Fresh outrage has erupted online after widely shared promotional material from Netflix’s The Sandman appeared to show a figure dressed as the Pope kissing a cardinal.

The reaction has been driven by screenshots and short video clips circulated heavily across social media over the past 48 hours, many of which originate from Netflix’s own promotional rollout.

One widely shared excerpt, distributed through Netflix’s official channel under the title “Dream Meets Puck and Loki”, shows two men in papal and cardinal attire engaged in provocative behaviour inside a Vatican setting.