The Sandman is the rare Netflix adaptation that truly honors its source material — unfortunately, it’s that very connection that’s put the series in jeopardy. Since The Sandman’s first season premiered to general acclaim, the creator of The Sandman comics, Neil Gaiman, has come under fire for allegations of sexual assault. It’s made it difficult to enjoy any adaptation of his work, from Prime Video’s Good Omens to Dead Boy Detectives, another Netflix original. The studios behind these shows seem to feel the same way: Amazon reportedly paused development on a third season of Good Omens in 2024, when accusations against Gaiman first surfaced. And in February 2025, after Vulture published a damning exposé detailing Gaiman’s in detail, Netflix announced that the second season of Sandman would be its last.
Though the timing was pretty telling, showrunner Allan Heinberg claimed that Sandman’s story had come to its natural end. “The Sandman series has always been focused exclusively on Dream’s story, and back in 2022, when we looked at the remaining Dream material from the comics, we knew we only had enough story for one more season,” he shared in a statement.
