‘The Sandman’ Trailer: Tom Sturridge Plays Neil Gaiman’s Master Of Dreams In Netflix’s New Series [Comic-Con]

While Warner Bros. is expanding their D.C. Comics franchise on both big and small screens, it’s a little odd to see something like Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed comic “The Sandman” gobbled up by Netflix when HBO Max is right there, a deal made long before Warners planned on the streaming service. The project is a streaming series version of Gaiman’s beloved comic book universe that, like “American Gods,” is filled to the brim with lore and attempts to give the world of The Dreaming a bit of humanity/struggle. 

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Tom Sturridge plays The Sandman, the Master of Dreams, and the project is getting a big promotional push by the streaming giant during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, where the streamer showed off a new trailer.

Here is the show’s official synopsis as stated by Netflix: 

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” supporting cast also includes Gwendoline Christie, Boyd Holbrook, Charles Dance, David Thewlis, Jenna Coleman, Vivienne Acheampong, Asim Chandry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Joely Richardson, and Stephen Fry. Along with some voice-over work from comedic actor Patton Oswalt (“M. O.D.O.K.”), who has been dipping his toes in multiple comic book projects over his career and recently joined the MCU as Pip The Troll. 

“The Sandman” drops on August 5, and it should be interesting to see how the audience reacts to the series, which has had one of the more expensive shoots for a brand-spanking new Netflix original. Watch the new Comic-Con trailer below.