In the mol-ecule of the title compound, [CdCl(2)(C(24)H(20)N(2))(2)], the Cd(II) centre has a distorted tetra-hedral coordination geometry defined by two chloride ions and two pyridine N atoms of the monodentate 2-[(triphenyl-meth-yl)amino]pyridine ligands. Weak intra-molecular N-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds help to establish the three-dimensional architecture.