'The Sandman' is here! Netflix shares a first look at this Neil Gaiman classic.

It feels strange to be writing these words, but The Sandman, an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's beloved comics, is actually real. Netflix dropped our first look at the series, which is "coming soon," on Saturday.

It's not much. Just a minute of quick-cutting clips that set up the basic story: In the early 1900s, a ritual led by...