A man who turns into sand? ...No, not that guy. Developed by Neil Gaiman, David S. Goyer, and Allan Heinberg for Netflix, The Sandman is the fantasy drama series based on the 1989 - 1996 comic book written by Gaiman and published by DC Comics. Luke and Jae check out the eleven episodes of this comic book adaption's first season. When the Sandman (Tom Sturridge), aka Dream, the cosmic being who controls all dreams, is captured and held prisoner for more than a century, he must journey across different worlds and timelines to fix the chaos his absence has caused.