IT HAPPENED HERE 2024 - A 6-episode “audio documentary from the future".
Adapted by Richard Dresser from his novel
Directed by Joe Cacaci
Starring Edie Falco, Tony Shalhoub and John Turturro,
Inspired by Sinclair Lewis’ dystopian novel, It Can’t Happen Here, Dresser offers a glimpse of what could happen after the 2024 election if fascism creeps into the USA. Told through the voices of a fragmenting American family, It Happened Here 2024 describes a country that still has Netflix and free two-day delivery, where the only thing lost is freedom.
The cast includes Molly Babos, Molly Carden, four-time Emmy Award winner Edie Falco, Tony Award winner Santino Fontana, Luke Kirby, Tom Pecinka, Marianne Rendon, Tony Award winner and five-time Emmy Award winner Tony Shalhoub, and Emmy Award winner John Turturro.
Senior Producer: Jess Hackel Casting Director: Jack Doulin
Original Music composed by Jared Paul Engineering, mixing and sound design by Justin Kaupp and Bob Pomann Digital Strategy by Michael Zhao Show Art by Eleni Tzaneros
Executive Producers: Joe Cacaci, Jack Doulin, Richard Dresser, Elliott Forrest. Evangeline Morphos and John Whalan.
It Happened Here 2024 was recorded at Pomann Sound Studios
The first episode will be available on Wednesday, October 2nd on WNYC’s ON THE MEDIA podcast feed.
New episodes air every Wednesday between October 2nd and October 30th wherever you get your podcasts.
More people from the USA join the community. Paul survives a brush with death. Kate finishes the song she’s been writing for twenty years. Mickey comes up with a shockingly bold plan to save the country. Ruth gets her birthday wish. The Great Leader finally makes America great again by expiring. Louise reveals what happened to the family through the following years. -- IT HAPPENED HERE 2024 - A 6-episode “audio documentary from the future" Adapted by Richard Dresser from his novel. Directed...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast
The Weeks family travels to Canada for Kate’s wedding. Garret and Terence attempt to bring Mickey to justice. Mickey re-connects with an old lover. Paul’s podcast, “The Whiskey Hour,” becomes an international sensation. Ruth and Paul are living with their three children for the first time in years. -- IT HAPPENED HERE 2024 - A 6-episode “audio documentary from the future" Adapted by Richard Dresser from his novel. Directed by Joe Cacaci Starring Edie Falco, Tony Shalhoub and John Turturro, ...
Oct 23, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Paul is released from jail and finds the University town has changed. The Great Leader cracks down on journalists and wins a sham election by a landslide. Ella and Terence resolve their childhood conflicts, and Terence’s life is transformed by a service dog. Kate hits bottom and is rescued by an unlikely relative. -- IT HAPPENED HERE 2024 - A 6-episode “audio documentary from the future" Adapted by Richard Dresser from his novel. Directed by Joe Cacaci Starring Edie Falco, Tony Shalhoub and...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast
The Weeks family assembles for a final disastrous dinner at the General’s house. RJ writes an expose of the Great Leader and dies under mysterious circumstances. Isaac makes a wild attempt to stop school shootings. Following her car accident, Kate slips into addiction. Garret arrests Paul during his lecture at the University. -- IT HAPPENED HERE 2024 - A 6-episode “audio documentary from the future" Adapted by Richard Dresser from his novel. Directed by Joe Cacaci Starring Edie Falco, Tony ...
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast
Mounting pressures cause Paul and Ruth to separate. Paul moves into a rooming house and Ruth falls in love with Anjelica. Kate and Isaac play their music at an environmental protest that turns violent. A campus building is blown up and Garret is convinced that Paul and Ruth’s son Mickey was involved. Ella’s secret relationship with Bobby deepens and takes a tragic turn. -- IT HAPPENED HERE 2024 - A 6-episode “audio documentary from the future" Adapted by Richard Dresser from his novel. Dire...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast
The Weeks family braces for the 2024 election. Paul and Ruth’s family works to defeat the Great Leader. Paul’s brother Garret and his family are on the other side. Family get-togethers are tense. When the Great Leader, with a giant boost from the Supreme Court, shockingly wins “the most important election ever,” the family is thrown into chaos. -- IT HAPPENED HERE 2024 - A 6-episode “audio documentary from the future" Adapted by Richard Dresser from his novel. Directed by Joe Cacaci Starrin...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast
IT HAPPENED HERE 2024 - A 6-episode “audio documentary from the future" adapted by Richard Dresser from his own novel and directed by Joe Cacaci Starring Edie Falco, Tony Shalhoub and John Turturro, The first episode premieres on Wednesday, October 2nd on WNYC’s ON THE MEDIA podcast feed. New episodes air every Wednesday between October 2nd and October 30th wherever you get your podcasts. Inspired by Sinclair Lewis’ dystopian novel, It Can’t Happen Here , Dresser offers a glimpse of what co...
Sep 30, 2024•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast
