{{short description|Fictional podcast}} {{Infobox podcast | title = The Left Right Game | image = The Left Right Game.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = <!-- Caption for the image (if needed) --> | hosting = <!-- or 'host' --> | starring = Tessa Thompson<br />Aml Ameen<br />W. Earl Brown | writer = Jack Anderson<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |title=Tessa Thompson To Star In & Produce QCode Sci-Fi-Thriller Podcast 'The Left Right Game' |url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/tessa-thompson-podcast-left-right-game-qcode-1202810238/ |website=Deadline |accessdate=16 June 2020 |language=en |date=16 December 2019}}</ref> | genre = {{flatlist| * Serialized audio narrative * Science fiction<ref>{{Cite web|last=Martin|first=Emily|date=2020-05-11|title=Science Fiction Podcasts: 15 You Can Listen to Right Now|url=https://bookriot.com/science-fiction-podcasts/|access-date=2021-01-30|website=BOOK RIOT|language=en-US}}</ref> * Horror podcast }} | language = English | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 10 | began = March 23, 2020 | ended = 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 r/nosleep in 2017. It is produced by QCODE, Automatik, and Tessa Thompson.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Podcast 'The Left Right Game' with Tessa Thompson Out Today |url=https://www.nerdsandbeyond.com/2020/03/23/new-podcast-the-left-right-game-with-tessa-thompson-out-today/ |website=Nerds and Beyond |accessdate=16 June 2020 |language=en |date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
== Plot == Alice Sharman is a journalist who is investigating the story of a 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 == <onlyinclude>{{Episode table |total_width= |background=333 |overall= |title= |airdate= |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=1 |Title=Has Anyone Heard of The Left Right Game? |AltDate=March 23, 2020 |LineColor=333333 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=2 |Title=There's A Hitchhiker On The Road |AltDate=March 30, 2020 |LineColor=333333 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=3 |Title=You're Always Welcome In Jubilation |AltDate=April 6, 2020 |LineColor=333333 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=4 |Title=This Ain't Our World |AltDate=April 13, 2020 |LineColor=333333 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=5 |Title=Something New |AltDate=April 20, 2020 |LineColor=333333 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=6 |Title=Stray Thread |AltDate=April 27, 2020 |LineColor=333333 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=7 |Title=Rob Guthard Takes On London |AltDate=May 4, 2020 |LineColor=333333 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=8 |Title=I'm Not Playing Anymore |AltDate=May 11, 2020 |LineColor=333333 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=9 |Title=Only Way Is Through |AltDate=May 18, 2020 |LineColor=333333 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=10 |Title=The End Of The Road |AltDate=May 25, 2020 |LineColor=333333 }} }}</onlyinclude>
== Reception == The series received positive reviews, receiving praise for the use of audio panning to create a surround sound experience.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wells |first1=Madeline |title=This surround-sound thriller podcast is perfect for pandemic walks |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/Podcast-walks-Left-Right-Game-fiction-mystery-15309460.php |website=SFGate |accessdate=16 June 2020 |date=2 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Wil |title=The most popular podcasts currently filling the movie void |url=https://www.polygon.com/podcasts/2020/4/14/21220459/top-podcasts-apple-fiction-shows-april-2020 |website=Polygon |accessdate=16 June 2020 |language=en |date=14 April 2020}}</ref>
=== Accolades === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Award !Category !Recipient !Result ! class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | rowspan="5" |2021 |iHeart Radio Podcast Awards |Best Fiction Podcast |{{N/A}} |{{nom}} |<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lewis |first1=Hilary |title=iHeartRadio Podcast Awards: Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey's 'Office Ladies' Tops Nominees |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9495971/2021-iheartradio-podcast-awards-nominations-list/ |magazine=Billboard |publisher=PMRC |language=en |date=December 8, 2020}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" |Ambies |Best Production and Sound Design |Ryan Walsh, Matt Yocum, Will Files, Ryan Sullivan |{{Won}} |<ref name="Ambie-wins">{{cite magazine |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |title=The First Ambies Awards Winners: Best Podcasts of 2020 |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/ambies-awards-winners-best-podcasts-1234974578/ |magazine=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=2021-05-17}}</ref> |- |Best Performer in Audio Fiction |Tessa Thompson |{{won}} |<ref name="Ambie-wins" /> |- |Best Fiction Podcast |{{N/A}} |{{nom}} |<ref name="Ambie-noms">{{cite magazine |last1=Nordyke |first1=Kimberly |title=Podcast Academy Honors 'Dying for Sex,' 'Wind of Change,' Marc Maron at Inaugural Ambie Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/podcast-academy-awards-ambies-dying-for-sex-marc-maron-1234954234/ |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=PMRC |date=2021-05-17}}</ref> |- |Best Scriptwriting, Fiction |{{N/A}} |{{nom}} |<ref name="Ambie-noms" /> |}
== TV series == Amazon Studios has secured the rights to ''The Left Right Game'', Tessa Thompson will be an executive producer on the series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Evangelista |first1=Chris |title='The Left Right Game' Podcast Becoming TV Series at Amazon |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/the-left-right-game/ |website=/Film |accessdate=16 June 2020 |date=16 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |title=Amazon Studios Wins Rights To Turn QCode Sci-Fi Podcast 'The Left Right Game' Into TV Series With Tessa Thompson Producing |url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/amazon-wins-screen-rights-podcast-left-right-game-tessa-thompson-producing-1202907966/ |website=Deadline |accessdate=16 June 2020 |language=en |date=15 April 2020}}</ref> Jack Anderson will be writing the series and also serving as executive producer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ingham |first1=Alexandria |title=The Left Right Game picked up by Amazon: Everything we know so far |url=https://amazonadviser.com/2020/04/19/the-left-right-game-amazon/ |website=Amazon Adviser |accessdate=13 November 2020 |date=19 April 2020}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{official|url=https://www.qcodemedia.com/theleftrightgame}} * {{IMDb title|12101186}} * [https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/7asz8x/has_anyone_heard_of_the_leftright_game_part_1/ Original Reddit thread]
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