Neil Gaiman penned the comic Sandman back in the 80s, and die-hard fans were excited to hear the comic was moving to a television series. The announcement for the series was made in June of 2019 and production had already started on the project. However, like many highly anticipated series for the coming year, production has come to a halt due to COVID-19.
Gaiman announced on his Tumblr that Sandman was like other Netflix productions, already underway for the series and sets were even being built. There were no photos posted but Gaiman said the progress was moving ahead nicely. Directors were chosen and the cast was being selected.
The series itself will follow the comic book series where The Dream King, Morpheus, tries to mend mistakes he made in his long history of life. Gaiman is known for his incredible writing talent across comic books, tv, and film. It is unclear when the series will be picked back up, and whether this will have an effect on casting certain roles.
“It’s going really well, except it’s kind of hibernating right now until people start making TV again. The scripts for the first season are written, casting had started, directors hired, sets were being built. Everything was ready to go into production, and then we moved into a pause. As soon as the world is ready to make TV drama, Sandman will move smoothly back into being made. In the meantime, we are taking the opportunity to get the scripts as good as we can.”
Source: IGN
