Neil Gaiman’s ‘The Sandman’ Audio Drama Gets Two More Seasons On Audible
Audible has answered our dreams for moreSandman. The audio storytelling service announced two more seasons ofThe Sandman, their audio drama series adaptation ofNeil Gaiman’s acclaimed comic series. The first season, starringJames McAvoyas Morpheus, premiered last summer. The next two seasons will adapt the next five volumes ofThe Sandmanseries, up to theWorld’s Endstory arc.
Audible announced the second and third installments ofThe Sandmanaudio drama series,The Sandman: Act IIandThe Sandman: Act III, have been greenlit. The announcement arrives (and on the same day that Netflix announced the lead cast for itsTV series adaptation) after the first season ofThe Sandmanwas met with huge success when it debuted in July 2020, breaking records for the most pre-orders of any Audible Original title and becoming the best-selling Audible Original in the company’s history.
Gaiman, who wrote the widely influential comic series, returns to narrate the series alongside director Dirk Maggs. Gaiman is also back as creative director and co-executive producer, keeping a tight hold on both ongoing adaptations of his seminal comics, as he is also executive producer on the Netflix series.
“It was thrilling to be a part of the fastest-selling Audible fiction title and to watch it break records,” Gaiman said in a statement. “I’m excited to discover what other surprises the genius Dirk Maggs has up his sleeve in the next volumes of Audible’sThe Sandman.”
He added, “It’s like making movies for the ear that go straight to the brain. And soon it will be time to meet the whole family, then to go back to Hell once more, as Morpheus confronts Lucifer inSeason of Mists.”
“I can’t wait to return to The Dreaming with Neil, DC and Audible,” added Maggs. “We have a big vision for the next two seasons and the stories in this next installment are among the best Neil has ever told.”
The first installment of Audible’sThe Sandmanaudio drama series adapted volumes 1-3 of the graphic novel series (Preludes & Nocturnes,TheDoll’s House, andDream Country). Season 2 will take on theSeason of Mists, Distant Mirrors, A Game of You,andConvergencestories from volumes 4-6, while the third installment will adaptBrief LivesandWorlds Endsfrom volumes 7-8. That leaves two volumes left to be adapted of the mainThe Sandmanrun which – if the Audible drama continues to be a success, drawing in big names like McAvoy, Riz Ahmed, Michael Sheen, and Kat Dennings – will likely be adapted in a fourth and final season.
I’m a fan of Audible’sThe Sandmanaudio drama as it achieves what I thought to be impossible: translating the rich fantasy world of Gaiman’s original graphic novels, in all its beauty, horror, and dread, to audio. I highly recommend giving it a shot, especially if you’re a fan of the original comics and can’t wait until the Netflix series hits our screens. It’s available exclusively onwww.audible.com/thesandman.
