Netflix is ready to show you fear in a handful of dust.
This is not the first time aSandmanadaptation has been floated, of course.
Long-time fans surely remember back in 2013 whenJoseph Gordon-Levitt was attached to star in a film versionfrom New Line.

Dream gets some sibling advice from Death in her first appearance in ‘The Sandman’ #8 by Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg, and Malcolm Jones III.Credit: DC Entertainment
That projectfizzled out a few years later, and it felt likeThe Sandmanmight never make it to the screen.
But this Netflix version already boasts a few key differences from past attempts.
Then theres the direct involvement of Gaiman himself.
Gaiman, Goyer, and Heinberg will co-write the first episode of the series.
Get ready to dream a little dream, Netflix viewers.
Soon youll be able to better understandthe references toThe Sandmanin other Netflix shows likeChilling Adventures of Sabrina.