The Sandman: Season 2
2025 · 12 episodes · ★ 6.7
What Season 2 of The Sandman
In the wake of rebuilding his realm, Morpheus faces ancient responsibilities and familial entanglements as he's drawn into a prophecy that challenges his identity and power.
Season 2 Episodes
2x01 Season of Mists
When a gathering of the Endless exposes deep-seated grievances, Morpheus embarks on a mission to Hell to free the soul of a condemned mortal.
Directing: Jamie Childs · Writing: Allan Heinberg · Starring: Gwendoline Christie, Mason Alexander Park, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ernest Kingsley Junior
2x02 The Ruler of Hell
Bequeathed the key to Hell, Morpheus throws a lavish banquet to determine which god, demon or faerie can be entrusted with its dark power.
Directing: Jamie Childs · Writing: Ameni Rozsa · Starring: Gwendoline Christie, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Munya Chawawa, Asim Chaudhry
2x03 More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold
All the world's a stage as Morpheus summons history's greatest dramatist to perform an enchanting play for a supernatural audience.
Directing: Jamie Childs · Writing: Alexander Newman-Wise · Starring: Gwendoline Christie, Ernest Kingsley Junior, Umulisa Gahiga, Freddie Fox
2x04 Brief Lives
Morpheus grudgingly helps Delirium search for their vanished sibling in the waking world — where a deadly force lurks in the shadows.
Directing: Jamie Childs · Writing: Austin Guzman · Starring: Mason Alexander Park, Nonso Anozie, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Esmé Creed-Miles
2x05 The Song of Orpheus
To honor a promise to one sibling, Morpheus must shatter a vow to another. In ancient Greece, a wedding-night tragedy turns a son against his father.
Directing: Jamie Childs · Writing: Shadi Petosky · Starring: Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston, Nina Wadia, Souad Faress
2x06 Family Blood Mid-Season Finale
Morpheus enlists an expert in the occult to smuggle a deeply personal relic out of Paris — and help him and Delirium find the answers they seek.
Directing: Jamie Childs · Writing: Jim Campolongo · Starring: Nina Wadia, Souad Faress, Dinita Gohil, Jenna Coleman
2x07 Time and Night
With the future of his realm at stake, Morpheus must appeal for help to an authority even greater than the Endless.
Directing: Jamie Childs · Writing: Vanessa James Benton · Starring: Clare Higgins, Nina Wadia, Souad Faress, Dinita Gohil
2x08 Fuel for the Fire
Morpheus recruits a mortal agent for a dangerous mission in the waking world. A change of heart puts a pair of tricksters on a collision course.
Directing: Jamie Childs · Writing: Jay Franklin · Starring: Jenna Coleman, Laurie Kynaston, Ferdinand Kingsley, Donna Preston
2x09 The Kindly Ones
Confined to his realm, Morpheus conjures up a new nightmare to do his bidding. The God of Deception deals roughly with an intrusive thorn in his side.
Directing: Jamie Childs · Writing: Gregory Goetz · Starring: Jenna Coleman, Clare Higgins, Nina Wadia, Souad Faress
2x10 Long Live the King
Fueled by rage, a grieving mother unleashes her wrath upon the Dreaming, as Morpheus confronts the Kindly Ones at the furthest reaches of his kingdom.
Directing: Jamie Childs · Writing: Marina Marlens · Starring: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Clare Higgins, Asim Chaudhry, Nina Wadia
2x11 A Tale of Graceful Ends
As deities, dreamers and demons unite to mark a momentous occasion, the Endless assemble for a family reunion unlike any other.
Directing: Jamie Childs · Writing: Allan Heinberg · Starring: Jenna Coleman, Mason Alexander Park, Laurie Kynaston, Gus Gordon
2x12 A Special Episode - Death: The High Cost of Living Season Finale
In this standalone episode, a journalist overwhelmed by hopelessness has a life-altering 24 hours after crossing paths with Death on her day off.
Directing: Jamie Childs · Writing: Allan Heinberg, Neil Gaiman · Starring: Clare Higgins, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Colin Morgan, Jonno Davies
Season 2 Cast
Tom SturridgeMorpheus / Dream12 episodes
Vivienne AcheampongLucienne12 episodes
Nina WadiaFate Mother8 episodes
Souad FaressFate Crone8 episodes
Dinita GohilFate Maiden8 episodes
Kirby Howell-BaptisteDeath7 episodes
Esmé Creed-MilesDelirium7 episodes
Douglas BoothCluracan7 episodes
Ann SkellyNuala7 episodes
Razane JammalLyta Hall6 episodes
Clare HigginsMad Hettie5 episodes
Nicholas AnscombeMerv Pumpkinhead (Body)5 episodes
Adrian LesterDestiny5 episodes
Umulisa GahigaNada5 episodes
Ruta GedmintasQueen Titania5 episodes
Mason Alexander ParkDesire4 episodes
Sanjeev BhaskarCain4 episodes
Donna PrestonDespair4 episodesWhere to Watch Season 2 of The Sandman
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes are in season 2 of The Sandman?
Season 2 of The Sandman has 12 episodes.
When did season 2 of The Sandman premiere?
Premiered on July 3, 2025.
Where to watch season 2 of The Sandman?
In Spain, on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads.
What is the best episode of Season 2?
According to TMDB audience ratings, episode 2x09, «The Kindly Ones», with a 7.1.