The status of all Neil Gaimans TV and film projects, including Sandman season 2
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In the seven months since sexual assault allegations against novelist Neil Gaiman surfaced, Gaiman has largely retreated from the public eye. During that time, there have been a variety of developments around the many TV and film adaptations based on his books.Given studios history of canceling projects from creators facing similar allegations, the allegations have led fans to speculate about the state of Gaimans projects, particularly as more details emerged in a recent Vulture article about his alleged abuse. Gaimans involvement with these movies and shows varies: Some are merely based on his books, while with others, hes taken a personal role as a producer or showrunner. And since the publication of the Vulture story, several projects of Gaimans like The Sandman season 2 have seen changes in their status. Heres the status of all of the TV series and films based on Gaimans work.Anansi BoysAs of this reporting, the series based on Gaimans 2005 novel Anansi Boys is still set to be released on Prime Video in 2025. Gaiman served as showrunner and executive producer on the series, and wrote the seasons first and last episodes. While the show has reportedly been in post-production for a few years now, Prime Video hasnt yet announced a release date.Dead Boy DetectivesThe Netflix show was canceled at the end of August 2024 after an initial season that premiered in April. In the announcement, Netflix didnt acknowledge whether the move was made in light of the initial wave of sexual-assault allegations. Varietys initial reporting instead highlighted the comparatively weak streaming numbers for the show, based on characters introduced in Gaimans comics series The Sandman, then picked up by many other comics creators.Good Omens season 3Good Omens season 3 will tie up the series story with a single 90-minute episode, expected to begin filming early in 2025.Production on the shows third season halted following the allegations, with Gaiman and his production company eventually stepping back from the show. Although Gaiman contributed to the writing of the show, Prime Video said a new writer would be taking over for him. As of the last report on the show in October 2024, no writer had been officially announced. Polygon has reached out to Amazon for comment.The Graveyard BookDisney indefinitely paused its adaptation of Gaimans The Graveyard Book in Sept. 2024, per a report from IndieWire. According to the outlet, the film has not been scrapped but multiple factors, including the allegations, contributed to putting it on hold.The Sandman season 2Though The Sandman season 2 will still release in 2025, Netflix announced at the end of January that it will be the last season. Per sources quoted in the Variety story that broke the news, the decision was largely made independent of the allegations against Gaiman.The Sandman series has always been focused exclusively on Dreams story, and back in 2022, when we looked at the remaining Dream material from the comics, we knew we only had enough story for one more season, showrunner Allan Heinberg told Variety. We are extremely grateful to Netflix for bringing the team all back together and giving us the time and resources to make a faithful adaptation in a way that we hope will surprise and delight the comics loyal readers as well as fans of our show.While its unclear how creatively involved Gaiman was in the second season, he was not involved with any of the promotion for the show around Netflixs Geeked Week.
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