{"id":22791,"date":"2022-09-28T12:39:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T10:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1713097"},"modified":"2022-09-28T13:08:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T11:08:28","slug":"is-neil-gaiman-teasing-a-sandman-season-2-announcement","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/is-neil-gaiman-teasing-a-sandman-season-2-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Neil Gaiman teasing a Sandman season 2 announcement?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 28 September 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>Since the eagerly-awaited first season of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/netflix&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/sandman-season-2-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Sandman<\/a> arrived nearly two months ago, fans have been hooked on the star-studded fantasy drama, <em>dreaming<\/em> of the day that it will be renewed for season 2.<\/p>\n<p>While there\u2019s been no official word just yet as to whether we\u2019ll see Tom Sturridge reprise his role as Lord Morpheus in the hit title, creator Neil Gaiman has sent Twitter into meltdown with his latest time-related tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing a 15-second video of sand passing through an hourglass, the comic book author wrote: \u201cIt\u2019s nearly Time\u2026 But for what?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">It&#8217;s nearly Time&#8230;<br\/>But for what? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/wJsXkMEA1k&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/wJsXkMEA1k<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/neilhimself\/status\/1574911766949027840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">September 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>The tweet has since picked up more than 24,000 likes, with fans speculating that a season 2 announcement is in the near future \u2013 but are we getting our hopes up?<\/p>\n<p>The team behind The Sandman have teased the possibility of a second season, with show runner Allan Heinberg revealing that <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-sandman-potential-season-2-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">they\u2019re \u201cready to go\u201d on season 2<\/a>, with the writer\u2019s room spending 20 weeks breaking stories and generating first drafts.<\/p>\n<p>However, as for whether Gaiman\u2019s teaser is related to season 2, fans shouldn\u2019t hold their breath for an imminent announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Gaiman wasn\u2019t the only Twitter account to share the teaser trailer with <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/audible_com\/status\/1574911844199931904?s=20&amp;t=XQPz12F3CDM64id4du9Jnw&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Audible<\/a> also posting the 15-second clip, indicating that the comic book creator is actually hinting at upcoming Sandman audiobook news.<\/p> <p>Audible released its <a href=\"\/\/www.audible.co.uk\/pd\/The-Sandman-Act-II-Audiobook\/B098TXQCJW?source_code=M2M30DFT1BkSH101514006R&amp;ipRedirectOverride=true&amp;overrideBaseCountry=true&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw4c-ZBhAEEiwAZ105RZ1JVsH97urmIrsbM7oYJSEades48XOPoBgAGz7Oca5lfpb5l2rs8RoCoX0QAvD_BwE&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">audio adaptation<\/a> of The Sandman back in 2020, featuring the voices of James McAvoy, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, Michael Sheen, Riz Ahmed and other stars, before its follow up \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/www.audible.co.uk\/pd\/The-Sandman-Act-II-Audiobook\/B098TXQCJW?source_code=M2M30DFT1BkSH101514006R&amp;ipRedirectOverride=true&amp;overrideBaseCountry=true&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw4c-ZBhAEEiwAZ105RZ1JVsH97urmIrsbM7oYJSEades48XOPoBgAGz7Oca5lfpb5l2rs8RoCoX0QAvD_BwE&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Sandman: Act II<\/a> \u2013 premiered the following year.<\/p>\n<p>Gaiman\u2019s most recent announcement is therefore most likely teasing a third volume of the The Sandman audiobooks, which crossed over with the Netflix adaptation in a bonus episode featuring McAvoy and Sheen.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s certainly not the end of the road for the Netflix show however, with Neil Gaiman revealing to <a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> that <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/neil-gaiman-sandman-tv-show-season-2\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">plans are already afoot<\/a> \u2013 so hopefully it\u2019s only a matter of time before we return to the land of The Dreaming!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Sandman is available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/title\/81150303&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>. Check out more of our\u00a0<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 see 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>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Wednesday, 28 September 2022 at 12:00 am Since the eagerly-awaited first season of Netflix\u2018s The Sandman arrived nearly two months ago, fans have been hooked on the star-studded fantasy drama, dreaming of the day that it will be renewed for season 2. 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