Three new still images from Netflix's The Sandman offer detailed looks at Dream of the Endless and Gwendoline Christie's Lucifer, as well as revealing Dream's raven Matthew for the first time.
The stills were shared on the official Twitter for the show shortly after new footage featuring Lucifer was released for Netflix's Geeked Week. One features Tom Sturridge as Dream of the Endless, the titular Sandman, alone and apparently controlling his environment. The tweet gives this the caption "I reach out my substance, and I shape the world." Dream appears with Matthew in another image, and the third is dedicated to Lucifer.
The new image of Lucifer is notable because the Lord of Hell is dressed differently than they were in the Geeked Week footage, wearing all black rather than all white and against a background of marble pillars and neo-classical art. Twitter's caption for this one asks, "Have you come to join forces?"
Finally, Dream is shown kneeling down to speak to Matthew, both of them silhouetted in a nighttime scene with city lights and rain behind them, with the text of the tweet saying, "You are my eyes, Matthew." In the Sandman comics, Matthew is a talking bird who looks no different from any other raven, but he makes occasional references to a previous life in which he used to be a human. Matthew serves Dream as a messenger and spy. He will be voiced by Patton Oswalt in the TV series, who received a nod from the Twitter account through a response to him that says, "Looking dapper, Matthew."
The Sandman is based on Gaiman's beloved dark fantasy/horror comic series of the same name, which was first published in 1989 by Vertigo, a division of DC. The comic primarily follows the character of Dream, but is also known for incorporating a variety of characters from worldwide myths and legends, as well as delving into the human lives that Dream touches and contemplating the mysteries of dreams.
In addition to Sturridge, Christie and Oswalt, the cast includes Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park and Donna Preston as Dream's siblings of the Endless, respectively Death, Desire and Despair.
Netflix's The Sandman still lacks an official premiere date, though the show is expected to arrive in 2022.
Source: Twitter