Audible and DC have announced that two more installments in The Sandman audio drama have been ordered. The new seasons will be titled The Sandman: Act II and The Sandman: Act III.

The Sandman broke records for the most pre-orders of any Audible Original title and earned the distinction of being the best-selling Audible Original in the company's history. Another accolade for The Sandman occupied the #1 spot on The New York Times Best Seller Audio Fiction list in July and August of 2020. Dirk Maggs will adapt and direct The Sandman: Act II and The Sandman: Act III, along with narrations by Neil Gaiman, who will also return as creative director and co-executive producer.

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"Following its incredibly successful launch on Audible last summer, The Sandman thrilled audiences and established a new bar for Audible Originals, which is a testament to the quality of the audio experiences we are creating at Audible and our listeners' appetite for them," said Rachel Ghiazza, Executive Vice President, Head of US Content at Audible. "Audible is proud to be a home for creative visionaries who are bringing extraordinarily immersive stories, like The Sandman, to life. We cannot wait for listeners to enter The Dreaming again and wanted to give fans even more to look forward to by greenlighting not just one season but the next TWO highly anticipated installments."

"It was thrilling to be a part of the fastest-selling Audible fiction title and to watch it break records," Neil Gaiman said. "I'm excited to discover what other surprises the genius Dirk Maggs has up his sleeve in the next volumes of Audible's The Sandman." He added, "It's like making movies for the ear that go straight to the brain. And soon it will be time to meet the whole family, then to go back to Hell once more, as Morpheus confronts Lucifer in Season of Mists."

"I can't wait to return to The Dreaming with Neil, DC and Audible," said Dirk Maggs. "We have a big vision for the next two seasons and the stories in this next installment are among the best Neil has ever told."

The first installment of Audible's The Sandman, which adapts Volumes 1-3 of the graphic novel series of the same name (Preludes & Nocturnes, The Doll's House and Dream Country), debuted in July 2020 and is available exclusively on www.audible.com/thesandman. This second installment will adapt Season of Mists, Distant Mirrors, A Game of You and Convergence from the graphic novel series and the third installment will adapt Brief Lives and Worlds Ends, diving deeper into the world of The Sandman.

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Source: Audible