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.
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Find out where everything stands with season 3's cast of characters after the explosive finale
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Warning: This post contains spoilers for season 3, episode 8 of The White Lotus.
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Colleen Kratofil, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Each season of The White Lotus transports viewers to a new luxury resort in a different part of the world, following a mostly new cast of characters.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
But amid a rapidly thickening cast of characters and a wide variety of different perks to build out your stat sheets, Dead by Daylight almost resembles something like League of Legends in terms of competitive complexity.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
Anchored in a murder-mystery plot, the show explores themes of wealth and privilege through a cast of characters that range from morally blind to morally bankrupt.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Colleen Kratofil, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Each season of The White Lotus transports viewers to a new luxury resort in a different part of the world, following a mostly new cast of characters.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
But amid a rapidly thickening cast of characters and a wide variety of different perks to build out your stat sheets, Dead by Daylight almost resembles something like League of Legends in terms of competitive complexity.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
Anchored in a murder-mystery plot, the show explores themes of wealth and privilege through a cast of characters that range from morally blind to morally bankrupt.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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