The Sandman: We Speak to Director Hisko Hulsing

After a wonderful ten episodes of The Sandman, Netflix decided to surprise fans by dropping a bonus double episode on Friday, August 19! The first of the double episode is based on issue number 18 of comics, entitled “A Dream of a Thousand Cats,” and we got the chance to speak to its director, Hisko Hulsing, about bringing one of the comics’ more fantastical stories to screen.

There is another world that waits for all of us when we close our eyes and sleep – a place called the Dreaming, where The Sandman, Master of Dreams (Tom Sturridge), gives shape to all of our deepest fears and fantasies. But when Dream is unexpectedly captured and held prisoner for a century, his absence sets off a series of events that will change both the dreaming and waking worlds forever. To restore order, Dream must journey across different worlds and timelines to mend the mistakes he’s made during his vast existence, revisiting old friends and foes, and meeting new entities – both cosmic and human – along the way.

Based on the beloved award-winning DC comic series written by Neil Gaiman, The Sandman is a rich, character-driven blend of myth and dark fantasy woven together over the course of ten epic chapters following Dream’s many adventures. Developed and executive produced by Gaiman, showrunner Allan Heinberg, and David S. Goyer, The Sandman also stars Boyd Holbrook, Patton Oswalt, Vivienne Acheampong, Gwendoline Christie, Charles Dance, Jenna Coleman, David Thewlis, Stephen Fry, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston, Vanesu Samunyai, John Cameron Mitchell, Asim Chaudhry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Joely Richardson, Niamh Walsh, Sandra James-Young, and Razane Jammal.

Click here to read a fan’s review of the series. And here for a newbie’s view of The Sandman. 

Goggler was also the only Malaysian outlet to interview the cast of the series. You can watch all of our interviews here.

All 11 episodes of The Sandman are now streaming on Netflix.