THE SANDMAN EPIC SERIES
DREAM THE WORLD ANEW
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| The series streams August 5th |
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| The show will have ten episodes |
ENTER THE KINGDOM OF DREAM
A wizard attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps
her younger brother Dream instead. And thus, in 1916, Morpheus, the king
of dreams and one of the seven Endless, is captured in an occult
ritual. Fearful for his safety, the wizard kept him imprisoned in a
glass bottle for many decades. After being held captive for 106 years,
Morpheus escapes and sets out to restore order to his kingdom of the
Dreaming. After his escape, Dream, also known as Morpheus, goes on a
quest for his lost objects of power.
The cast is lead by Tom Sturridge as Morpheus, the king of dreams and ruler of the Dreaming. Gwendoline Christie is Lucifer Morningstar: The ruler of Hell. Vivienne Acheampong is Lucienne, the librarian of the Dreaming, while Boyd Holbrook is The Corinthian: A nightmare who escaped the Dreaming.
Charles Dance is Sir Roderick Burgess: A charlatan occultist.
Asim Chaudhry is Abel, a resident of the Dreaming, while Sanjeev Bhaskar is Cain. Kirby Howell-Baptiste is Death: Dream's kinder and wiser sister. Mason Alexander Park is Desire: Dream's
androgynous sibling. Donna Preston is Despair: Dream's deformed sister who is twins with Desire.
Jenna Coleman is Johanna Constantine: An occult detective investigating the Dreaming. Coleman plays two versions of the
character: the eighteenth century-residing ancestor Lady Johanna Constantine and her present day descendant!
Joely Richardson is Ethel Cripps: Burgess' fiancee and the mother of John Dee. Niamh Walsh is young
Ethel Cripps. David Thewlis is Dr. John Dee: Cripps's son whose endeavor to find "truth" jeopardizes the world. Stephen Fry is Fiddler's Green / Gilbert: A mythical place of the Dreaming! Mark Hamill is the voice of Mervyn Pumpkinhead: A chain-smoking janitor whose head resembles a jack-o'-lantern.
androgynous sibling. Donna Preston is Despair: Dream's deformed sister who is twins with Desire.
Jenna Coleman is Johanna Constantine: An occult detective investigating the Dreaming. Coleman plays two versions of the
character: the eighteenth century-residing ancestor Lady Johanna Constantine and her present day descendant!
Joely Richardson is Ethel Cripps: Burgess' fiancee and the mother of John Dee. Niamh Walsh is young
Ethel Cripps. David Thewlis is Dr. John Dee: Cripps's son whose endeavor to find "truth" jeopardizes the world. Stephen Fry is Fiddler's Green / Gilbert: A mythical place of the Dreaming! Mark Hamill is the voice of Mervyn Pumpkinhead: A chain-smoking janitor whose head resembles a jack-o'-lantern.





