Re: [NEWS] Neil Gaiman's 'The Sandman' ends with season 2

On 1/31/25 1:59 PM, Your Name wrote:

The attention-grabbing headline says "Canceled", but the showrunner says there isn't enough original material to make more than two seasons. Either way, two seasons is all you are going to get.
  <https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-sandman-canceled-neil-gaiman- netflix-season-2-1236287571/>

That's a lie (along the lines of David Fury's "We always intended to kill off Doyle in episode #10 of 'Angel'!1!" lie).
The truth is there was almost certainly enough material for a third season, based on the original graphic novels.
But between season #1's "mediocre ratings" (that's Netflix's take, whether it's correct or not), and Neil Gaiman being exposed as a sexual predator, there was no chance they were going to renew the show for a third season (as they'd have to pay Gaiman - similar to why the final season of "Good Omens" was cut down to a single TV movie).
So, instead, they're going with the "we always intended to do just two seasons" lie. It's bunk.