According to ComicBook, Neil Gaiman (Good Omens, Lucifer), creator and narrator of The Sandman series, answered fans’ questions about the safety of the series amongst the wave of shows being canceled on streaming platforms. Netflix has been notoriously known for canceling series, but now even cancels it after it has been approved for another season. This is following the recent news of the Netflix original Inside Job being canceled even though it was renewed for another season in June 2022. In fear of the dramatic horror series The Sandman being canceled, one fan took to Gaiman’s Tumblr and asked the question many were pondering, is The Sandman safe?
Gaiman responded to the question on Tumblr by saying, “Define ‘safe. Netflix could go out of business before more Sandman launches. A new, nightmarish pestilence could close the world down completely. The actors could all be eaten by weasels and the show would be shuttered. But if there’s a Netflix and nothing unforeseen and tragic happens to close the world or the showdown, then there will be more Sandman.”
As confusing and random as it is that Gaiman addressed the question with the vivid imagery of the cast being eaten by weasels he explains, “I honestly cannot explain why I decided to google men eaten by weasels. But as it turned out it’s actually a thing! And the thing’s real name is Weasels Ripped My Flesh from the cover of Man’s Life, Vol. four, No. five. (1956)! AND Weasels Ripped My Flesh is also the seventh studio album by the Mothers of Invention, the American rock group! So. There you have it -an useless piece of information about men and weasels, and also a visual representation of what we all hope would not happen to the cast of The Sandman. This little research made me feel a strange sense of satisfaction I never knew I needed.”
Season two of The Sandman was greenlighted by Netflix but has yet to have an official premiere date. Hopefully more news on the series emerges throughout the year.
The first season of The Sandman is currently streaming on Netflix.