The Left Right Game

Fictional podcast

Podcast

Serialized audio narrative
Science fiction^[1]
Horror podcast

Written byJack Anderson^[2]LanguageEnglishProductionNo. of seasons1No. of episodes10PublicationOriginal releaseMarch 23 –
May 25, 2020

The Left Right Game is a 2020 science fiction horror 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, Automatik, and Tessa Thompson.^[3]

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 Robert J. "Rob" Guthard
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
Jane Wall as Mom
Louise Lombard as Dr. Moss
Pat Healy as The Hitchhiker
Anna Popplewell as Laura
Glenn Plummer as Mr. Sharman
Ellery Sprayberry as Myra
Amy Letcher as Jasmine

Episodes

Episode	Title	Release date
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]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2021	iHeart Radio Podcast Awards	Best Fiction Podcast	—	Nominated	^[6]
	Ambies	Best Production and Sound Design	Ryan Walsh, Matt Yocum, Will Files, Ryan Sullivan	Won	^[7]
		Best Performer in Audio Fiction	Tessa Thompson	Won	^[7]
		Best Fiction Podcast	—	Nominated	^[8]
		Best Scriptwriting, Fiction	—	Nominated	^[8]

TV series

Amazon Studios has secured the rights to The Left Right Game, Tessa Thompson will be an executive producer on the series.^[9]^[10] Jack Anderson will be writing the series and also serving as executive producer.^[11]

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.
^ Lewis, Hilary (December 8, 2020). "iHeartRadio Podcast Awards: Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey's 'Office Ladies' Tops Nominees". Billboard. PMRC.
^ ^a ^b Spangler, Todd (2021-05-17). "The First Ambies Awards Winners: Best Podcasts of 2020". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
^ ^a ^b Nordyke, Kimberly (2021-05-17). "Podcast Academy Honors 'Dying for Sex,' 'Wind of Change,' Marc Maron at Inaugural Ambie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. PMRC.
^ 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.