ENTER SANDMAN

After more than 30 years of fevered fan discussion about a potential screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s DC Comics classic

The Sandman – one of the greatest graphic novels of all time – it has finally happened, with a 10-part Netflix series out now.

The series centres on Morpheus, aka Dream, a member of the Endless (a dysfunctional family of Godlike beings) who escapes after a century in captivity and bids to restore order to the dream world he rules, called The Dreaming.

The dark, mythic adventure is set to be a major hit, with Tom Sturridge leading a cast that includes Gwendoline Christie (as Lucifer), Charles Dance and Jenna Coleman, plus Lenny Henry and Mark Hamill (as Mervyn Pumpkinhead) in the voice cast.

When the adaptation was announced, the fan pressure began to build for London actor Asim Chaudhry to play Abel – brother of Cain, based on the Biblical characters. Netflix heard the call, and the co-creator and star won the role.