The Netflix series “The Sandman”, an adaptation of the famous series of fantastic comic strips written by Neil Gaiman, will end after the next season 2. This could surprise certain fans, because the series of massive comics of 10 volumes Of course, he seemed to need more than two seasons to conclude everything. But Depending on the varietyWho announced the cancellation of the show, the Netflix initiates claim to have planned to end the show with season 2 (broadcast later this year) for a while now:

“Sources close to” The Sandman “were already told Variety The expensive series, produced by Warner Bros. Television for Netflix, should end with its second season when production was underway in the summer of 2023. The revelation of the characters of season 2 which were thrown in May 2024 also indicated that the series was jumping at the end of the Comités much earlier than planned fans. “”

There is real to that: the The news of season 2 would include characters like RubyWho did not come up to the volume 7 in the comics, certainly surprised a lot of fans. It is also true that “The Sandman” is a expensive show to do. This is perhaps the reason why Netflix waited two months after season 1 in season 2 of Greenlight, despite the first season solid audience Numbers.

However, given the importance that season 2 has time to do justice to all volumes 4 to 10 (and how season 1 has not even finished covering the first three volumes), it seems more likely that ‘Cancellation of the program is the result of the real actions of Neil Gaiman. Gaiman has been accused of sexual assault by five women in a Podcast series in July 2024; in January 2025, Publication of New York magazine A more in -depth and tearing report of the alleged acts of violent sexual assault of Gaiman, some of which would have taken place while his son was in the room.

If the allegations against Gaiman are the real reason for the cancellation of Netflix “The Sandman” before season 2 even was broadcast, it would not be the first project involving Gaiman to receive similar treatment. In October 2024, Amazon Prime Video announcement The fact that season 3 planned “Good Omens” would now be condensed in a single 90 -minute film, Gaiman being no longer involved in a creative manner with the project. It was a major change since Gaiman was presented as a creator, executive producer and showrunner of the first two seasons.

In September 2024, Disney interrupted production Of a cinematographic adaptation for “The Graveyard Book”, a children’s book published by Gaiman in 2008. On January 29 of this year, a production on British “Coraline”, based on the Gaiman children’s book, was fully deleted. The production of the part published a statement In addition to reading the announcement, “after a careful examination, we believe that it would be impossible to continue in the context of allegations against its original author”.

The showrunner “The Sandman” Allan Heinberg, on the other hand, argued that the second coming season was supposed to be his last. “The series” The Sandman “has always been concentrated exclusively on Dream’s story, and in 2022, when we looked at the dream material remaining comics, we knew that we only had enough history for a more season, “he told Vieway on Friday. “We are extremely grateful to Netflix to have gathered the team and give us time and resources to make a faithful adaptation in a way that hope to surprise and delight loyal comics of comics as well as fans of our program . “