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THE SANDMAN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON

AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE DIGITALLY SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

ON 4K ULTRA HD^TM, BLU-RAY^TM AND DVD NOVEMBER 28, 2023

BURBANK, CA (September 7, 2023) – Inspired by the iconic, award-winning DC comic book series, The Sandman: The Complete First Season comes to Digital on September 18, 2023 and to 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on November 28, 2023.

The Sandman: The Complete First Season follows Morpheus, also known as Dream, who is captured in an occult ritual in 1916 by Roderick Burgess. Imprisoned for 106 years, Morpheus escapes only to return to his home, The Dreaming, to find his nightmares have also found their way out. Join the adventures of Morpheus as he sets out to stop the forces of evil destroying The Dreaming.

“Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes, and already renewed for a second season on Netflix, The Sandman: The Complete First Season features an all-star cast including Tom Sturridge (Sweetbitter) as Morpheus/Dream, Boyd Holbrook (Narcos) as the Corinthian, Patton Oswalt (The Goldbergs) as Matthew the Raven,  Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, David Thewlis (Fargo) as John Dee, Jenna Coleman (Victoria) as Johanna Constantine, and Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones) as Lucifer Morningstar.

The series was developed by Neil Gaiman (American Gods), David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight trilogy) and Allan Heinberg (Wonder Woman). It was produced by Warner Bros. Television, based on the comic The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg for DC Comics.

The Sandman: The Complete First Season will be available on September 18, 2023 to purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more. 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD will be available to purchase online and in-store at major retailers on November 28, 2023.

Synopsis

Based on the beloved award-winning DC comic series written by Neil Gaiman, The Sandman: The Complete First Season is a rich, character-driven blend of myth and dark fantasy woven together over the course of ten epic chapters following Dream’s many adventures (plus a bonus episode featuring two fan-favorite stories). When the Sandman, a.k.a. Dream (Tom Sturridge) — the powerful cosmic being who controls all our dreams — is unexpectedly captured and held prisoner for over a century, he must journey across different worlds and timelines to fix the chaos his absence has caused.

SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:

• The Sandman: Behind the Scenes Sneak Peek
• The World of The Endless

PRICING AND SERIES INFORMATION

PRODUCT

Includes 11 episodes:

1. Sleep of the Just
2. Imperfect Hosts
3. Dream a Little Dream of Me
4. A Hope in Hell
5. 24/7
6. The Sound of Her Wings
7. The Doll’s House
8. Playing House
9. Collectors
10. Lost Hearts
11. Dream of a Thousand Cats/Calliope

PRODUCT                                                      SRP

Digital UHD                                                    $24.99 SRP (US & Canada)

4K Ultra HD                                                   $44.98 SRP US ($54.99 SRP Canada)

Blu-ray                                                            $29.98 SRP US ($39.99 SRP Canada)

DVD                                                                $24.98 SRP US ($29.98 SRP Canada)

Audio: English (5.1) DD

Subtitles: English

Run Time: Approx. 544 minutes

About Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment

Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment (WBDHE) distributes the award-winning movies, television, animation, and digital content produced by Warner Bros. Discovery to the homes and screens of millions through physical Blu-ray Disc and DVD retail sales and digital transactions on major streaming, video-on-demand cable, satellite, digital, and mobile channels. WBDHE is part of Warner Bros. Discovery Content Sales, one of the world’s largest distributors of entertainment programming.

About DC

DC, part of Warner Bros. Discovery, creates iconic characters and enduring stories and is one of the world’s largest publishers of comics and graphic novels. DC’s creative work entertains audiences of every generation around the world with DC’s stories and characters integrated across Warner Bros. Discovery’s film, television, animation, consumer products, home entertainment, games, and themed experiences divisions, and on the DC Universe Infinite digital comic subscription service. Learn more at DC.com

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DCN PODCAST #173

What are we covering this week?

• The Flash CinemaCon Screening & New Trailer Coming
• Superman: Legacy Enters Pre-Preduction
• Jimmy Olsen Confirmed For Superman: Legacy
• Russo Brothers Open To Directing a DC Film
• Neil Gaiman Gives Update On Sandman Season 2
• Dead Boy Detectives Confirmed To Be In Netflix’s Sandman Universe
• Superman & Lois Season Finale Date Revealed
• Catwoman Gets New Costume
• Damian Wayne Gets a White Batsuit
• Nightwing Gets Superpowers and New Suit
• Tales Of The Titans Comic Announced
• Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Rumored To No Longer Be Online Only

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Given the  critical and commercial success of Netflix’s Sandman series, it makes sense that they would want the two series to connect and maybe even crossover at some point. With the announcement that upcoming The Sandman episodes not being called season 2, this also gives the  studio and creative team options on introducing the detectives to the world. Hopefully this means that Neil Gaiman will be involved in this show as well. This is a smart move for Warner. There is already a built in audience of Sandman fans, so why not introduce related characters on the same platform? The Dead Boy Detectives aren’t household names yet, but if these cards are played right, they could be.   No release date has been set for the debut of Dead Boy Detectives on Netflix  yet.

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2022 – The Year-In-Review

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Here’s the full press release, direct from DC Comics:

DC Black Label’s
‘The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country’
Comic Book Series
Returns in 2023 with
‘Nightmare Country: The Glass House’

‘The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country’ Vol. 1
To Simultaneously Publish as a
Collectible Hardcover and a New-Reader-Friendly Softcover,
Built to Welcome Fans to ‘The Sandman Universe’

New DC Comic Book Series
‘The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives’
Launches December 27

Acclaimed horror writer James Tynion IV (Something Is Killing The Children, The Nice House On The Lake) has waited his whole career to pay tribute to the mythos of The Sandman, the work that made him the writer he is today, and now that time has come! With lush, gorgeous art from Redneck’s Lisandro Estherren and a who’s-who of superstar guest artists, The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country is designed to welcome new readers into one of the greatest worlds in DC’s library, The Sandman Universe.

To make welcoming new readers easier, the collected edition of The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country arrives in two different formats. The collectible hardcover release with cover art by Alex Eckman-Lawn will be available wherever books are sold and is packaged with a mini-print of the iconic Death, as illustrated by artist Jenny Frison.

A softcover edition with cover art by Reiko Murakami, priced as an easy jump-on point, will be available exclusively at direct market comic book stores. Both are out April 4, the same day as the launch issue of Nightmare Country’s spectacular follow-up miniseries, The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country – The Glass House!

James Tynion IV:

I’m thrilled to announce that Nightmare Country’s follow-up miniseries, The Glass House, is coming early in 2023.

 

The Corinthian is going to be making his way to Silicon Valley, where he will go head-to-head with Angels, Demons, and a breed of creature far more terrifying that anything he’s faced before, Venture Capitalists.

 

Lisandro and I are excited to continue this nightmare tour through modern America and can’t wait for you all to see what we’ve got in store for you.

The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country – The Glass House, launching on April 4, 2023, brings Tynion and Estherren back into DC’s The Sandman Universe with a new story and new setting for the second act of their DC Black Label epic. The series will continue featuring covers by Reiko Murakami, as seen above.

Launching between the first two Nightmare Country narratives is The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives by Pornsak Pichetshote (The Good Asian) and Jeff Stokely, featuring Thessaly the witch along with series regular ghost detectives Edwin and Charles.

Their investigation into a Thai American girl’s disappearance from her Los Angeles home puts them on a collision course with new and terrifying ghosts straight from Thai folklore that could give even a dead boy nightmares!

How exciting is that? As a fan of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman Universe for over 30 years, this news is a dream come true.

As an added bonus, check out the main cover for Dead Boy Detectives #1 and the updated Sandman Universe reading guide, which now includes book six of the beautiful new collected editions!

Images and Press Release Courtesy of DC Entertainment

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Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Maria Lovet
Letterer: Simon Bowland

Reviewed By Steve J. Ray

Summary

After five amazing issues featuring the Corinthian, it’s all-change this month, as Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country #6 shifts the spotlight to focus on Dream’s former lover, and everyone’s favorite witch, Thessaly.

Positives

It’s no secret that, as a huge fan of this universe from day one, I’ve really been enjoying this series. Having five incredible issues featuring The Corinthian was one thing, particularly with the wonderful Sandman TV show hitting the airwaves in the midst of it, but seeing another character from Neil Gaiman’s magnificent mythos making an appearance makes this issue incredibly special too.

Nightmare Country #6 works brilliantly, both as an intro for new readers, as well as a teaser for the forthcoming new Sandman Universe series, Dead Boy Detectives. As someone who’s loved these stories for over thirty years, seeing favorite characters again has been wonderful. Although the sad demise of the new Vertigo imprint (from 2018-2019, before transitioning to DC Black Label after 14 months, then ending completely in September 2021), broke the hearts of fans all over the world; Nightmare Country, the TV show, and the new Dead Boy Detectives book have made all our dreams of a continuing “Gaimanverse” come true.

James Tynion’s writing is, as always, pitch-perfect for a dark fantasy/horror tale. He’s captured Thessaly’s sense of self-importance and aloofness, as well as all her power and charisma. The fact that he’s also cleverly turned the horrific events of the previous five issues into the focus of a Hollywood movie for this sixth chapter is inspired. Only Tinseltown could transform the tragic death of a talented artist into melodrama.

The art and colors by Maria Lovet in this issue are similar enough in style to what’s come before, so as not to jar existing readers, yet different enough that this issue clearly feels like a new chapter in the ongoing series. The way she colors outside the lines adds a level of oddness and nostalgia that puts you on edge, while also reminding you of a more innocent, Ben-Day Dots era of years gone by. It’s very effective indeed.

As always, Simon Bowland’s letters and title pages give the issue, and the series as a whole, an identity, and feel unlike those of any other comic on the shelves.

Negatives

The way the issue ends leads readers to believe that this story won’t be continuing in these pages. Personally, I will be buying the new Dead Boy Detectives book, but not every fan may follow suit. I know that Thessaly will be part of the new series, but I’m hoping that her story with this issue’s new character, screenwriter Jamie Tyler, continues next month.

Verdict

Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country #6 is a great issue. We get new characters, a terrific script, quirky art, and the return of an old favorite. The fact that this imprint will be growing with a second title (and hopefully more in the months and years to come) is a source of real joy.

Images Courtesy of DC Entertainment

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WaterTower Music has announced the release of The Sandman: Season 1 (Soundtrack From the Original Netflix Series) which features music by composer David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Gifted). This 27-track score is available now on all major digital platforms for digital purchase and streaming.

ABOUT ‘THE SANDMAN’

There’s 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. 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.

Based on the beloved award-winning DC comic series written by Neil Gaiman, The Sandman is a rich, character-driven blend of myth and dark fantasy woven together over the course of ten epic chapters following Dream’s many adventures. Developed and executive produced by Gaiman, showrunner Allan Heinberg, and David S. Goyer, The Sandman also stars Boyd Holbrook, Patton Oswalt, Vivienne Acheampong, Gwendoline Christie, Charles Dance, Jenna Coleman, David Thewlis, Stephen Fry, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston, Vanesu Samunyai (formerly known as “Kyo Ra”), John Cameron Mitchell, Asim Chaudhry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Joely Richardson, Niamh Walsh, Sandra James-Young and Razane Jammal.

ABOUT DAVID BUCKLEY

Emmy-nominated composer David Buckley is currently scoring Kandahar starring Gerard Butler. Recent film scores include Universal’s Nobody starring Bob Odenkirk, Greenland also starring Butler, the remake of Papillon starring Charlie Hunnam & Rami Malek, Jason Bourne directed by Paul Greengrass, and The Nice Guys for Shane Black and Joel Silver. Previous scores include the Joel Schumacher-directed thriller Blood Creek, Ben Affleck’s crime drama The Town, Taylor Hackford’s action feature Parker and Rob Minkoff’s fantasy adventure The Forbidden Kingdom.

For television, David composed the music for the hit Scott Free/CBS drama series The Good Wife and continues to score the spin-off, now in its sixth season, The Good Fight (for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Title Music). He also composed the scores for Mercy Street (PBS), BrainDead (CBS), The Gifted (Marvel/FOX), The Stranger (Netflix), Stay Close (Netflix), and The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix). He is currently scoring the third season of Evil (CBS).

Born in England, David’s first involvement with film music was as a cathedral choirboy performing on Peter Gabriel’s score for Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ. He continued his musical education at Cambridge University. In 2006, David moved to Los Angeles where he began collaborating with Harry Gregson-Williams on film scores, including Shrek The Third and Gone Baby Gone. He has written music for films including Wonder Woman, all the Fifty Shades movies, Big Eyes and American Hustle, and his music was featured in David O’Russell’s Joy. David was honored as a ‘Brit to Watch’ by BAFTA.

As well as film and TV, David has written the music for a number of games, including Batman Arkham Knight (Warner Bros/Rocksteady).

ABOUT WATERTOWER MUSIC

WaterTower Music, the in-house label for the Warner Bros. Discovery companies, releases recorded music as rich and diverse as the companies themselves. It has been the soundtrack home to many of the world’s most iconic films, television shows, and games since 2001.

The Sandman: Season 1 soundtrack is available to purchase on CD and is streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.

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Writer: James Tynion IV
Artists: Lisandro Estherren and Dani
Color Artists: Patricio Delpeche and Tamra Bonvillain
Letterer: Simon Bowland

Reviewed by Steve J. Ray

Summary

Madison Flynn is being stalked. Not out of misplaced love, or obsession, but by supernatural beings who want her dead. Her apartment has been burned down, and her best friend has been murdered. What makes matters worse is that all of this was just the beginning, as we discover in Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country #4.

Positives

Wow, I don’t even know where to begin, as this issue could actually be the strongest of the series, so far. James Tynion is writing an amazing tale and artists Lisandro Estherren and Patricio Delpeche are bringing his nightmares to life. The surreal quality of the art adds so much to the feel of this book and I don’t believe any ultra-realistic or even fully painted work would do the story as much justice. The dream-like, cartoony style of Estherren, coupled with the hues of Delpeche, give readers a world that seems to be just on the wrong side of a cracked, cursed mirror.

Simon Bowland is also absolutely killing it… not in the same way as Agony and Ecstacy, but you know what I mean. Subtle touches like the murderers’ white-on-black dialogue and the switch of fonts during the “Chaste” interlude all add even deeper layers to the final look of the book.

As for that interlude… wow! Anyone who knows me, or who regularly reads my reviews, knows that I’m a child of the Alan Moore era Swamp Thing, Neil Gaiman’s original Sandman epic, and all the Vertigo/DC Black Label books that followed them.

Seeing Moore’s Boogey Man referenced (Swamp Thing Vol. 2, #44) alongside the Corinthian’s debut story (Sandman issues #9-#16) made my heart leap with joy. Those classics, for me, were when comics grew up, so seeing them honored and expanded on is a delight.

Dani and Tamra Bonvillain also pulled the rug right out from under me. From the beginning, the backup strips in this series have been part of the ongoing narrative, rather than an extra story tacked on at the end of the book. This month, I didn’t even feel or notice the transition. Philip Sitz’s story revolted and fascinated me, just as it did back in the 90s, and flowed with the main tale so perfectly that I was blown away.

Negatives

Apart from maybe having had Simon Bowland do the lettering on the side of the helicopter, I’ve got nothing. Even that’s just nit-picking.

Verdict

Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country #4 is about as good a comic as anyone could ask for. Shocks, horror, betrayal, violence, and dark fantasy at its very finest. This series will happily sit on the same shelf as my Sandman originals because it’s more than worthy.

Images Courtesy of DC Entertainment

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Check out the trailer below:

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.

Based on the beloved award-winning DC comic series written by Neil Gaiman, THE SANDMAN is a rich, character-driven blend of myth and dark fantasy woven together over the course of ten epic chapters following Dream’s many adventures. Developed and executive produced by Gaiman, showrunner Allan Heinberg, and David S. Goyer.

You can also watch The Sandman creator Neil Gaiman break down the trailer right here:

Frame-by-frame, The Sandman comic writer Neil Gaiman watches and takes us through the official trailer for the first season of Netflix’s The Sandman.

According to Netflix, the series starts exactly where the original 1989 comic series did. After decades of imprisonment in the waking world, the King of Dreams (Tom Sturridge) must reclaim his fallen kingdom and his stolen power, and capture his most wayward subjects. If he doesn’t, humanity as we know it could be destroyed. On his journey, he runs into DC Comics characters like John Constantine’s ancestor Johanna (played by Jenna Coleman), historical figures like William Shakespeare, and even the devil (Gwendoline Christie).

The Sandman’s first 10-episode season drops on Netflix on Aug. 5.

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