'Sandman' TV series casts Tom Sturridge as Dream, Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer

The series is based on The Sandman comic book series created for DC by Neil Gaiman. Photo: DC Comics

The Sandman series at Netflix has set its main cast. Tom Sturridge is officially set to star as Dream, with the show also adding Gwendoline Christie, Vivienne Acheampong, Boyd Holbrook, Charles Dance, Asim Chaudhry, and Sanjeev Bhaskar.

The series is based on The Sandman comic book series created for DC by Neil Gaiman. It follows the people and places affected by Morpheus (Sturridge), the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic – and human – mistakes he's made during his vast existence.