Netflix officially renews 'The Sandman' for season 2

The Sandman, the live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman's popular graphic novel, has been renewed by streaming service Netflix for the second season.

According to sources, news of the renewal leaked earlier on Wednesday via a since-deleted tweet from DC Comics, the publisher of the book.

The formal announcement came in the evening.

Gaiman said he is elated to work with Netflix, Warner Bros, fellow executive producers Allan Heinberg, and David Goyer, to bring more stories from The Sandman books to life.

The 10-episode series follows Tom Sturridge's Morpheus, the king of dreams, who escapes after being held captive for 105 years and sets out to restore order in his kingdom.

A surprise 11th episode followed two weeks after the August 5 release of the debut season.

The Sandman also stars Gwendoline Christie, Vivienne Acheampong, Boyd Holbrook, Charles Dance, Asim Chaudhry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, David Thewlis, Stephen Fry, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park and Donna Preston.