{{Short description|Mystery podcast by AMC and Paragon}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox podcast | title = Deadly Manners | image = Deadly Manners Podcast.png }}
'''''Deadly Manners''''' is a 2017 fiction podcast produced by AMC Networks and ''The Paragon Collective'' starring RuPaul, LeVar Burton, Anna Chlumsky, and Kristen Bell.
== Background == The podcast debuted on October 13, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=11 New and Returning Podcasts and Audio Series We Can't Wait to Listen to This Fall {{!}} Entertainment Tonight |url=https://www.etonline.com/new-and-returning-podcasts-we-cant-wait-listen-fall-88188 |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=www.etonline.com |date=September 29, 2017 |language=en-US |archive-date=March 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308115037/https://www.etonline.com/new-and-returning-podcasts-we-cant-wait-listen-fall-88188 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=New and Returning Podcasts We Can't Wait to Listen to This Fall |url=https://www.9news.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/new-and-returning-podcasts-we-cant-wait-to-listen-to-this-fall/73-479588895 |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=KUSA.com |date=September 29, 2017 |language=en-US |archive-date=October 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015203938/https://www.9news.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/new-and-returning-podcasts-we-cant-wait-to-listen-to-this-fall/73-479588895 |url-status=live }}</ref> The podcast was produced by AMC Networks in partnership with ''The Paragon Collective'' and available on SundanceNow as well as Shudder.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nobil |first=Taryn |date=September 29, 2017 |title=TV News Roundup: Showtime Releases 'Shameless' Season 8 Trailer |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/shameless-season-8-trailer-released-1202576589/ |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209150011/https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/shameless-season-8-trailer-released-1202576589/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The podcast was directed by Alex Aldea and created by Ali Garfinkel.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2017 |title=We're Obsessed With This Murder Mystery Podcast Starring RuPaul, Kristen Bell, and Michelle Visage |url=https://www.pride.com/entertainment/2017/10/06/were-obsessed-murder-mystery-podcast-starring-rupaul-kristen-bell-and-michelle-visage |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=Gay Pride – LGBT & Queer Voices |language=en |archive-date=October 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015203946/https://www.pride.com/entertainment/2017/10/06/were-obsessed-murder-mystery-podcast-starring-rupaul-kristen-bell-and-michelle-visage |url-status=live }}</ref> The podcast stars Anna Chlumsky and Kristen Bell.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 1, 2017 |title=Kristen Bell and Anna Chlumsky Will Be the Stars of a Spooky New Murder Mystery Podcast |url=https://www.brit.co/kristen-bell-and-anna-chlumsky-murder-mystery-podcast/ |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=Brit + Co |language=en |archive-date=July 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729003134/https://www.brit.co/kristen-bell-and-anna-chlumsky-murder-mystery-podcast/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=thorne |first=alyssa |date=September 30, 2017 |title=Kristen Bell and Anna Chlumsky have a new murder mystery podcast called "Deadly Manners," and here's your first listen |url=https://hellogiggles.com/deadly-manners-podcast-kristen-bell-anna-chlumsky/ |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=HelloGiggles |language=en |archive-date=October 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015203941/https://hellogiggles.com/deadly-manners-podcast-kristen-bell-anna-chlumsky/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The podcast introduction is performed by RuPaul.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2, 2017 |title="Deadly Manners" starring Kristen Bell with intro from Rupaul. |url=https://www.wbez.org/stories/deadly-manners-starring-kristen-bell-with-intro-from-rupaul/b4d3da2c-4f64-40a4-9c5a-e3f7afea6b54 |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=WBEZ Chicago |language=en |archive-date=October 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015203946/https://www.wbez.org/stories/deadly-manners-starring-kristen-bell-with-intro-from-rupaul/b4d3da2c-4f64-40a4-9c5a-e3f7afea6b54 |url-status=live }}</ref> LeVar Burton is the narrator of the podcast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 3, 2017 |title=This New Podcast Is an Addictive Old-School Murder Mystery |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a12772051/deadly-manners-podcast/ |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=Town & Country |language=en-us}}</ref> The podcast is a ten episode series.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=November 3 |first1=EW Staff |last2=EDT |first2=2017 at 11:10 AM |title=This week's Must List: 'Superstore,' Obama, and 'Thor' |url=https://ew.com/news/superstore-obama-thor-must-list/ |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=October 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015203943/https://ew.com/news/superstore-obama-thor-must-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The podcast uses stereophonic sound so that sound effects can change from one earbud or headphone to the other.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacLeod |first=Kaia |date=December 5, 2017 |title=Podcast Review: Deadly Manners |url=https://thegatewayonline.ca/2017/12/review-deadly-manners/ |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=The Gateway |language=en-US |archive-date=October 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015203945/https://thegatewayonline.ca/2017/12/review-deadly-manners/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The podcast drew inspiration from the movies ''Clue'' and ''Death Becomes Her''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wakim |first=Marielle |date=September 29, 2017 |title=Kristen Bell, Anna Chlumsky, and RuPaul Solve a Murder Mystery in This New Podcast Los Angeles Magazine |url=https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/kristen-bell-anna-chlumsky-rupaul-solve-murder-mystery-new-podcast/ |access-date=October 15, 2022 |newspaper=Lamag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles |language=en-US |archive-date=December 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206145117/https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/kristen-bell-anna-chlumsky-rupaul-solve-murder-mystery-new-podcast/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=IFEANYI |first=KC |date=October 12, 2017 |title=This Podcast Network May Have What It Takes To Compete With Hollywood |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/40476722/this-podcast-network-may-have-what-it-takes-to-compete-with-hollywood |url-status=live |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=Fast Company |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218152804/https://www.fastcompany.com/40476722/this-podcast-network-may-have-what-it-takes-to-compete-with-hollywood }}</ref> The podcast is set in 1954 during a dinner party that gets snowed in and each of the guests start getting murdered one at a time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Etherington |first=Darrell |date=September 29, 2017 |title='Deadly Manners' is a new podcast starring LeVar Burton, Kristen Bell, Anna Chlumsky and RuPaul |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/29/deadly-manners-is-a-new-podcast-starring-levar-burton-kristen-bell-anna-chlumsky-and-rupaul/ |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516102608/https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/29/deadly-manners-is-a-new-podcast-starring-levar-burton-kristen-bell-anna-chlumsky-and-rupaul/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Reception == Sean Keeley wrote in ''The Comeback'' that the podcast was "well-produced and a lot of fun."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keeley |first=Sean |date=December 21, 2017 |title=The 10 best new audio drama podcasts of 2017 |url=https://thecomeback.com/pop-culture/best-new-audio-drama-podcasts-2017-steal-stars-bronzeville-polybius.html |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=The Comeback: Today's Top Sports Stories & Reactions |language=en-US |archive-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224040533/https://thecomeback.com/pop-culture/best-new-audio-drama-podcasts-2017-steal-stars-bronzeville-polybius.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Chelsea Tatham wrote in the ''Tampa Bay Times'' that the podcast's "audio quality [is] scary great."<ref>{{Cite web |title=7 creepy podcasts to get you in the Halloween spirit |url=https://www.tampabay.com/7-creepy-podcasts-to-get-you-in-the-halloween-spirit/2341774/ |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en |archive-date=April 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408134229/http://www.tampabay.com/7-creepy-podcasts-to-get-you-in-the-halloween-spirit/2341774 |url-status=live }}</ref> The podcast received two out of five microphones from ''Podcast Magazine'' because the show leaned so heavily on narration rather than acting.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Wacek |first=Michele Pariza |date=April 2020 |editor-last=Olsher |editor-first=Steve |title=Overrated: Deadly Manners |url=https://podcastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Podcast-Magazine-April-2020-Jordan-Belfort.pdf#page=33 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002211027/https://podcastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Podcast-Magazine-April-2020-Jordan-Belfort.pdf |archive-date=October 2, 2022 |access-date=October 15, 2022 |issn=2690-4608 |oclc=1140254648 |magazine=Podcast Magazine |volume=1 |issue=3 |page=33 |location=San Diego, CA |language=en-US}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{Official website|https://www.deadlymanners.com/}}
Category:Audio podcasts Category:2017 podcast debuts Category:2017 podcast endings Category:Scripted podcasts Category:Horror podcasts Category:Mystery podcasts Category:American horror podcasts Category:Fiction podcasts set in the 20th century {{podcast-stub}}