It feels like we've waited a century in/with regard to’concerning’regarding someone to eventually’ultimately , actually adapt Neil Gaiman's iconic Sandman comics in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the screen and, via Netflix, here are. Announced as part of the streaming service's Geeked Week, the new teaser in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue has landed…###The fundamental – grossly fundamental , because this story has capital L-layers, time zones, characters and narratives – plot description runs thus: "When the Sandman, aka Dream (Tom Sturridge), the powerful cosmic being who controls all our dreams, is unexpectedly captured and held prisoner in/with regard to’concerning’regarding over a century, he must journey across different worlds and timelines to fix the tangle’din his absence has caused."###According to Gaiman, who helped develop the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue and consulted with series bosses Allan Heinberg and David S. Goyer, the first 10-episode season will cover to the end of The Doll's House, the second trade paperback collection of his work.###Also among the cast? Boyd Holbrook, Patton Oswalt, Vivienne Acheampong, Gwendoline Christie, Charles Dance, Jenna Coleman, David Thewlis, Stephen Fry, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston, Vanesu Samunyai, John Cameron Mitchell, Asim Chaudhry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Joely Richardson, Niamh Walsh, Sandra James-Young and Razane Jammal.###Oh, and because this is the week in/with regard to’concerning’regarding announcements, we also now know that Mark Hamill is voicing Merv Pumpkinhead.###The Sandman will launch on Netflix on 5 August.