanda. Welcome to Dreaming Indya 💫 pic.twitter.com/cD4DJmdTWAJuly 2, 2024
Ann Skelly (The Nevers) and Douglas Booth (Pride and prejudice and zombies) take on the brother-sister roles of Nuala and Cluracan, royal emissaries from Fairie’s court who couldn’t be more different in their personas. Jack Gleeson (Sex education, Game of Thrones) is also on board as Puck, a mischievous goblin and the jester of fairy king Auberon.
Last but certainly not least, Indya Moore (Attitude) has been hired to play Wanda, a professional chauffeur and security guard for an exclusive travel agency. One of the first transgender characters to appear in a graphic novel, Wanda’s appearance in The Sandman is one of the most anticipated newcomers in season two.
The Sandman Season two was officially announced by Netflix in November 2022, but its journey to TV screens worldwide has been anything but easy. In fact, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, it has taken over 18 months to develop, with The Sandman Season 2 only woke up from its slumber to return to full production last November. Let’s hope the cameras don’t have to roll for too long, or it’ll be late 2025 before season two emerges from its nightmarish development cycle.
While we wait for the next chapter, read my spoiler-free review of The Sandman season one. Or discover how Netflix fulfilled a fantastical dream 30 years in the making when it finally developed a fitting live-action adaptation of Gaiman’s groundbreaking literary works.
