The Sandman Poster Released By Netflix

On Saturday at San Diego Comic-Con, Netflix revealed the new trailer for The Sandman. To accompany that trailer, Netflix also released a new key art poster for the series, featuring many of the shows main cast members, including Tom Sturridge as the lead, Dream, Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine, and more. The Netflix series is the finally brings The Sandman to live-action after decades of attempts. The series adapts the comics that Neil Gaiman created with Sam Kieth and Mike Drigenberg. Gaiman writes and is an executive producer on the series with David S. Goyer and showrunner Allan Heinberg. You can see the new poster below. .

"For well over 30 years, my part in Sandman adaptations was just to try and stop bad ones from happening," Gaiman says. "And fortunately, I was always successful in this. We got to 2020 and Sandman was the biggest DC comics property that still had not been adapted — it was widely considered one of the jewels in the crown; it was the adult comic that changed everything. This adaptation is the first time that I've been willing to come on board. We've reached a point that really did not exist when the Sandman comics began. Longer format, novelistic television series now have the special effects and budgets to bring this world to life. Technologically, I really think we're in a place right now where we're getting to make Sandman in a way that we could not have dreamed of making even 15 years ago, even 10 years ago. So it's now possible to make Sandman, but not easy. It's really hard. But the resources are there, the people are there, the skill set is there, and the determination is there — and the fact that we now have an entire generation of high-level creative people who have grown up reading Sandman who love it and want to bring it to life with authenticity. The determination everywhere to make this and get it right has been absolutely a breath of fresh air. This is Sandman being made for people who love Sandman, by people who love Sandman, and that is so incredible for me. It's been so special. I feel like I'm on the cusp and I cannot wait until people see this show."

Here's the show's synopsis: "There is another world that waits for all of us when we close our eyes and sleep — a place called the Dreaming, where The Sandman, Master of Dreams (Tom Sturridge), gives shape to all of our deepest fears and fantasies. But when Dream is unexpectedly captured and held prisoner for a century, his absence sets off a series of events that will change both the dreaming and waking worlds forever. To restore order, Dream must journey across different worlds and timelines to mend the mistakes he's made during his vast existence, revisiting old friends and foes, and meeting new entities — both cosmic and human — along the way.

The Sandman premieres on Netflix on August 5th.