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The Sandman Previews Puck, Destruction; Heinberg on Sloane, Gleeson

Along with new looks at Destruction and Puck, Allan Heinberg offers insights into The Sandman Season 2 stars Barry Sloane and Jack Gleeson.

Earlier this week, we not only learned the episode titles and release schedule for the second and final season of Allan Heinberg and David S. Goyer's Tom Sturridge (Dream) and Kirby (Death)-starring live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, but we also learned that the final run will include a bonus twelft episode adapting "Death: The High Cost of Living" (more on all of that in a minute). Now, we have two new images to pass along, spotlighting Barry Sloane's Destruction (aka, the Prodigal) and Jack Gleeson's Puck. Here's a look at what Heinberg had to share about the actors:

Heinberg on Gleeson: "He brings so much depth to that part. He brings sexiness to it and mischief and psychology and heart. I have a tendency to write to the actors playing these parts, and I think our Puck is a very different Puck from the comics, but also from the Puck that I would've written for any other actor."

Heinberg on Sloane's Approach to Destruction: "He has such a lightness of touch, and he's such a loving human. That's really what we were looking for in casting this role. You think of Destruction, especially as he's presented in the comics during The Song of Orpheus story, as the ultimate destroyer of worlds. His story in the comic, and in our show as well, is actually a soul that's in conflict. He wants to create, he doesn't want to destroy. So you need an actor who is so full of love and so full of joy and yet looks like the archetypal soldier."

A six-episode Volume 1 will be released on July 3rd, and a five-episode Volume 2 will be released on July 24th – and then, a bonus episode drops on July 31st that adapts Death: The High Cost of Living. As you're about to see, the final run will adapt storylines from Season of Mists, Brief Lives, The Kindly Ones, and The Sandman: Overture, collections, along with beloved single-issue stories such as "Tales in the Sand," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "The Song of Orpheus," "Thermidor," and "The Tempest," among others. Here's a look at how the final season release schedule will work, along with a new image gallery:

Volume 1 (July 3rd): Chapter 1: "Season of Mists," Chapter 2: "The Ruler of Hell," Chapter 3: "More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold," Chapter 4: "Brief Lives," Chapter 5: "The Song of Orpheus," and Chapter 6: "Family Blood"

Volume 2 (July 24th): Chapter 7: "Time and Night," Chapter 8: "Fuel for the Fire," Chapter 9: "The Kindly Ones," Chapter 10: "Long Live the King," and Chapter 11: "A Tale of Graceful Ends"

Special Bonus Episode (July 31st): Chapter 12: "Death: The High Cost of Living"

After a fateful reunion with his family, Dream of the Endless must face one impossible decision after another as he attempts to save himself, his kingdom, and the waking world from the epic fallout of his past misdeeds. To make amends, Dream must confront longtime friends and foes, gods, monsters, and mortals. But the path to forgiveness is full of unexpected twists and turns, and true absolution may cost Dream everything.

Also returning for the second season of The Sandman are Patton Oswalt, Vivienne Acheampong, Gwendoline Christie, Jenna Coleman, Ferdinand Kingsley, Stephen Fry, Asim Chaudhry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Vanesu Samunyai, and Razane Jammal. Joining them this season are Freddie Fox as Loki, Clive Russell as Odin, Laurence O'Fuarain as Thor, Ann Skelly as Nuala, Douglas Booth as Cluracan, Jack Gleeson as Puck, Indya Moore as Wanda, Steve Coogan as the voice of Barnabas, Adrian Lester as Destiny, Esmé Creed-Miles as Delirium, and Barry Sloane as The Prodigal – joining The Endless cast that includes the returning Kirby as Death, Mason Alexander Park as Desire, and Donna Preston as Despair.

Over the course of the past year, Tortoise Media, NY Magazine, and Vulture have reported allegations of abuse by a number of women against Gaiman. Gaiman has denied anything non-consensual.

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