Here is a summary of some more information shared by Neil Gaiman about The Sandman.
I would like to highlight two particular points:
In The Sandman comics, John Constantine has a girlfriend known as Rachel. As Jenna’s Johanna Constantine is sort of standing in for that role, because HBO has the rights to John Constantine, so Netflix show couldn’t use him in The Sandman, the question arose as to whether Rachel would instead be in a relationship with Johanna.
Eleanor Fanyinka has already been cast as Rachel for The Sandman
When a fan asked Neil Gaiman about this, he replied with “Well spotted”, confirming this.
So we will see Jenna in another LGBT role! Previous LGBT roles she has played include Jasmine Thomas in Emmerdale, Clara Oswald (and her echoes) in Doctor Who, and Pippa Winton in the audiobook Pressures, Residential (https://youtu.be/VSpc4H-z40A)
Neil Gaiman has also confirmed that we will see Jenna Coleman playing two versions of Johanna Constantine; one in the modern-day, and one in the late 18th Century (just like the original Johanna Constantine in the comics)
So far, we have only seen Jenna as the modern day Johanna. The question remains as to whether she will be wearing a blonde wig for the 18th Century Johanna.
