Netflix’s ‘The Sandman’ Season 1: Filming Begins & What We Know So Far

Was Lucifer canceled because of Sandman?

A small portion of the Lucifer fandom believed that Lucifer has been canceled in favor of The Sandman. Neil Gaiman took to Twitter to directly deal with the issue when asked by a fan:

Hello Mr @neilhimself ,
Some Lucifans believe you are the reason why Netflix ends #Lucifer , to promote Sandman instead. But Lucifer comes from you too!
Please, tell me it is not true, or, if it is, that it is Netflix’s decision and not yours.
Thank you,
Best regards

— Camille – Do not spoil me, Devil, Devil (@camille_bourg) January 28, 2020

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What is the production status of The Sandman?

Current Production Status: Filming as of October 15th (Last Updated: 10/19/2020)

Shooting for the series was supposed to originally begin at the end of May 2020 however as you can imagine, that wasn’t able to happen.

In an interview, Neil Gaiman said:

“We’re working with Netflix, we were meant to start shooting at the end of May.

Given this COVID world, everything is on pause.”

On his blog on Tumblr back in April 2020, Gaiman had the following to say:

“It’s going really well, except it’s kind of hibernating right now until people start making TV again. The scripts for the first season are written, casting had started, directors hired, sets were being built. Everything was ready to go into production, and then we moved into a pause. As soon as the world is ready to make TV drama, Sandman will move smoothly back into being made. In the meantime, we are taking the opportunity to get the scripts as good as we can.”

On September 27th, 2020 Neil Gaiman shared when the series begins production saying the series “begins shooting in 3 weeks” which would be around mid-October 2020.

It’s starting to feel real. We begin shooting in 3 weeks, lockdowns permitting. #SandmanonNetflix pic.twitter.com/B4QKU9NooT

— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) September 27, 2020

That was then confirmed to have started filming on October 19th, 2020.

Oh, we started shooting on Thursday. Dr John Hathaway has brought a book from the museum in which he works, to Roderick Burgess. But you’re right, it’s going to be time to announce some casting soon. https://t.co/goXqhEZHgi

— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) October 18, 2020

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How many episodes will The Sandman season 1 air?

Neil Gaiman himself confirmed the number of episodes the first season will debut with that being 11 episodes.

The first season will be eleven episodes. That’s the start of it all. Preludes and Nocturnes and a little bit more. https://t.co/tOlfJ1kS1y

— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) July 2, 2019

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Other The Sandman news relating to Netflix or otherwise

• In September 2020, Netflix put up an official page for the show on Netflix which doesn’t reveal much but does allow you to set a reminder when it does eventually come out.

Reminder set! Not that I’m gonna need reminding ⌛️@neilhimself

Set your #TheSandman reminder: https://t.co/qCxijFD8eA pic.twitter.com/zE2pfR1HMn

— The Sandman | TV Series (Fan acc) (@Sandman_Netflix) September 14, 2020

 

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