THE SANDMAN: New Footage Introduces GAME OF THRONES Star Gwendoline Christie As Lucifer

THE SANDMAN: New Footage Introduces GAME OF THRONES Star Gwendoline Christie As Lucifer

Netflix has finally debuted some new footage from The Sandman via a Geeked Week teaser promo, and it gives us our first proper look at Game of Thrones alum Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer!

By MarkCassidy - May 16, 2022 10:05 AM EST
Filed Under: The Sandman

"Hello Dream... are you well?"

Netflix has released a promo to give us a little taste of what's to come during Geeked Week next month, and the video includes new footage from the likes of The Umbrella Academy, Sweet Tooth, Locke & Key, Shadow and Bone, Stranger Things and The Sandman!

We get some brief glimpses of Morpheus (Tom Sturridge) throughout, but then right at the end around the 1:40 mark, Gwendoline Christie's (Game of Thrones) Lucifer makes their grand entrance.

The Lord of Hell only makes a single appearance in the first comic book story arc, so unless they've made a few changes to expand her role, there's a chance Christie will only feature in one episode.

The Sandman also stars Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, Logan actor Boyd Holbrook as sadistic escaped nightmare The Corinthian, Charles Dance (Game of Thrones) as black magician Roderick Burgess, and Asim Chaudhry (Black Mirror) and Sanjeeve Bhaskar (Yesterday) as Abel and Cain, respectively.

We recently learned that Desire and Despair will be played by Mason Alexander Park and Donna Preston, respectively, while Joely Richardson will play Ethel Cripps, and David Thewlis will take on the role of her son John Dee, aka the deranged Dr. Destiny. Jenna Coleman will play John Constantine's great-great-great grandmother, Lady Johanna Constantine.

The 11-episode first season of The Sandman will adapt the first arc of the Vertigo comics series, "Preludes and Nocturnes." No premiere date has been announced, but it is expected to hit Netflix later this year.

JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX Star Lady Gaga Joins The Cast Of WEDNESDAY Season 2
Related:

JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX Star Lady Gaga Joins The Cast Of WEDNESDAY Season 2

THE SANDMAN Season 2 Teaser Reveals First BTS Look At Thor, Loki, Shivering Jemmy, And More
Recommended For You:

THE SANDMAN Season 2 Teaser Reveals First BTS Look At Thor, Loki, Shivering Jemmy, And More

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

GhostDog
GhostDog - 5/16/2022, 10:19 AM
VERY cautiously optimistic
Lem1
Lem1 - 5/16/2022, 1:55 PM
@GhostDog - After listening to The Sandman Wcts I & II several times, and being a little familiar with select comics thereof, I feel it looks pretty amazing...
But aren't his eyes supposed to be like these shadowy dark pools of pitch with stars for the irises - a totally inhuman look? And his voice similarly otherworldly sound?
Is there any chance the delay in release is due to them adding such effects? I hope so but doubt it. Seems they're toning things down, because Lucy there obviously won't be strutting around in the buff. Fine with me.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 5/16/2022, 2:03 PM
@Lem1 - he is definitely missing the ethereal, otherworldly look. I get the sense this show is toning it down in a lot of areas and will have a little supernatural touches here and there

Loved listening to pod.
UnderBelly
UnderBelly - 5/16/2022, 10:23 AM
Netflix trying to get them subscribers back.

Looking forward to Gray man, Umbrella Academy 3, stranger things 4 and now Sandman.

I want to go outside this summer though!
lordSTALE
lordSTALE - 5/16/2022, 10:30 AM
@UnderBelly - The fact that they're expecting to lose 2 million more subscribers this quarter and that's with the return of Stranger Things, is crazy

I'm excited for the stuff on your list and I hope they show some stuff for the second seasons of Shadow & Bone and Arcane as well
UnderBelly
UnderBelly - 5/16/2022, 10:38 AM
@lordSTALE - Yeah, it's wild. But the cost of things these days are getting ridiculous. They've just upped the fees this month aswell. We'll see how their games work out though. I'm interested to see how well they're delivered.


Also do we know if Barbarians got cancelled or is it coming back for a season 2. I was pleasantly surprised by that 1.
PhoenixBlade
PhoenixBlade - 5/16/2022, 11:38 AM
@Waddles - In the same boat although I watched without seeing a trailer. Quite possibly the best show since Game of Thrones seasons 1-6. Beautiful animation with brilliant voice acting. The world building is phenomenal and there’s a lot going on, but it focuses it all on being a character driven piece with an ensemble. Very layered, but very fun too. There’s something about Hailee Steinfeld and the animated projects she takes.
lordSTALE
lordSTALE - 5/16/2022, 1:14 PM
@Waddles - "I've never played LoL and know nothing of the lore, but that show absolutely blew me away and I can't wait for S2."

EXACT. SAME. SITUATION. FOR. ME 🤯
drbong
drbong - 5/16/2022, 4:04 PM
@lordSTALE - they lost subscriptions because people died and there is a whole ass war going on how is that not getting through people’s skulls
MitcHendricks
MitcHendricks - 5/16/2022, 10:23 AM
Trash.
Superspecialawesomeguy
Superspecialawesomeguy - 5/16/2022, 10:34 AM
I would be a lot more excited for Sandman if it was on any streaming service except Netflix, I mean seriously shouldn't it have been on HBO ffs?
bobevanz
bobevanz - 5/16/2022, 10:44 AM
I love Gaiman's books but every adaptation except for Coraline has been underwhelming. And don't even get me started on American God's 😤
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 5/16/2022, 11:09 AM
Another Cowboy Bebop incoming.
kRAVENkIaw
kRAVENkIaw - 5/16/2022, 11:15 AM
The more and more I see of Netflix’s Sandman series, the more and more disillusioned with it I become.
IronMan616
IronMan616 - 5/16/2022, 11:32 AM
Ozark is over with, I already unsubscribed from Netflix.

F*ck you Netflix and your garbage Resident Evil.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 5/16/2022, 2:32 PM
@IronMan616 - So glad Ozark managed to get to an ending, and actually stick it too (in my opinion, I can see why others don't like it).
IronMan616
IronMan616 - 5/16/2022, 3:28 PM
@bkmeijer1 - I liked the ending.
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 5/16/2022, 12:07 PM
Netflix?
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 5/16/2022, 2:35 PM
I think Netflix is confusing someone who just popular stuff with being a geek...

Anyway, there is still some stuff I look forward too. Umbrella Academy, Gray Man, Resident Evil, Stranger Things, Alice in Borderlands and Sandman being among them.

Even some animated stuff like Dragon Prince, Cyberpunk and Cuphead are fun watches inbetween. Hope to see more of Arcane and Dota soon too.
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/16/2022, 4:38 PM
Yeah,I think as much as I enjoyed reading Sandman,I don't think this show is made for me,I don't want none of this gender/race swapping shenanigans.
nordberg
nordberg - 5/16/2022, 5:07 PM
Wow, the Dream escape scene looks like it was ripped right from the books. Lucifer looking over the legions of Hell from the tower does too. Very stoked for Sandman...
GothamCityCop
GothamCityCop - 5/17/2022, 11:44 AM
The stuff looks great, but that trailer made me want to punch stuff.

"Hey, do you like to put on glasses with no glass in them and a Star Wars tshirt and like totally like geek out. OMG are you totally like a geek like me? Like OMG, we,like, totally rule!"

[frick] off. So-called geek culture is now just a uniform for people with no personality to latch on to rather than for the love of something.

You can be a fan of whatever you want. If you love something, like it, or have a passing interest, you're a fan. The "geek" label is something that people used to rail against until companies learned how to monetise it and sell it to those very people.

If you love Stranger Things, more power to you, me too. If you love Ed Sheeran (I don't), more power to you, go and enjoy his music!

I am counted as a geek and love sci-fi, horror, comic books, all that stuff - but don't lump me in with all those [frick]ing influencer types that pretend to love this stuff for popularity. I love it cos its [frick]ing awesome.

Rant over.
View Recorder