The Sandman Long Live the King (Season 2, Episode 10)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

The Sandman

Long Live the King (Season 2, Episode 10)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Fueled by rage, a grieving mother unleashes her wrath upon the Dreaming, as Morpheus confronts the Kindly Ones at the furthest reaches of his kingdom.

Showrunner

Allan Heinberg

Director

Jamie Childs

Writers

Marina Marlens (teleplay by) | Neil Gaiman (developed by) (based on the DC Comic 'The Sandman' by) | David S. Goyer (developed by) | Allan Heinberg (developed by) & 6 more

Producers

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

Composer

David Buckley (music by)

Cinematographer

Will Baldy

Editor

Kelly Stuyvesant

Casting Directors

Lucinda Syson | Natasha Vincent

Production Designer

Jon Gary Steele

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Edit Released

Updated Jul 24, 2025

Release date

Jul 24, 2025 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

10 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
25 cast members

Name	Known for
Tom Sturridge Dream Dream See fewer	On the Road (2012)
Boyd Holbrook The Corinthian The Corinthian See fewer	Logan (2017)
Vivienne Acheampong Lucienne Lucienne See fewer	The Witches (2020)
Patton Oswalt Matthew the Raven (voice) Matthew the Raven (voice) See fewer	Young Adult (2011)
Kirby Howell-Baptiste Death Death See fewer	The Good Place (2016)
Esme Creed-Miles Delirium (as Esmé Creed-Miles) Delirium (as Esmé Creed-Miles) See fewer	Hanna (2019)
Jacob Anderson Daniel Hall / The New Dream Daniel Hall / The New Dream See fewer	Game of Thrones (2011)
Sanjeev Bhaskar Cain Cain See fewer	Yesterday (III) (2019)
Asim Chaudhry Abel Abel See fewer	People Just Do Nothing (2014)
Ann Skelly Nuala Nuala See fewer	The Nevers (2021)
Douglas Booth Cluracan Cluracan See fewer	Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
Nina Wadia Fate Mother Fate Mother See fewer	Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Souad Faress Fate Crone Fate Crone See fewer	Dune: Part One (2021)
Dinita Gohil Fate Maiden Fate Maiden See fewer	The Snowman (2017)
Razane Jammal Lyta Hall Lyta Hall See fewer	A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
Clare Higgins Mad Hettie Mad Hettie See fewer	Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Ruta Gedmintas Queen Titania Queen Titania See fewer	A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
Nonso Anozie Wyvern (voice) Wyvern (voice) See fewer	Cinderella (I) (2015)
Jo Martin Gryphon (voice) Gryphon (voice) See fewer	Batman Begins (2005)
Paul Rhys Hippogriff (voice) Hippogriff (voice) See fewer	Chaplin (1992)
Steve Coogan Barnabus (voice) Barnabus (voice) See fewer	Philomena (2013)
Mark Hamill Merv Pumpkinhead (voice) Merv Pumpkinhead (voice) See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Nicholas Anscombe Merv Pumpkinhead (Body) Merv Pumpkinhead (Body) See fewer	The Sandman (2022)
Lasco Atkins Pedestrian (uncredited) Pedestrian (uncredited) See fewer	Wilco (2019)
Richard Nicholas Emerson VIP Funeral Guest (uncredited) VIP Funeral Guest (uncredited) See fewer	I Was Honey Boo Boo (2025)