Viewers who enjoy the process of discovery, who like the kind of narrative that baits a hook in episode 1 and doesn’t reel it in until episode 10, should just dive into the show without explanation. And both versions parcel out that information slowly, as it becomes relevant to a story where the scope is constantly shifting from the personal to the cosmic. Even given the series’ small concession to an audience that may need upfront hooks to commit to the show, both the comics version and the Netflix version of the story leave a great deal for the audience to learn over time. The first season of “The Sandman” lasted for six weeks on Netflix’s internal Top 10 lists, including in one week topping out at 127.5 million hours viewed.Netflix’s fantasy series The Sandman opens with a small chunk of exposition explaining its protagonist Morpheus, the King of Dreams - which is much more than comics readers got when Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series launched in 1988. Television produced “The Sandman” for Netflix based on Gaiman, Sam Keith, and Mike Dringenberg’s DC Comics franchise. In the aftermath, he must journey across different worlds and timelines to fix the chaos his absence has caused. It tells the story of when the Sandman, aka Dream (Sturridge) - the powerful cosmic being who controls all our dreams - is unexpectedly captured and held prisoner for over a century.

Allan Heinberg is the showrunner, as well as executive producer and writer alongside Gaiman and Goyer. The series dropped 10 episodes on Netflix on August 5.

“The Sandman” stars Tom Sturridge, Boyd Holbrook, Patton Oswalt, Vivienne Acheampong, Gwendoline Christie, Charles Dance, Jenna Coleman, David Thewlis, Stephen Fry, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston, Vanesu Samunyai (also known by her Korean name “Kyo Ra”), John Cameron Mitchell, Asim Chaudhry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Joely Richardson, Niamh Walsh, Sandra James Young, and Razane Jammal. Why ‘Queen Charlotte’ Says Yes to a Very Specific Wedding Dress

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