cast of characters

idiom

—sometimes used to refer to a group of people who have important roles in a book, story, or event

The cast of characters includes President Johnson and his top advisers during the Vietnam War.

Examples of cast of characters in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Creating a new cast of characters and a new locale is always an exciting time, but developing Serenity for this new series had a special meaning for me. —Randall Colburn, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025

While the game might look like a rerun from two seasons ago, there is a new cast of characters this time around. —David Hill, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025

The novel’s huge cast of characters typically remain in their community, but all have distinct trajectories, many of which lead to their own versions of loneliness, tragic or ecstatic. —Ilana Masad, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025

There’s a whole new cast of characters onboard in Season 2. —Erik Kain, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025