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Halfway

By: Michael Honnah, Imeldha Eloni
Narrated by: Patricia Allison, Lenny Henry, Arinzé Kene, George Mackay
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Summary

Idris Elba and Sabrina Elba present sci-fi mystery thriller Halfway, an Audible Original.

Starring Patricia Allison as Florence, Lenny Henry as Cole, Arinzé Kene as Mark, and George Mackay as Oliver.

Leading the field of artificial intelligence, Halfway, a subsidiary of Soul-Tech, provides customers with the opportunity to digitally upload their minds so that in the eventuality of their death, loved ones will be able to communicate with an AI simulation and gain closure. But at what cost?

A year after her brother Mark’s death, Florence is still consumed by grief. And though her parents encourage her not to dwell on the past, Florence decides to visit Halfway and speak to the simulation of Mark that was created not long before his passing. But instead of putting her mind at ease, speaking with the replica of her brother only unleashes destabilising questions and opens old wounds. Why are Mark’s uploaded memories different from Florence’s? Why are the circumstances surrounding Mark’s death becoming less clear? And what does Halfway have to hide?

Also starring Chizzy Akudolu as Delores, Jeremy Ang Jones as James, Jude Akuwudike as Omar, Sharon D Clarke as Afua, Aurora Dawson-Hunte as Shanice, Kevin N Golding as Jackson, Penny Layden as Anne, Hattie Morahan as Karen, Nneka Okoye as Megan and Grace Saif as Amissha.

Featuring Amelie Abbott, Damola Adelaja, Lizzie Annis, Rachel Atkins, Michelle Asante, Dario Coates, Scarlett Courtney, Faith Edwards, Lucy Havard, Severine Howell-Meri, Asif Khan, Natasha Magigi, Leemore Marrett Jr, George Rextrew, Ash Rizi, Chloe Sommer, Adam Walker-Kavanagh, Sarah Whitehouse, Leah Whittaker and Keith Wickham.

Directed by Holly Reddaway with Original Music and Sound Design by Axel Kacoutié

Executive Produced by Idris and Sabrina Elba and S’able labs, with Green Door

Written and Created by Imeldha Eloni and Michael Honnah

Available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.

©2023 Audible, Ltd. (P)2024 Audible Ltd.
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About the Executive Producers

Award-winning actor, filmmaker, musician and philanthropist Idris Elba can be seen on hit TV shows The Wire and Luther as well as in films including American Gangster, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and Beasts of No Nation. In 2020, Elba was appointed UN Goodwill Ambassador for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Sabrina Elba is a model, philanthropist and actress. A United Nations IFAD Goodwill Ambassador, Sabrina advocates for many charities and causes. She has appeared on the cover of magazines such as Vogue and Sunday Times Style, written for Vogue and ELLE, and worked with brands including British Fashion Council, Harrods and Christian Louboutin.
Idris and Sabrina locked eyes at a jazz bar in Vancouver in 2017 and it was love at first sight. With the founding of S'able Labs their partnership has extended into the business and creative spheres. Coupledom to Sabrina and Idris means the realm of shared experiences between two partners in life or business, creating extraordinary outcomes.

About the Performer

About the Performer

Patricia Allison is well known having played Ola in three series of Netflix's Sex Education. Recent work includes Disney + series Extraordinary, Lucas Hnath's 3-hander A Doll's House, Part 2 at the Donmar Warehouse, which opened to 5-star reviews, His Dark Materials (BBC), Magic Light/BBC 1's Superworm, BBC 3's Behind the Filter and Tom Shankland's Les Miserables also for BBC. On the stage, Patricia has portrayed 'Hermia' in Robert Hastie's A Midsummer Night's Dream, 'Susan' in Sally Cookson's The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe produced by Marianne Elliot, and 'Rebecca Gibbs' in Our Town at The Royal Exchange.

About the Performer

About the Performer

Comedian, actor and writer Lenny Henry is one of Britain’s most highly respected comic actors. Mercurial and open-hearted, his work has spanned four extraordinary decades at the heart of British entertainment at a time of both cultural and political change.

About the Performer

About the Performer

British actor George MacKay is considered one of the UK’s most exciting and prolific talents, crafting a career across film, television, and theatre. George's film career began at the tender age of 10 in P J Hogan’s Peter Pan. He has since starred in numerous critically acclaimed, award-winning productions for which he has gained wide recognition, including a BAFTA Rising Star nomination in 2017 and a lead role in the multi-award-winning film 1917 from writer-director Sam Mendes.

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Brilliantly written and performed!

loved this story, incredibly moving and thought provoking, brilliantly written and performed! I hope the release a sequel, I need to know what happens

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Brilliant performance, ok story

Really enjoyed the performance by the actors and actresses in this, just felt the back half of the story was abit rushed and ending was not finished properly.

I guess this has been done to enable a sequel but I feel the title would have benefited from being abit longer to bolster the back half of story properly

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Ended to quickly

Really enjoyed this. This could happen in real life. Very well acted and a good story. Defo need part 2 please

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Not sure how this ended - quite confusing

Started really well and then left a unclear conclusion - a little disappointing. Promising but left me a little confused

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Wow great story

There is enough going on to keep you gripped and I really do hope there is a part two. This story is very thought provoking and is not too far fetched that it could become a reality in the future.

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Engaging

Got my interest from start. 100% engaged from start to finish. The sound production added that extra dimension.

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Good acting

Story was interesting and well executed, although there were no real twists and turns it was still a great listen

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Good storyline

The constant eating, kissing and breathing sounds throughout the story is annoying. Maybe it’s because it’s a performance rather than an actual story. Other than this it was a good storyline.

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Exciting edge of the seat

What a brilliant (and truly frightening) concept, everything about it gets 100 (if I could). Kept me hooked with both storyline and performances. All the actors were fantastic. More like this.
My only negative point is that it inevitably had to end.

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Well written podcast

2 day read/ listen and could have done with one more episode. A happy ending always welcome

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