A pair of new clips from Netflix’s long-awaited adaptation of The Sandman provide a detailed look at how the streaming giant will bring this epic saga to life. Released courtesy of IGN, this new footage offers us a better look at Tom Sturridge as Morpheus, as he traverses Hell, death, and everything in between. Taken from the fourth episode A Hope in Hell, the first clip finds Morpheus AKA Dream heading into Hell in order to reclaim one of his stolen artifacts: the Helmet of Dreams. In possession of a demon, Dream must turn to his old “friend” Lucifer Morningstar, played by Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie, for help.

The second clip finds Dream on a journey with his sister and fellow member of the Endless, Death (played by Kirby Howell-Baptiste). Taken from episode 6, The Sound of Her Wings, Dream accompanies his sister as she makes her rounds and carries out her duties, with the pair arriving at the home of an elderly violinist who is not yet ready to pass over to the other side.

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The Sandman will bring seminal author Neil Gaiman’s graphic novel to the screen for the first time. “There is another world that waits for all of us when we close our eyes and sleep — a place called the Dreaming, where The Sandman, Master of Dreams (Tom Sturridge), gives shape to all of our deepest fears and fantasies,” the official synopsis for the series reads. “But when Dream is unexpectedly captured and held prisoner for a century, his absence sets off a series of events that will change both the dreaming and waking worlds forever. To restore order, Dream must journey across different worlds and timelines to mend the mistakes he’s made during his vast existence, revisiting old friends and foes, and meeting new entities — both cosmic and human — along the way.”

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Developed by Neil Gaiman, David S. Goyer, and Allan Heinberg, The Sandman has amassed the kind of casts that dreams are made of to bring the epic saga to live action. Led by Tom Sturridge as lead character Morpheus, the king of dreams and ruler of the Dreaming, The Sandman also stars Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer Morningstar, the ruler of Hell; Boyd Holbrook as The Corinthian, one of Morpheus’ nightmares who has escaped the Dreaming; Charles Dance as Sir Roderick Burgess; Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine, an occult detective based on John Constantine; Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, the librarian of the Dreaming; David Thewlis as Dr. John Dee; with Sanjeev Bhaskar and Asim Chaudhry as Cain and Abel.

Kirby Howell-Baptiste stars as Death, alongside Mason Alexander Park as Desire and Donna Preston as Despair, members of the Endless and Dream’s siblings.

Fans of Neil Gaiman’s seminal comic book saga have been waiting years to see the world of The Sandman brought to life. Thankfully, we do not have to wait too much longer, with The Sandman scheduled to debut on Netflix on August 5, 2022.