The Sandman Season 2 Family Tree: Every Endless Explained

Nivedita Dubey
July 7, 2025

Key Points

The Sandman Season 2 introduces Destiny, Destruction, and Delirium, completing the Endless family.
Dream’s complex relationships with Calliope and Orpheus deepen the family saga.
Desire’s role in Unity’s bloodline connects Rose and Jed Walker to the Endless.

**How Does The Sandman Season 2 Expand the Endless Family Tree?**

The Sandman_ Season 2 _ Official Trailer _ Netflix

The Sandman Season 2 on Netflix completes the introduction of the Endless, a family of cosmic beings that personify abstract concepts. Adapted from the The Sandman comic series by Neil Gaiman, the show explores how these immortal siblings influence humanity and each other. With the arrival of more Endless siblings in Season 2, including Destiny, Destruction, and Delirium, the family dynamics become even more tangled.

Split into volumes, The Sandman Season 2 was released in three parts: Volume 1 on July 3, Volume 2 on July 24, and a final bonus episode on July 31.

**Who Are the Endless in The Sandman Season 2?**

The Endless are anthropomorphic representations of core human experiences. Each one governs their own realm and has a unique temperament and role within the family.

Dream
Played by Tom Sturridge, Dream of the Endless rules over the Dreaming, a dimension where dreams and nightmares reside. He is deeply serious and bound by duty. Season 2 follows his journey to rebuild his realm after a century of captivity. His past relationships with Calliope and Nada reveal his struggle with love and responsibility.

Death
Kirby Howell-Baptiste returns as Death, Dream’s wise and compassionate elder sister. She oversees life’s end, meeting each soul twice—once at birth and again at death. Unlike Dream, Death approaches her responsibilities with warmth and understanding.

Destiny
Adrian Lester debuts as Destiny, the oldest Endless sibling. Bound to the Book of Fate, he sees all events—past, present, and future. He resides in the Garden of Forking Ways and remains emotionally detached from his siblings’ conflicts.

Destruction (The Prodigal)
Known as The Prodigal, Destruction is portrayed by Barry Sloane. He abandoned his realm and responsibilities, choosing to live among humans. While he governs both creation and decay, Destruction sees himself as a force of change rather than destruction in the literal sense.

Desire
Desire is played by Mason Alexander Park and represents longing and craving. A shapeshifter and manipulator, Desire often clashes with Dream, especially after orchestrating events that caused pain within the Endless family.

Despair
Donna Preston plays Desire’s twin, Despair, who rules the Gray Realm and embodies hopelessness. Quiet and withdrawn, she depends heavily on her twin for guidance and approval.

Delirium
The youngest sibling, Delirium, is portrayed by Esmé Creed-Miles. Once known as Delight, she transformed into Delirium and now governs madness. Erratic but insightful, she shares a deep bond with Destruction, whom she misses greatly.

How Are Calliope and Orpheus Connected to Dream and the Endless?

Calliope
A muse of Greek mythology, Calliope (played by Melissanthi Mahut) had a romantic relationship with Dream, resulting in the birth of their son, Orpheus. After their tragic breakup, she was imprisoned by mortal writers. In The Sandman Season 1’s bonus episode, Dream frees her, but their unresolved conflict over Orpheus lingers into Season 2.

Orpheus
Orpheus (portrayed by Ruairi O’Connor) is the child of Dream and Calliope. Like his mythological counterpart, Orpheus falls in love with Eurydice, but tragedy strikes when she dies. His quest to retrieve her from the underworld ultimately fails. Dream’s refusal to help shapes Orpheus’ fate and cements the emotional distance between him and his father.

How Is Unity Kinkaid’s Family Line Linked to the Endless?

Unity Kinkaid
Appearing in Season 1, Unity Kinkaid (Sandra James-Young) was affected by the sleeping sickness caused by Dream’s imprisonment. During her sleep, she gave birth to Miranda Walker. The father was revealed to be Desire, who impregnated Unity as part of a scheme against Dream. Unity is a rare Dream Vortex, a being with the power to destroy the Dreaming.

Miranda Walker
Miranda Walker (Andi Osho) is the daughter of Unity and Desire, making her the direct child of an Endless. She gives birth to Rose and Jed Walker, extending the bloodline of the Endless into human generations.

Rose Walker
Rose Walker (Kyo Ra) becomes the central figure in Season 1. As a descendant of Unity, she inherits the power of the Vortex, making her valuable to entities like The Corinthian. Initially unaware of her role, Rose eventually chooses to sacrifice herself to protect the Dreaming. However, Unity intervenes and takes on the vortex’s power instead.

Jed Walker
Jed (Eddie Karanja) is Rose’s younger brother. Separated from his sister due to family issues, he is abused and later manipulated by The Corinthian. With Dream’s help, he is rescued and reunited with Rose, strengthening their family bond.

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