Warner Bros. Discovery Picking Fight with Netflix Over 'The Sandman'?

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Was the delay in TheSandman being renewed tied into WarnerBrosDiscovery head DavidZaslav's growing frustration with Netflix over how WarnerBrosTelevision gets paid? / NeilGaiman WBTV WarnerBrosTV

\nIf you're like us, then you're still thrilled with the news that EP & co-writer Neil Gaiman ; EP, co-writer & showrunner Allan Heinberg ; and EP & co-writer David S. Goyer's The Sandman will be returning for a second season. But if you're also like us, you were wondering why it took around four months for a decision from the time the show premiered.

Courtesy of Netflix © 2021\nThough it's a practice that the streamer implemented years back, Zaslav is apparently not very thrilled that Netflix pays producers over an 18-24-month time period. That's because Zaslav is in the business of trying to clean up WBD's financial situation ahead of an HBO Max\/Discovery+ streaming merger. So from his perspective, waiting nearly two years for payment on a project is too long to not have money back in the coffers.

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