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Kirby Howell-Baptiste adds some drama with an accentuated Elizabethan-esque collar for the premiere of her new Netflix series, The Sandman, held at BFI Southbank on Wednesday (August 3) in London.

The 35-year-old actress joined many of her co-stars on the black carpet event including Tom Sturridge, Gwendoline Christie, Vanesu Samuny, Niamh Walsh, Donna Preston, Joely Richardson, Vivienne Acheampong, Ferdinand Kingsley, and Sanjeev Bhaskar.

Author of the book series, Neil Gaiman, and EP/creator Allan Heinberg were also spotted at the event.

The Sandman centers on Dream (Sturridge), who, upon escaping after decades of imprisonment by a mortal wizard, sets about to reclaim his lost equipment.

The series will debut on Friday, August 5 on Netflix.

FYI: Vivienne wore Valentino. Gwendoline wore Rick Owens.

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Cruella‘s Kirby Howell-Baptiste is just one of the 12 stars who have joined Netflix‘s upcoming The Sandman series.

The actress will join previously announced stars Tom Sturridge, Gwendoline Christie, Vivienne Acheampong, Boyd Holbrook, Charles Dance, Asim Chaudhry and Sanjeev Bhaskar in the DC Comic’s based on Neil Gaiman‘s stories.

The series is described as “a rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven…The Sandman the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he tries to fix all the cosmic and human mistakes he’s made during his vast existence.”

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