Supernatural creator Eric Kripke – who was attached to develop a TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed comic book series The Sandman
– says the project is not happening. For now at least.“Unfortunately, for a lot of varying reasons, Sandman is not in the works, at least for this season," Kripke tells The Hollywood Reporter, “just didn’t quite happen this season through nobody’s fault, and hopefully we can do it again in the future.”
In September, Warner Bros. TV named Kripke as its top choice to develop the fantasy series when the company was working to acquire the television rights from sister company DC Entertainment.
The Sandman centers on Morpheus, a deity who personifies dreams. He goes on a quest to find his lost objects of power when he is captured by humans who mistake him for his older brother, Death.
Kripke shared that Gaiman appeared to be familiar with Supernatural, which he said in the past is heavily inspired by Gaiman’s work. (He has said that Supernatural is “Sandman meets American Gods”).
“When I saw [Gaiman], I said, ‘Just so you know, I rip you off all the time for the show,’ and he said, ‘I really appreciate that because you and Kevin Smith have both been very public about ripping me off, and I don’t mind if people rip me off, I just want them to be public and admit it,’ ” Kripke said.
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