Realm Media Releases Trailer for Upcoming Futuristic Psychological Thriller Series ‘Spark Hunter’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

It wasn’t that long ago, that we took a moment to spotlight the upcoming Futuristic Psychological Thriller Series Spark Hunter, from Realm Media, and rightfully so. For not only is the plot of this particular series compelling and epic in nature, but it is host to an all-star cast. One that features some massive names for certain and well… the time has come to discuss this fascinating series once more. Mainly because, Realm Media is finally giving us a true sampling of how incredible this series is going to be.
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For earlier today, Realm released a trailer for Spark Hunter, alongside some updated details on the plot. And with that in mind, it’s best we get right to it and share that trailer and those details with you, so you can let the excitement continue to build within over what is shaping up to be Realm Media’s most ambitious project to date.

‘Realm, the largest scripted podcast network that creates immersive, original fiction podcasts and audiobook series, today released the trailer for Spark Hunter, the eight-episode, conflict-filled psychological audio thriller directed and executive produced by filmmaker Trudie Styler, which will debut on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8th with the first two episodes. Set twenty-two years in the future, the project’s star-studded cast includes Academy Award winner Mark Rylance, Golden Globe nominee Rebecca Ferguson, and Emmy nominated, SAG Award winning actor Charles Dance, who all executive produce. Spark Hunter marks director and executive producer Trudie Styler’s first foray into audio. 
 
The Fighter Steel Productions title is centered around a set of TOP SECRET covert recordings from the archives of the President of the United States illegally released by the world’s greatest expert in robotics. It’s his warning to humanity. Co-written and created by podcast producer K.B. Miller and executive producer Teressa Tunney, the project was inspired both by Miller’s experience as principal investigator on an AI project for the U.S. Department of Defense and by the ethical dilemmas Tunney encountered in documenting the story of Korea’s comfort women.
 
Spark Hunter examines the story of the world’s most advanced robot (Ferguson) who is pitted against the NSA and POTUS who believe she’s gone rogue and are determined to decommission her.  Only her maker (Rylance) knows what danger she poses to the world and over a sumptuous meal, they discuss her moral dilemma and dark existential crisis, that make her technology a lethal weapon in the hands of Naval Intelligence.
 
With sharpshooters in position to take her out, and the NSA and the President listening in, her Maker must determine if she is a threat to herself or others as he tries to protect his masterpiece, a machine with an evolving consciousness who is increasingly drawn into one of the most human of struggles– the unrelenting desire to understand her purpose in the universe. As dessert is served, tension escalates when, in an act of treason, her Maker reveals shocking information about her programming that swings the story in a startling direction.  Their fateful dinner is recorded in The Spark Hunter File and released on Election Day, November 8, 2044.
 
In addition to Ferguson (Mission Impossible, Dune 2021, Reminiscence), Rylance (Bridge of Spies, Wolf Hall, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Don’t Look Up, The Phantom of the Open, The Outfit) and Dance (Game of Thrones, Mank) the stellar voice ensemble includes Kathleen Turner (Peggy Sue Got Married) , Vanessa Redgrave (Julia, Howard’s End), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Gosford Park), Edward Hibbert (Frasier), Linda Powell (Morning Glory, The Report); Fisher Stevens (Succession, The Lincoln Project) De'Adre Aziza (She's Gotta Have it, Passing Strange); John Douglas Thompson (Till, The Bourne Legacy, For Life), and features guest appearances by world renowned recording artist Sting, and Eliot Sumner (The Gentlemen). Tony winner Gareth Fry (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) is the sound designer.’

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