Neil Gaiman, who acts as the co-writer and showrunner of The Sandman, has confirmed that they have started working on season 2 of the show despite no renewal from Netflix. The fantasy series, based on Gaiman’s graphic novel of the same name, ended its first season run on 5 August. The makers then went on to release a two-part bonus episode on 11 August to boost the viewership numbers.
Now, nearly a month after its release, Netflix is yet to renew the series for a second season. Neil Gaiman, who also acts as an executive producer in the show, made his displeasure with the delay in renewal through a series of Tweets.
In a recent interview, the VFX supervisor of the show Ian Markiewicz confirmed that they have started working on the VFX shots for the second season of the show. Ever since the interview went live, fans have been speculating that Netflix had confirmed the second season.
A terrific interview with Ian Markiewicz, about Sandman’s VFX, how Tom Sturridge entered the Dreaming and what the VFX department is planning for Season 2. https://t.co/AUSlADH2WF
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) September 17, 2022
Neil Gaiman put down the rumours and announced that Netflix has still not renewed the series and yet The Sandman team has started working on the script and VFX for the second season just in case it gets picked up.
No. I didn’t. Here’s the relevant section of the interview: https://t.co/b6F2eNbpGh https://t.co/qdbqrG4YpK
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) September 18, 2022
Gaiman earlier confirmed through his Twitter handle that networks other than Netflix are still interested in The Sandman and that he would take it up to other networks in the worst-case scenario where Netflix doesn’t end up renewing the series for a second season.