Laurence Fishburne, Daniel Dae Kim to Star Alongside Kerry Washington in Audible’s ‘Prophecy’ Podcast Drama Series
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital EditorLaurence Fishburne and Daniel Dae Kim will star alongside Kerry Washington in the upcoming Audible original podcast drama series “Prophecy.”Washington is also executive producing under her Simpson Street banner, along with head of development Pilar Savone, marking its first Audible original production.Washington announced the casting of Fishburne and Kim in a Variety Streaming Room session Monday (available at this link) providing a behind-the-scenes discussion about the upcoming podcast drama, presented by Audible.
Washington was joined by “Prophecy” creator, writer and director Randy McKinnon, executive producer Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, and Audible Studios head Zola Mashariki.
The session was moderated by Angelique Jackson, Variety senior entertainment writer. Speaking on the Variety panel, Washington recalled when she pitched the project to Fishburne. “He read the material and flipped out, was just like ‘I’m in — I love this,'” Washington said. “And we, of course, all started pinching ourselves because his voice is so iconic.”The story of “Prophecy” unfolds all over the globe, and “to have somebody who’s so extraordinary like Daniel Dae Kim, who I love so much as an actor and producer… he’s bringing an element and a region and ethnicity, and that idea that representation matters,” Washington said.“Prophecy” creator McKinnon added, “I used to write short stories, and I’d always daydream about who could play things.
Read more on variety.com