The status of all Neil Gaiman’s TV and film projects, including Sandman season 2

In the seven months since sexual assault allegations against novelist Neil Gaiman surfaced, Gaiman has largely retreated from the public eye. During that time, there have been a variety of developments around the many TV and film adaptations based on his books.

Given studios’ history of canceling projects from creators facing similar allegations, the allegations have led fans to speculate about the state of Gaiman’s projects, particularly as more details emerge about his alleged abuse. Gaiman’s involvement with these movies and shows varies: Some are merely based on his books, while with others, he’s taken a personal role as a producer or showrunner. Here’s the status of all of the TV series and films based on Gaiman’s work.

Anansi Boys

As of this reporting, the series based on Gaiman’s 2005 novel Anansi Boys is still set to be released on Prime Video in 2025. Gaiman served as showrunner and executive producer on the series, and wrote the season’s first and last episodes. While the show has reportedly been in post-production for a few years now, Prime Video hasn’t yet announced a release date.

Dead Boy Detectives

The Netflix show was canceled at the end of August 2024 after an initial season that premiered in April. In the announcement, Netflix didn’t acknowledge whether the move was made in light of the initial wave of sexual-assault allegations. Variety’s initial reporting instead highlighted the comparatively weak streaming numbers for the show, based on characters introduced in Gaiman’s comics series The Sandman, then picked up by many other comics creators.

Good Omens season 3

Good Omens season 3 will tie up the series’ story with a single 90-minute episode, expected to begin filming early in 2025.

Production on the show’s third season halted following the allegations, with Gaiman and his production company eventually stepping back from the show. Although Gaiman contributed to the writing of the show, Prime Video said a new writer would be taking over for him. As of the last report on the show in October 2024, no writer had been officially announced. Polygon has reached out to Amazon for comment.

The Graveyard Book

Disney indefinitely paused its adaptation of Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book in Sept. 2024, per a report from IndieWire. According to the outlet, the film “has not been scrapped but multiple factors, including the allegations, contributed to putting it on hold.”

The Sandman season 2

As of the time of this reporting, Netflix is still due to release The Sandman season 2 in 2025. Although it’s unclear for now how creatively involved Gaiman was in the second season, he was not involved with any of the promotion for the show around Netflix’s Geeked Week. Polygon has reached out to Netflix for comment.