Template:Short description Template:Italic title Template:Use mdy dates The Sandman is a series of audio dramas written by Neil Gaiman based on his comic book of the same name. They are directed by Dirk Maggs, with music by James Hannigan, and produced by Audible.[1] The first volume of the series, The Sandman debuted on July 15, 2020, and is composed of twenty episodes covering the first three volumes of the graphic novel.[2][3] The Sandman: Act II debuted on September 22, 2021[4] and The Sandman: Act III debuted on September 28, 2022.[5]
In volume one, Morpheus escapes after seventy years of imprisonment to rebuild his kingdom.[6] In volume two, Morpheus travels to hell to rescue queen Nada.[7] In volume three, Morpheus and his sister Delirium search out their estranged brother Destruction.[5]
Dirk Maggs previously collaborated with Neil Gaiman to produce audio adaptations of his novels Good Omens and Neverwhere.[8] Maggs and Gaiman had wanted to create a BBC audio drama adaptation of The Sandman comics since 1992.[9] The show uses the original script that Gaiman wrote for the comics.[10]
Cast and characters
The show includes the following cast and characters: Template:Div col The supporting cast included Arthur Darvill as William Shakespeare and Thomas Paine, William Hope as John Dee, Paterson Joseph as Chorazon, Anton Lesser as Dr. John Hathaway, Cathy Tyson, Sandra Dickinson, and Ellen Thomas as the Hecatae, Blake Ritson as Alex Burgess, Daniel Weyman as Rick Madoc, Reginald D. Hunter as Martian Manhunter, Simon Vance as Lucien, Louise Jameson as Mother, Barry Humphries as the Beachcomber, Siân Phillips as Livia, Nicholas Boulton as Julius Caesar, Mac McDonald as Abraham Warner, Kevin McNally as Wilkinson, Al Roker as a passerby, Lachele Carl as Maisy Hill, Annette Badland as Mrs. Mann, Ed Byrne as Todd, Colin McFarlane as Pharamond, Ayesha Antoine as Venice, Carl Prekopp as Algernon Charles Swinburne, Samuel West as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Sanjeev Bhaskar as The Indian Gentleman, and Simon Jones as Hermas.
Reception
The show was a 2022 People's Voice Winner at the Webby Awards in the Original Music Score/Best Sound Design Category, and a People's Voice Winner at the 2023 Webby Awards.[11][12] The show won an Earphones Award.[13] The show was a finalist in the 2022 Audie Award for Fantasy.[14]
According to Audible, the first installment had a record-breaking number of pre-orders and was the best-selling Audible Original in the company's history.[15] The second installment was the second best-selling Audible Original for the first 90 days.[16]
References
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