Netflix has cast a fresh pantheon of gods, faeries, talking dogs, and severed heads for its second season of the live-action Sandman—including a new Thor, Loki, and Odin to rival Disney’s. Take a look:
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A press release reveals Sandman’s second season will introduce Ruarti O’Connor as Orpheus, Indya Moore as Wanda, Ann Skelly as Nuala, Douglas Booth as Cluracan, Freddie Fox as Loki, Laurence O’Fuarain as Thor, Clive Russell as Odin, Jack Gleason as Puck, and Steve Coogan as the voice of Barnabas.
Orpheus, of course, is the son of Dream and Calliope—doomed to be a severed head for eternity following a run-in with the Maenads. In the comics, John Constantine’s ancestor, Johanna, is tasked with retrieving the undying head from an order of priests. As for Netflix’s Orpheus, O’Connor’s …