EXCLUSIVE: Idris and Sabrina Elba have set Halfway, a sci-fi thriller podcast at Audible with Lenny Henry, George Mackay, and Sex Education alum Patricia Allison as voice cast leads.
Written by Imeldha Eloni and Michael Honnah and directed by Holly Reddaway, Halfway examines a world in which AI is used to recreate the personalities of deceased loved ones for profit.
The cast is rounded out by Arinzé Kene (Been So Long). Halfway is the first audio drama executive produced by Idris and Sabrina Elba with S’ABLE Labs, from the scripted development project between the Elbas and Audible, launched to discover and support underrepresented writers.
The series begins with Florence, played by Patricia Allison, who is consumed by grief following the death of her brother, Mark (Arinzé Kene).
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