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Possession

By: Matthew Derby, Brianna Holt
Narrated by: Lamorne Morris, Kylie Bunbury, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, a full cast
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  • Possession Trailer
    Aug 31 2023
    Brandon and Justine have just moved into their new house, an idyllic Craftsman bungalow in a picture-perfect enclave of East Los Angeles. Brandon has a new dream-job in gaming, Justine is pregnant with their first child, and those cold Philly winters are behind them. Seemingly everything is perfect…

    …Except what lies beneath the house could destroy it all.

    As Brandon (Lamorne Morris) and Justine (Kylie Bunbury) try their best to fit in and make their new home work, jarring disturbances coming from the walls, awful phony neighbors, and an always-around homeless man named Manny (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), bring up old and new traumas for the couple while pushing their marriage and future plans to a breaking point.

    When what’s beneath the floorboards is revealed and the picturesque façade of suburban life is stripped bare, the cracks in the foundation can’t be ignored. Possession takes audiences on a harrowing journey into the dark realities of middle-class life, prejudice, and a system rigged.

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  • Episode 1: The House
    Aug 31 2023
    The Lowdens, a young Black couple with a baby on the way, move into their newly-purchased home in Sunny Meadows, an “up and coming” neighborhood in Los Angeles. It’s the perfect place to raise a family and for Brandon to start his new career. But between a mysterious, transient man on their front lawn and unsettling sounds in the house, things aren’t as picturesque as they first seemed.
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    19 mins
  • Episode 2: Peace of Mind
    Aug 31 2023
    Anxious to fit in, Brandon and Justine invite their nosy new neighbors over for a barbecue. When Justine shares her concerns about noises in the house, one of the guests suggests buying security cameras for a little peace of mind. But when another guest mentions the possibility of paranormal activity, Brandon loses his patience and makes a scene. Meanwhile, Brandon and Manny connect over how out of place they feel in Sunny Meadows.
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Meet The Creator

Matthew Derby is a writer whose credits include the scripted podcasts Harley Quinn and The Joker: Sound Mind, Phreaks, and Sandra; the feature film Gone in the Night; The Silent History—a digital novel designed and written for iOS devices; and the short story collection Super Flat Times. He has served as an editor at The Believer and as a designer at Harmonix/Epic Games.

Meet the Creator

Brianna Holt is a contributing writer for The New York Times and The Guardian, and her work has appeared in Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, GQ, Buzzfeed, and New York Magazine. Her debut novel In Our Shoes, published by Penguin Random House’s Plume division, is an essay collection that dissects and analyzes stereotypes that millennial Black women are expected to live up to.

Meet the Performer

Lamorne Morris played the titular lead in the hybrid live-action/animated Hulu series Woke, inspired by the life and art of cartoonist Keith Knight. He plays the lead character of Keef Knight. He starred in National Geographic’s limited series Valley of the Boom opposite Bradley Whitford and Steve Zahn. He can also be seen in Sony’s Bloodshot opposite Vin Diesel and Danny Boyle’s feature film Yesterday.
He recently lent his voice acting to the podcast The Last Degree of Kevin Bacon as well as the popular video game franchise NBA 2K20. He can also be seen in Netflix's feature film Desperados directed by LP ( It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Mr. Mom). Lamorne is in the indie film The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood in a small cameo role where Simon Pegg and Luis Guzmán are also featured, as well as another indie, Night Shift.
Lamorne is best known for playing fan-favorite Winston on Fox’s popular comedy New Girl, where he starred opposite Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, and Jake Johnson. Lamorne was also one of BET’s most visible and funny on-air personalities.
He has also guest starred on Comedy Central’s Kroll Show and Drunk History, as well as ABC’s The Middle. Lamorne hosted BrainRush, a game show on Cartoon Network where contestants would answer questions while riding a roller coaster. Lamorne starred with Adam Sandler in the Netflix film Sandy Wexler and can be seen opposite Ice Cube in the hilarious film Barbershop 3: The Next Cut and in Game Night with Jason Bateman.

Meet The Performer

Kylie Bunbury most recently starred in the ABC hit series Big Sky. She can also be seen in Netflix’s acclaimed series When They See Us from director Ava DuVernay and in the Peacock series Brave New World. Film credits include New Line Cinema’s comedy feature Game Night in a lead role opposite Rachel McAdams and Jason Bateman for directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. Past television roles include the lead of Dan Fogelman’s Pitch for Fox, where she was seen as the first woman in Major League Baseball; the miniseries Tut, where she starred opposite Ben Kingsley; series regular roles in Under the Dome for CBS and Twisted for ABC Family (now Freeform). She made her feature debut in Disney’s Prom. She will next be seen starring in the Comedy Central feature Office Race opposite Joel McHale and Beck Bennett.

Meet the Performer

Ebon Moss-Bachrach has acted in a wide range of film, television, and theater productions.
Ebon currently stars in the FX for Hulu series The Bear opposite Jeremy Allen White from Christopher Storer and Hiro Murai, which earned him a SAG Award nomination for his performance. Season 2 of The Bear premiered in June of 2023.
He recently wrapped Fox Searchlight’s Dust with Sarah Paulson and appeared in Gene Stupnitsky’s No Hard Feelings opposite Jennifer Lawrence for Sony.
Ebon was in Lena Dunham’s feature Sharp Stick opposite Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jon Bernthal, as well as in the Hulu limited series The Dropout opposite Amanda Seyfried.
Ebon starred in the critically acclaimed AMC series NOS4A2 and was also seen on the CBS Studios drama series Interrogation.
He can also be seen in Michael Almereyda’s Tesla opposite Ethan Hawke as well as in Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy’s Blow the Man Down.
Ebon starred as “Micro/Lieberman” in the Netflix/Marvel series The Punisher and was a series regular on HBO’s Girls. Other TV work includes roles in The Last Ship, Believe, Damages, and the HBO miniseries John Adams, among others.
His other recent film credits include Dolly Wells’ indie Good Posture and the starring role opposite Elisabeth Moss in Richard Shepard’s short film Tokyo Project, which aired on HBO.
Prior films include We’ll Never Have Paris, Lola Versus, Higher Ground, Evening, The Royal Tenenbaums, American Splendor, Mona Lisa Smile, Road (for which Ebon received the LA Film Festival acting award), and more.
On the stage, Ebon starred in Lost Girls at MCC Theater, Verité at LCT3, Austin Pendleton’s Three Sisters at CSC, The Glass Menagerie opposite Amy Irving and directed by Harris Yulin, Chris Shinn’s On the Mountain, Fifth of July, 36 Views, Daisy B. Foote’s When They Speak of Rita (directed by Horton Foote), and more.
Ebon can now be seen in Tony Gilroy's Lucasfilm series Andor for Disney+.

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Wow

Is this real - so scary!! I think Brandon is better than where I think the writing was taking him in the end.

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wonderful listen!

loved it! easy listen! interesting storyline! would highly recommend. characters are intriguing. a a

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could relate to the story

this was my first autiobook, and I had to listen from start to finish. I love how the writers took me into the story. I loved it

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Didn’t expect the Plot Twist!

I very much enjoyed the story- it gave me all the feels! Well, mainly fear which then turned to outrage. Loved that it had “Get Out” vibes. The voice acting was excellent. Also loved that it touched on various societal issues, many of which resonated with me having experienced them personally. My only complaint is that the ending didn’t feel complete. I would like to know how the issue b/w the 2 male characters was resolved - if at all.

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totally unexpected

I loved every word waiting patiently for another. upset that it wasn't longer. really wanted it to have a different ending felt like the bad guy won

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Great twist and social commentary

Really thought this was going somewhere else when I started it. Such an upsetting situation. I am not much of a binger due to time constraints. Thankfully started listening to this on a long drive. I wouldn’t have been able to stop listening.

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A lot of build up with little resolve

It felt like the writers dropped the ball on the ending and left so many unanswered questions. The main being who retained possession?!

The characters were nicely acted and at times infuriating; however, that it kudos to their acting chops. There should have been an episode to finish hearing about the aftermath of the party and exposure. The wrap up felt lazy.

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Wow

Very gripping story with a surprising twist that I didn’t see coming. Loved to see people of color. Hoping for a second season.

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Good story, scary premise but seemed to end without real resolution.

Was not the subject I was expecting, but kept my interest regardless. I would have preferred that there had been a more definitive wrap up.

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Eye opening

I had no idea something like this could happen. It was enraging and entertaining.. but I have no idea how it ended. not sure if there was a fire or if they gave up to wait it out or what....

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