EXCLUSIVE: Idris and Sabrina Elba have set Midway, a sci-fi thriller podcast at Audible with Lenny Henry, George Mackay, and Intercourse Training alum Patricia Allison as voice solid leads.
Written by Imeldha Eloni and Michael Honnah and directed by Holly Reddaway, Midway examines a world during which AI is used to recreate the personalities of deceased family members for revenue. The solid is rounded out by Arinzé Kene (Been So Lengthy).
Midway is the primary audio drama government produced by Idris and Sabrina Elba with S’ABLE Labs, from the scripted improvement undertaking between the Elbas and Audible, launched to find and help underrepresented writers.
The sequence begins with Florence, performed by Patricia Allison, who’s consumed by grief following the demise of her brother, Mark (Arinzé Kene). A 12 months after being declared lacking, Mark is uploaded to Midway, a service that goals to supply closure, comfort, and luxury to these grieving their deceased utilizing artificial AI know-how, at a price. Florence believes his disappearance is related to the worldwide tech company and its subsidiary – Midway. Florence makes use of the artificial model of her brother to assist uncover what occurred to him. Collectively, the 2 uncover the disturbing fact about Midway, its net of corruption, and the homicide conspiracy they’re desperately attempting to cowl up.
Midway was created by writers Imeldha Eloni and Michael Honnah and directed by Holly Reddaway with unique music and sound design by Axel Kacoutié, underpinned by a Dolby Atmos combine by Kurt Martinez at Dean Road Studios.
“We’re each extremely obsessed with elevating the voices of underrepresented expertise, which was on the core of what we needed to do with this undertaking and Audible,” mentioned Idris and Sabrina Elba. “Imeldha Eloni and Michael Honnah have created an unimaginable story which was an absolute pleasure for us to Government Produce. At S’ABLE Labs, partnership is certainly one of our core pillars, which was on the root of all the things the staff did with Midway. With music from Axel Kacoutié, route from Holly Reddaway, and all delivered to life with an unimaginable performing efficiency from the solid, Midway is a really collaborative undertaking and we are able to’t await individuals to listen to it.”
Eloni and Michael Honnah describe Midway as a “grand idea.”
“Audible and S’ABLE Labs supported and championed us to journey with all of our unique concepts. We have been inspired to push the boat out and make one thing that was cinematic for the ears,” they mentioned. “Because of this, Midway is an extremely wealthy, grounded sci-fi from a selected black British perspective. It attracts on real-world points and we’re excited to have created a narrative that discusses the social consumption of tech and the way human relationships have change into reliant on know-how because it evolves into extra superior varieties like AI.”
Midway is obtainable for obtain from at this time on Audible.
