Netflix revealed in a release that it has ordered a series based on Neil Gaiman's Sandman... 1 / 8
...confirming the reports that surfaced yesterday. 2 / 8
Netflix confirmed Allan Heinberg will serve as writer, executive producer and showrunner. 3 / 8
The release also confirmed Neil Gaiman will write and executive produce alongside David S. Goyer. 4 / 8
Netflix has ordered 10 episodes of The Sandman (plus a bonus episode.) 5 / 8
Gaiman, Heinberg and Goyer will pen the series' first episode together. 6 / 8
'We're thrilled to partner with [this] brilliant team,' said Netflix VP Channing Dungey. 7 / 8
The Sandman does not yet have an official release date. 8 / 8