Why Neil Gaiman Isn't Confident About Sandman's Future on Netflix

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[{"selector":"#anim-4f8a9882-5ffd-41c7-a7db-b53e1979f56f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.153442256316403%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The Sandman adaption on Netflix has enjoyed immediate success.

[{"selector":"#anim-36e69a32-2034-4757-bf07-0ef2c6686ee9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.153442256316403%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Despite having received over 127 million hours of viewing from August 8 to August 14 and ranking as the top show on Netflix globally.

[{"selector":"#anim-3efe4beb-e565-45c2-b692-c2f5cfbfa017 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.153442256316403%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Neil Gaiman claimed that for the previous two weeks, we had been the best show on earth.

[{"selector":"#anim-5e44b31e-ea58-40d2-93cd-4bb0600c0f2d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.153442256316403%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Over the course of the first nine days following its August 5 premiere, The Sandman received approximately 200 million hours of viewing time.

[{"selector":"#anim-bf1c17f7-3365-4cdf-a085-bec92b22c462 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.153442256316403%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] In its first full week of release, Stranger Things season four received over 300 million viewing hours.

[{"selector":"#anim-89b60d2a-388b-4b25-848c-82c4bb6a2649 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.153442256316403%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Gaiman clarified that the duration of the audience's attention mattered more than simply the number of viewers.

[{"selector":"#anim-c11d6d0b-02ab-48f9-a9c6-7609ef1c5094 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.153442256316403%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Netflix unexpectedly published a two-part bonus episode on August 19.