Having just debuted its last volume, Netflix’s The Sandman isn’t coming back for a third season despite many fans’ complaints, and it might not only be Neil Gaiman to blame here.

Based on the vast collection of comic books of the same name, the TV adaptation explored just a little part of Gaiman’s lore until Netflix decided to shut the series down after only two seasons, likely pushed to such a decision by numerous allegations against Gaiman that he himself denied.

Still, The Sandman’s showrunner doesn’t see any way for the story to be brought back on TV, and there’s a completely different reason for it.

‘The Sandman’ Showrunner Has No Plans for Spinoff or Season 3 Due to Low Viewership

Even with The Sandman wrapping after two seasons, fans kept their hope for a different kind of expansion for the show’s universe, especially since The Sandman’s showrunner Allan Heinberg mentioned that he’d love to tell the story of Dream’s descendant Daniel in one way or another.

However, Heinberg seemingly had such a conversation with Netflix’s execs that didn’t think the instalment would break a viewership record either.

“No comic book property I’ve ever encountered goes as deep or as wide as Sandman. It’s not an inexpensive show to make. And if we had a viewership that really demanded it and it made financial sense for Netflix, I could happily go on writing Sandman forever because you can write about anything”, Heinberg stated in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

Allan Heinberg Says ‘The Sandman’ Lacks Viewership Because “It’s Not For Everyone”

Even though allegations against “The Sandman”’s writer still played a major role in the TV show’s disheartening fate, Allan Heinberg feels like the series is just too specific to be a major hit anyway.

“I mean, we have no plan [for more]. But if we had Stranger Things numbers, if we had Wednesday numbers, you can be sure people would be knocking on our doors saying, “OK, we need more!” But The Sandman’s appeal is a bit more limited than those shows. It’s not for everyone”, Heinberg said in the same interview.

He also noted that he and his production team had been lucky to have the idea greenlit at Netflix, despite the premise clearly being weird and kinda nerdy.

“Lady Johanna Constantine [Jenna Coleman] falls in love with a disembodied head and ends up spending the rest of her life with him! It’s an odd show. So I feel very lucky to have had these two seasons, and it’s a miracle that it happened”, Heinberg added.

The Sandman’s two seasons are currently available for streaming on Netflix.