Netflix's Sandman Is Summoning Loki, Thor, and Odin for Season 2

Netflix has formed a caller pantheon of gods, faeries, talking dogs, and severed heads for its 2nd play of the live-action Sandman—including a caller Thor, Loki, and Odin to rival Disney’s. Take a look:

A property merchandise reveals Sandman’s 2nd play volition present Ruarti O’Connor arsenic Orpheus, Indya Moore arsenic Wanda, Ann Skelly arsenic Nuala, Douglas Booth arsenic Cluracan, Freddie Fox arsenic Loki, Laurence O’Fuarain arsenic Thor, Clive Russell arsenic Odin, Jack Gleason arsenic Puck, and Steve Coogan arsenic the dependable of Barnabas.

Orpheus, of course, is the lad of Dream and Calliope—doomed to beryllium a severed caput for eternity pursuing a run-in with the Maenads. In the comics, John Constantine’s ancestor, Johanna, is tasked with retrieving the undying caput from an bid of priests. As for Netflix’s Orpheus, O’Connor’s erstwhile roles see Henry VIII successful The Spanish Princess and Arne Cheyenne Johnson successful The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Indya Moore of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom fame volition play Wanda, a doomed character—so don’t get excessively attached. Ann Skelly from The Nevers is acceptable to play Nuala, the socially awkward housekeeper of the Dreaming, portion Clive Booth from Jupiter Ascending and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies will marque an quality arsenic her drunken brother, Cluracan. Jack Gleason—better known arsenic King Joffrey from Game of Thrones—is Puck, the mischievous sprite of English mythology (a relation the histrion volition apt sound retired of the park), portion Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge himself) rounds retired the formed arsenic the dependable of Barnabas, a talking German Shepherd owned by Destruction incarnate.

Notably, TV volition besides bask a caller Loki successful Freddie Fox, who’s presently appearing connected House of the Dragon arsenic Ser Gwayne Hightower. Loki’s thing without his better-liked brother, Thor, however, and truthful Laurence O’Fuarain of The Witcher: Blood Origins has the unenviable task of taking implicit the relation from the MCU’s Chris Hemsworth. Scottish quality histrion Clive Russell (One Piece) volition play their disappointed father, Odin.

We’ll spot however the caller folks, arsenic good arsenic the antecedently announced play 2 additions, stack up to their heavily merchandized colleagues erstwhile The Sandman returns adjacent year.

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