The Left Right Game (podcast)
The Left Right Game is a 2020 fiction podcast written by Jack Anderson, based on his series "Has anyone heard of the Left/Right Game?" originally posted on the r/nosleep subreddit in 2017. It is produced by QCode Media, Automatik, and Tessa Thompson.[3]
| The Left Right Game | |
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| Starring | Tessa Thompson Aml Ameen W. Earl Brown |
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| Written by | Jack Anderson[2] |
| Language | English |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Original release | March 23, 2020 – May 25, 2020 |
Plot
Alice Sharman is a journalist who is investigating the story of a paranormal game which leads to an alternate reality. She joins up with a convoy of paranormal investigators led by Rob to investigate his claims.
Cast
- Tessa Thompson as Alice Sharman
- Aml Ameen as Tom
- W. Earl Brown as Rob
- Dayo Okeniyi as Apollo
- Inanna Sarkis as Lilith
- Jojo T. Gibbs as Eve
- Bryan Greenberg as Ace
- Robin Bartlett as Bonnie
- John Billingsley as Clyde
- Colleen Camp as Blue Jay
Episodes
| Episode | Title | Release date |
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| 1 | "Has Anyone Heard of The Left Right Game?" | March 23, 2020 |
| 2 | "There's A Hitchhiker On The Road" | March 30, 2020 |
| 3 | "You're Always Welcome In Jubilation" | April 6, 2020 |
| 4 | "This Ain't Our World" | April 13, 2020 |
| 5 | "Something New" | April 20, 2020 |
| 6 | "Stray Thread" | April 27, 2020 |
| 7 | "Rob Guthard Takes On London" | May 4, 2020 |
| 8 | "I'm Not Playing Anymore" | May 11, 2020 |
| 9 | "Only Way Is Through" | May 18, 2020 |
| 10 | "The End Of The Road" | May 25, 2020 |
Reception
The series received positive reviews, receiving praise for the use of audio panning to create a surround sound experience.[4][5]
TV series
Amazon Studios has secured the rights to The Left Right Game, Tessa Thompson will be an executive producer on the series.[6][7] Jack Anderson will be writing the series and also serving as executive producer.[8]
See also
References
- Martin, Emily (2020-05-11). "Science Fiction Podcasts: 15 You Can Listen to Right Now". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- Wiseman, Andreas (16 December 2019). "Tessa Thompson To Star In & Produce QCode Sci-Fi-Thriller Podcast 'The Left Right Game'". Deadline. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- "New Podcast 'The Left Right Game' with Tessa Thompson Out Today". Nerds and Beyond. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- Wells, Madeline (2 June 2020). "This surround-sound thriller podcast is perfect for pandemic walks". SFGate. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- Williams, Wil (14 April 2020). "The most popular podcasts currently filling the movie void". Polygon. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- Evangelista, Chris (16 April 2020). "'The Left Right Game' Podcast Becoming TV Series at Amazon". /Film. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- Wiseman, Andreas (15 April 2020). "Amazon Studios Wins Rights To Turn QCode Sci-Fi Podcast 'The Left Right Game' Into TV Series With Tessa Thompson Producing". Deadline. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- Ingham, Alexandria (19 April 2020). "The Left Right Game picked up by Amazon: Everything we know so far". Amazon Adviser. Retrieved 13 November 2020.