# The Left Right Game
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{{short description|Fictional podcast}}
{{Infobox podcast
| title = The Left Right Game
| image = The Left Right Game.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| hosting =
| starring = [Tessa Thompson](/source/Tessa_Thompson)
[Aml Ameen](/source/Aml_Ameen)
[W. Earl Brown](/source/W._Earl_Brown)
| writer = Jack Anderson[{{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}}]
| genre = {{flatlist|
* Serialized audio narrative
* [Science fiction](/source/Science_fiction)[{{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}}]
* [Horror podcast](/source/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](/source/science_fiction) [horror](/source/Horror_podcast) podcast written by Jack Anderson, based on his series "Has anyone heard of the Left/Right Game?" originally posted on [r/nosleep](/source/r%2Fnosleep) in 2017. It is produced by [QCODE](/source/QCODE), Automatik, and [Tessa Thompson](/source/Tessa_Thompson).[{{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}}]
== 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](/source/Tessa_Thompson) as Alice Sharman
* [Aml Ameen](/source/Aml_Ameen) as Tom
* [W. Earl Brown](/source/W._Earl_Brown) as Robert J. "Rob" Guthard
* [Dayo Okeniyi](/source/Dayo_Okeniyi) as Apollo
* [Inanna Sarkis](/source/Inanna_Sarkis) as Lilith
* [Jojo T. Gibbs](/source/Jonica_T._Gibbs) as Eve
* [Bryan Greenberg](/source/Bryan_Greenberg) as Ace
* [Robin Bartlett](/source/Robin_Bartlett) as Bonnie
* [John Billingsley](/source/John_Billingsley) as Clyde
* [Colleen Camp](/source/Colleen_Camp) as Blue Jay
* [Jane Wall](/source/Jane_Wall) as Mom
* [Louise Lombard](/source/Louise_Lombard) as Dr. Moss
* [Pat Healy](/source/Pat_Healy_(actor)) as The Hitchhiker
* [Anna Popplewell](/source/Anna_Popplewell) as Laura
* [Glenn Plummer](/source/Glenn_Plummer) as Mr. Sharman
* [Ellery Sprayberry](/source/Ellery_Sprayberry) as Myra
* [Amy Letcher](/source/Amy_Letcher) as Jasmine
== Episodes ==
{{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
}}
}}
== Reception ==
The series received positive reviews, receiving praise for the use of [audio panning](/source/Panning_(audio)) to create a surround sound experience.[{{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}}][{{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}}]
=== Accolades ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Recipient
!Result
! class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="5" |2021
|[iHeart Radio Podcast Awards](/source/IHeartRadio_Podcast_Awards)
|Best Fiction Podcast
|{{N/A}}
|{{nom}}
|[{{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](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |publisher=[PMRC](/source/MRC_(company)) |language=en |date=December 8, 2020}}]
|-
| rowspan="4" |[Ambies](/source/Ambies)
|Best Production and Sound Design
|Ryan Walsh, Matt Yocum, Will Files, Ryan Sullivan
|{{Won}}
|[{{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](/source/Variety_(magazine)) |publisher=[Penske Media Corporation](/source/Penske_Media_Corporation) |date=2021-05-17}}]
|-
|Best Performer in Audio Fiction
|[Tessa Thompson](/source/Tessa_Thompson)
|{{won}}
|[{{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](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter) |publisher=[PMRC](/source/MRC_(company)) |date=2021-05-17}}]
|-
|Best Scriptwriting, Fiction
|{{N/A}}
|{{nom}}
|[{{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}}][{{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}}] Jack Anderson will be writing the series and also serving as executive producer.[{{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}}]
== 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]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Left Right Game, The}}
Category:2020 podcast debuts
Category:2020 podcast endings
Category:Horror podcasts
Category:Audio podcasts
Category:Science fiction podcasts
Category:Scripted podcasts
Category:Mystery podcasts
Category:Thriller podcasts
Category:Binaural podcasts
Category:QCode podcasts
Category:Fiction podcasts set in the United States
Category:Fiction podcasts based on literature
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