{"id":19978,"date":"2022-08-09T13:17:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T11:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1692074"},"modified":"2022-08-09T13:45:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T11:45:11","slug":"neil-gaiman-hints-at-the-sandman-spin-off-with-jenna-coleman-as-johanna-constantine","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/neil-gaiman-hints-at-the-sandman-spin-off-with-jenna-coleman-as-johanna-constantine\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Gaiman hints at The Sandman spin-off with Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 09 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The long-awaited <a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/netflix&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a> adaptation of Neil Gaiman\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/netflix-the-sandman-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Sandman<\/a> has gone down a treat since it was added to the streamer last week \u2013 and there\u2019s some good news for fans already eager for further episodes.<\/p>\n<p>Not only has showrunner <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-sandman-potential-season-2-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Allan Heinberg already outlined that he is \u201cready to go\u201d<\/a> for a potential second season, but Gaiman himself has teased that a number of spin-offs could be on the cards as well.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the revered author has revealed that a separate series focusing on Jenna Coleman\u2019s character Johanna Constantine could be a goer at some point in the future.<\/p> <p>\u201cAnybody who has seen The Sandman episode 3 has sidled over to us at some point or other in the last six months and said, \u2018Do you think there\u2019s any possibility that we could do a Johanna Constantine show with Jenna Coleman?&#8217;\u201d he told <a href=\"\/\/variety.com\/2022\/tv\/features\/sandman-season-2-lucifer-diner-explained-1235329606\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Variety<\/a> in a recent interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, oh my God, she\u2019s a star and you just want to see her going through battling demons and destroying other people\u2019s lives. So that\u2019s in there, too. We can keep going on this for a long time to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/sandman-sturridge-coleman-netflix-e3dc549.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/sandman-sturridge-coleman-netflix-e3dc549.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/sandman-sturridge-coleman-netflix-e3dc549.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/sandman-sturridge-coleman-netflix-e3dc549.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/sandman-sturridge-coleman-netflix-e3dc549.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/sandman-sturridge-coleman-netflix-e3dc549.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/sandman-sturridge-coleman-netflix-e3dc549.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/sandman-sturridge-coleman-netflix-e3dc549.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/sandman-sturridge-coleman-netflix-e3dc549.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/sandman-sturridge-coleman-netflix-e3dc549.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/sandman-sturridge-coleman-netflix-e3dc549.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/sandman-sturridge-coleman-netflix-e3dc549.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/sandman-sturridge-coleman-netflix-e3dc549.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/sandman-sturridge-coleman-netflix-e3dc549.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1685017\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/sandman-sturridge-coleman-netflix-e3dc549.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Jenna Coleman and Tom Sturridge in The Sandman.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>And Gaiman isn\u2019t alone in hoping to do more with Coleman\u2019s character. In a separate interview with <a href=\"\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-features\/the-sandman-season-2-release-constantine-1393438\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Rolling Stone<\/a>, Heinberg teased that \u201cWe\u2019d love to do more Johanna Constantine in the present.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The character is based on the DC Comics character John Constantine \u2013 who has previously been portrayed in live-action by both Keanu Reeves and Matt Ryan \u2013 and is an occult detective known for investigating all manner of paranormal disturbances from hauntings to exorcisms.<\/p>\n<p>And Coleman actually plays two different versions of the character in the series \u2013 one of them based in the modern day, and the other an\u00a0identical\u00a0eighteenth-century ancestor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>The Sandman is streaming on <a href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/title\/81150303&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a> now. Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Fantasy<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrick Cremona Published: Tuesday, 09 August 2022 at 12:00 am The long-awaited Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman\u2019s The Sandman has gone down a treat since it was added to the streamer last week \u2013 and there\u2019s some good news for fans already eager for further episodes. 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