It is only a few days since The Sandman was granted a second season on Netflix, and author Neil Gaiman has been fending off casting suggestions for the role of Delirium ever since. Via his Twitter account, Gaiman politely asked people to stop contacting him about potentially being cast in the role after getting “deluged” by requests. Almost three months after The Sandman debuted on Netflix, the streamer finally announced that the second season will be heading into production soon, and that means new stories and new characters, which has led to a flurry of activity on Gaiman’s social media. Responding to the many messages he has received, the author wrote:
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One reason many people contacted Gaiman directly is the way Mason Alexander-Peak was cast in the role of Desire in the first season of the show. However, as the actor tweeted themselves, even though they did initially contact Gaiman via his Twitter profile, they were then set up for an audition like everyone else. They commented on a post by Gaiman:
“I’m getting deluged by people who would like to play Delirium in Season 2 of Sandman. 1) We haven’t started casting yet. 2) Lucinda Syson is the Sandman casting director. I’m not going to look at anyone who doesn’t come through her, I’m afraid.”
“After Neil and I interacted here my agents set up an audition through Lucinda. I’m sure the coverage of my casting “occurring on Twitter” is contributing to the number of people asking for help with getting cast, but please know that I unfortunately can’t beyond retweeting this.”
Who Will Return for The Sandman Season 2?
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Currently, as Gaiman suggested, there have been no casting decisions made about the new characters that will be introduced in the second season of The Sandman. However, it has been assumed that many of those who appeared in the first season will be back to reprise their roles, including Tom Sturridge as Morpheus AKA Dream, Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, Patton Oswalt as Matthew the Raven, Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine, Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer Morningstar and Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death.
The talk about Delirium being an active part of Season 2 suggests that the new season will be adapting, at least in part, the fourth volume of Gaiman’s Sandman collection, Season of Mists. Although the new introduction, probably one of many, will be something new and fresh for the series, the first season’s cliffhanger of Lucifer seeking vengeance on Dream, a story that in the comics ultimately leads to the Lucifer spin-off on which the popular Tom Ellis TV show is based, is something that will also be pivotal to the coming episodes.
All in all, the confirmation that The Sandman will continue has been well-received by the many fans of the show, and although it took a while to get that official green light, we all know that good things come to those who wait. Now that wait will likely be a couple of years before The Sandman saga returns to Netflix.
