Marvel and Stitcher have announced the premiere date of the new fiction podcast series. Based on the four-part comic series of the same name, Marvels will debut its first of 10 weekly episodes on November 20th exclusively on Stitcher Premium.
Marvels Podcast
What’s happening:
- Stitcher and Marvel New Media have announced a premiere date for the new Marvel fictional podcast series, Marvels. Featuring 10-episodes that air weekly, the new series will debut exclusively on Stitcher Premium on November 20, 2019.
- Following its first run on Stitcher Premium, the series will receive a wide release across all podcast platforms in 2020.
- Announced this August, the Marvels podcast is part of the celebration marking the 25th anniversary of Kurt Busiek’s and Alex Ross’ award-winning four-part comic series MARVELS, which debuted in 1994.
- Based on MARVELS, the podcast drama will return audiences to the world of photojournalist Phil Sheldon as he navigates through the chaos caused by the Galactus invasion of New York City.
- And just like the original comic book inspiration, this story explores what it means to be human in a universe inhabited by Super Heroes.
About the series:
- “Marvels takes place in the aftermath of the Fantastic Four’s battle with Galactus, high above New York City, with the fate of the world at stake. One intrepid photographer, an ambitious college student, and a cynical journalist embark on an investigation to confirm or debunk one of the most super-powered conspiracy theories of all time.”
The show’s cast includes:
- Cliff “Method Man” Smith (Wu-Tang Clan, HBO’s The Deuce) as Ben Urich
- AnnaSophia Robb (Hulu’s The Act) as Marcia Hardesty
- Ethan Peck (In Time, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) as Mr. Fantastic
- Seth Barrish (Showtime’s Billions) as Phil Sheldon
- Louisa Krause as Sue Storm
- Jake Hart as Ben Grimm
- Ehad Berisha as Johnny Storm
- Teo Rapp-Olsson as Peter Parker
- Gabriela Ortega as Charlie Martinez
Creative team:
- Stitcher and Marvel have assembled a writing and production team of some of the biggest names in the podcasting industry.
- Written by:
- Lauren Shippen (The Bright Sessions, The AM Archives)
- Directed by:
- Paul Bae (The Black Tapes, The Big Loop)
- Sound design by:
- Mischa Stanton (The Bright Sessions, LeVar Burton Reads, The AM Archives)
- Produced by:
- Harry Go
- Jennifer Manel