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Homecoming (podcast)

Homecoming is a scripted psychological thriller podcast produced by Gimlet Media and starring Catherine Keener, Oscar Isaac, and David Schwimmer.[1]

Background

The podcast debuted on November 9, 2016, and was the first scripted fiction podcast produced by Gimlet Media.[2] The cast includes Catherine Keener as Heidi Bergman, Oscar Isaac as Walter Cruz, and David Schwimmer as Colin Belfast. The sound design was done by Mark Phillips.[3] The story was written by Micah Bloomberg and Eli Horowitz.[4] The story is set in Florida and follows a case worker and a veteran involved in a government program called the homecoming initiative.[5] The second season of the podcast debuted on July 19, 2017.[6]

Reception

The show was nominated for a Peabody Award in 2016 and won two Webby Awards in 2017.[7][8]

Adaptation

The podcast was adapted into a television series, starring Stephan James and Julia Roberts.[9] It was released on Amazon Prime on November 2, 2018.[10]

External links

References

  1. Homecoming: a starstudded psychological thriller in podcast form the Guardian, 2016-11-24, retrieved 2022-11-08^
  2. David Schwimmer, Oscar Isaac to voice new thriller podcast series, Homecoming Firstpost, 2016-11-03, retrieved 2022-11-08^
  3. Carly Mallenbaum. Podcast Pick of the Week: Catherine Keener, Oscar Isaac star in 'Homecoming' USA TODAY, retrieved 2022-11-08^
  4. Nicholas Quah. The Plot Isn't the Point on the Star-Studded Podcast Homecoming Vulture, 2017-08-29, retrieved 2022-11-08^
  5. Podcast review: Homecoming — 'Unsettling' Financial Times, 2016-11-25, retrieved 2022-11-08^
  6. Devan Coggan June 29, 2017 at 12:00 PM EDT. 'Homecoming' Podcast Season 2 Date Revealed EW.com, retrieved 2022-12-30^
  7. Homecoming The Peabody Awards, retrieved 2023-12-10^
  8. 2 Wins. Homecoming. Gimlet Media. NEW Webby Gallery + Index, retrieved 2023-12-10^
  9. Josh Wigler. Meet 'Homecoming' Breakout Stephan James, the Heart of Amazon's Paranoid Thriller The Hollywood Reporter, 2018-11-02, retrieved 2022-11-08^
  10. Robert Ito. In 'Homecoming,' a Sound Experiment Becomes Something to See The New York Times, 2018-10-26, retrieved 2022-11-08^