After years away, we’re finally returning to The Dreaming. The Sandman, Netflix’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s influential comics, debuted to significant critical acclaim, but the path forward wasn’t an easy one. Season 2’s renewal finally came in November 2022 after months of waiting, and Netflix announced at the end of January 2025 that it would be its last. The news dropped a week after bombshell reports that series creator Neil Gaiman was accused of sexual assault by several women, though showrunner Allan Heinberg has since insisted that a two-season arc was the plan far before the scandal. Regardless, the result is the same, and its last episodes are en route. This first volume of The Sandman‘s second and final season offers amazing visuals, strong moments of character development, and visionary worldbuilding, but it’s also disjointed in tone and pacing.
