The Song of Orpheus - Cast (original) (raw)

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The Sandman

The Song of Orpheus (Season 2, Episode 5)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 65 min |Drama, Fantasy, Horror

To honor a promise to one sibling, Morpheus must shatter a vow to another. In ancient Greece, a wedding-night tragedy turns a son against his father.

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Creators

Neil Gaiman (developed by) |David S. Goyer (developed by) |Allan Heinberg (developed by)

Showrunner

Allan Heinberg

Director

Jamie Childs

Writers

Shadi Petosky (teleplay by) (story editor) |Neil Gaiman (based on the DC Comic 'The Sandman' by) |Sam Kieth (based on the DC Comic 'The Sandman' by) |Mike Dringenberg (based on the DC Comic 'The Sandman' by) & 3 more

Producers

Andrew Cholerton (producer) |Alexander Newman-Wise (producer) (as Alexander Wise) |Erin Vitali (produced by)

Composer

David Buckley (music by)

Cinematographer

Will Baldy (director of photography)

Editor

Shoshanah Tanzer

Casting

Lucinda Syson |Natasha Vincent

Production Designer

Jon Gary Steele

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Status

Edit Released

Updated 2025 Jul 3

Release date

Jul 3, 2025 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

10 nominations

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27 cast members
Name Known for
Tom Sturridge primary photo Tom Sturridge Dream Dream See fewer On the Road (2012)
Vivienne Acheampong primary photo Vivienne Acheampong Lucienne Lucienne See fewer The Witches (2020)
Kirby Howell-Baptiste primary photo Kirby Howell-Baptiste Death Death See fewer The Good Place (2016)
Mason Alexander Park primary photo Mason Alexander Park Desire Desire See fewer Quantum Leap (2022)
Barry Sloane primary photo Barry Sloane Destruction Destruction See fewer The Sandman (2022)
Esmé Creed-Miles primary photo Esmé Creed-MilesDelirium (as Esme Creed-Miles) Delirium (as Esme Creed-Miles) See fewer Hanna (2019)
Adrian Lester primary photo Adrian Lester Destiny Destiny See fewer The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Donna Preston primary photo Donna Preston Despair Despair See fewer Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Ruairi O'Connor primary photo Ruairi O'Connor Orpheus Orpheus See fewer The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
Melissanthi Mahut primary photo Melissanthi Mahut Calliope Calliope See fewer Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (2018)
Indya Moore primary photo Indya Moore Wanda Wanda See fewer Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)
Umulisa Gahiga primary photo Umulisa Gahiga Nada Nada See fewer The Sandman (2022)
Ella Rumpf primary photo Ella Rumpf Eurydice Eurydice See fewer Raw (2016)
Nina Wadia primary photo Nina Wadia Fate Mother Fate Mother See fewer Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Souad Faress primary photo Souad Faress Fate Crone Fate Crone See fewer Alexander: The Making of a God (2024)
Dinita Gohil primary photo Dinita Gohil Fate Maiden Fate Maiden See fewer The Snowman (2017)
Steve Coogan primary photo Steve Coogan Barnabus Barnabus See fewer Philomena (2013)
Daphne Alexander primary photo Daphne Alexander Bromie Bromie See fewer Kabul (2025)
Célia Alturas primary photo Célia Alturas Priestess Priestess See fewer Asleep (2013)
Rose Bianco primary photo Rose Bianco Aunt Dora Aunt Dora See fewer Cobra Kai (2018)
Garry Cooper primary photo Garry Cooper King Hades King Hades See fewer Quadrophenia (1979)
Antonia Desplat primary photo Antonia Desplat Persephone Persephone See fewer Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024)
Emmanuela Lia primary photo Emmanuela Lia Naia Naia See fewer The Sandman (2022)
Athena Phos primary photo Athena Phos Pannychis Pannychis See fewer The Sandman (2022)
Sam Shoubber primary photo Sam Shoubber Minister Minister See fewer Wrath of Man (2021)
Jordan Stamatiadis primary photo Jordan Stamatiadis Anthe Anthe See fewer The Sandman (2022)
Tafline Steen primary photo Tafline Steen Xantho Xantho See fewer Miss Scarlet (2020)

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