We were introduced to Coleman's take on the character made famous by Keanu Reeves and Matt Ryan as John Constantine in season 1, and it worked. In her stint with The Corinthian in season 2, though, she shines alongside Holbrook.

The Sandman ’s rollout has been quieter this time around compared to Netflix’s push of the first season in 2022. There are, of course, the unresolved allegations of sexual abuse against Neil Gaiman, the hugely successful fantasy writer who originally developed the Sandman world for DC Comics in the late 1980s and ’90s.

The Sandman wrapped up with the final set of episodes for the second season. To the despair of fans, Netflix had previously announced that the show would not be returning for a third season.

After three years and two seasons, a shortened adaptation of The Sandman comics has ended. The Netflix series, which starred Tom Sturridge as the title character, had a surprising and hopeful ending that brought aboard a star of another series in a cameo.

"I hope interest in the show will outlive whatever impact the allegations are having on the viewing public," Allan Heinberg says when discussing 'Sandman' comics creator Neil Gaiman's downfall and his desires to "go on writing 'Sandman' forever

The Sandman season 2 delivers a conclusive, satisfying end to the story. It doesn’t leave behind a trail of loose ends, but it does leave a few things to the imagination. The big twist in the end is that Morpheus loses his life. After putting his son, Orpheus, out of his misery in the Volume 1 finale, he spilled family blood.

Netflix’s The Sandman stays fairly faithful to Neil Gaiman’s comic book series, though showrunner Allan Heinberg changed some of the source material in order to make protagonist Dream of the Endless (Tom Sturridge) more likeable,

Night falls on Netflix’s The Sandman as Season 2 comes to an end, and with it, at least for the foreseeable future, the live-action version of the Sandman himself. In the finale, “A Tale of Graceful Ends,” Dream ( Tom Sturridge) chooses to end his life when he decides to end his son’s endless suffering.

In 1996, Neil Gaiman couldn’t have foreseen his own downfall. But as Netflix’s The Sandman winds down its adaptation of the controversial author’s masterpiece, you can’t help but draw the connections between Gaiman’s own legacy and the show’s maudlin farewell tour for its title character.