Wondering what The Sandman Season 2 release date schedule looks like on Netflix? With the series set to conclude Dream’s epic saga and adapt some of the most iconic arcs from the comics, Netflix is releasing the final season in multiple parts across July 2025, giving fans a staggered but packed month of new episodes.
Here’s how The Sandman Season 2’s unique release schedule works and when each new episode will stream.
When are The Sandman Season 2 Part 1 and Part 2’s release dates?
Netflix confirmed that The Sandman Season 2 will be released in parts. Volume 1, comprising episodes 1 to 6, will premiere on July 3, 2025.
Volume 2, featuring episodes 7 to 11, is scheduled for release on July 24, 2025. A special bonus episode, chapter 12 titled “Death: The High Cost of Living,” will be released separately on July 31, 2025.
The official episode titles and release dates are:
- Episode 1 – Season of Mists (3 July 2025)
- Episode 2 – The Ruler of Hell (3 July 2025)
- Episode 3 – More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold (3 July 2025)
- Episode 4 – Brief Lives (3 July 2025)
- Episode 5 – The Song of Orpheus (3 July 2025)
- Episode 6 – Family Blood (3 July 2025)
- Episode 7 – Time and Night (24 July 2025)
- Episode 8 – Fuel for the Fire (24 July 2025)
- Episode 9 – The Kindly Ones (24 July 2025)
- Episode 10 – Long Live the King (24 July 2025)
- Episode 11 – A Tale of Graceful Ends (24 July 2025)
- Episode 12 – The Sandman Presents: Death: The High Cost of Living (31 July 2025)
Netflix increased the total episode count from 11 to 12 following the announcement of the bonus chapter. Season 2 will conclude the adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s DC comic series.
Tom Sturridge returns as Morpheus. The cast includes Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Gwendoline Christie, Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston, Esmé Creed-Miles, Barry Sloane, Jenna Coleman, and others. Allan Heinberg serves as showrunner, writer, and executive producer, with Neil Gaiman and David S. Goyer also executive producing. Jamie Childs directed all 12 episodes.
According to the synopsis, Dream must face the consequences of his past actions and navigate challenges involving gods, mortals, monsters, and his own family. Netflix described the season as Dream’s journey toward forgiveness, stating, “true absolution may cost Dream everything.”
