EXCLUSIVE: Idris and Sabrina Elba have set Midway, a sci-fi thriller podcast at Audible with Lenny Henry, George Mackay, and Intercourse Schooling alum Patricia Allison as voice forged leads.
Written by Imeldha Eloni and Michael Honnah and directed by Holly Reddaway, Midway examines a world through which AI is used to recreate the personalities of deceased family members for revenue. The forged is rounded out by Arinzé Kene (Been So Lengthy).
Midway is the primary audio drama govt produced by Idris and Sabrina Elba with S’ABLE Labs, from the scripted improvement challenge 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 dying 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 value. 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 internet 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 authentic music and sound design by Axel Kacoutié, underpinned by a Dolby Atmos combine by Kurt Martinez at Dean Road Studios.
“We’re each extremely keen about elevating the voices of underrepresented expertise, which was on the core of what we needed to do with this challenge and Audible,” stated Idris and Sabrina Elba. “Imeldha Eloni and Michael Honnah have created an unbelievable 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 every little thing the staff did with Midway. With music from Axel Kacoutié, course from Holly Reddaway, and all delivered to life with an unbelievable performing efficiency from the forged, Midway is a very collaborative challenge and we will’t look forward to folks 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 authentic concepts. We had been inspired to push the boat out and make one thing that was cinematic for the ears,” they stated. “Consequently, Midway is an extremely wealthy, grounded sci-fi from a specific 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 develop into reliant on know-how because it evolves into extra superior kinds like AI.”
Midway is out there for obtain from at this time on Audible.