Breaking Baz: ‘Boys From The Blackstuff’s Barry Sloane Talks Acting Opposite Steve Coogan’s “The Dog” In Netflix Smash ‘The Sandman’ & His Upcoming Portrayal Of John Lennon
Exclusive: Barry Sloane is currently appearing nightly on the London stage as Yosser Hughes, a proud, skilled laborer who has become mentally unstable due to lack of a job, in James Graham’s powerful adaptation of Alan Bleasdale’s seminal 1980s TV drama Boys From the Blackstuff. During the day, he’s on set playing The Prodigal for the second season of Netflix cosmic horror series The Sandman.
So who is The Prodigal? Millions of keen Sandman followers know the answer. But for the rest, here we go: In Neil Gaiman’s expansive The Sandman graphic novel universe, upon which the Netflix series is based, The Prodigal is one of the “Endless Family” of spooky siblings.
The Sandman is Tom Sturridge aka Dream. The others are Destiny, Death, Destruction, Desire, Despair, and Delirium.
Tom Sturridge as Dream in The Sandman. Image: Liam Daniel/Netflix.
As we’ve ascertained from the first season,...
So who is The Prodigal? Millions of keen Sandman followers know the answer. But for the rest, here we go: In Neil Gaiman’s expansive The Sandman graphic novel universe, upon which the Netflix series is based, The Prodigal is one of the “Endless Family” of spooky siblings.
The Sandman is Tom Sturridge aka Dream. The others are Destiny, Death, Destruction, Desire, Despair, and Delirium.
Tom Sturridge as Dream in The Sandman. Image: Liam Daniel/Netflix.
As we’ve ascertained from the first season,...
- 7/22/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
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