Netflix has released the first deleted scene from The Sandman, taking us back to the events of the season premiere, "Sleep of the Just."
In this extended sequence, we see the young Alex Burgess question his wicked father about the "sleepy sickness" that directly resulted from their capture and imprisonment of Dream. When Alex suggests that they should release him, The "Magus" responds about as well as you'd expect, and orders his son outside to speak to the crowd that's gathered on their doorstep.
Of course, if you've watched the rest of the episode, you'll know how things turn out for the entire Burgess family!
Still no word on a second season, but the show has proven to be very popular (it's still the most-watched streaming series worldwide). Neil Gaiman recently revealed that he can shop The Sandman around to other platforms if Netflix should decide not to renew it for whatever reason.
Have you guys finished The Sandman yet? What about today's bonus episode? You can check out our review here.
"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. 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."
The Sandman stars Tom Sturridge as Morpheus, Kirby Howell Baptiste as Death, Boyd Holbrook as The Corinthian, Donna Preston as Despair, Stephen Fry as Gilbert, Mason Alexander Park as Desire, Charles Dance as black magician Roderick Burgess, and Sanjeeve Bhaskar as Cain. Joely Richardson will play Ethel Cripps, while David Thewlis will take on the role of her son John Dee, aka the deranged Dr. Destiny.
The 10-episode first season of The Sandman adapts the first two arcs of the Vertigo comics series, "Preludes and Nocturnes" and "The Doll's House."