The Left Right Game

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.^[3]

The Left Right Game
Presentation
Starring	Tessa Thompson Aml Ameen W. Earl Brown
Genre	Serialized audio narrative Science fiction[1] Horror podcast
Written by	Jack Anderson[2]
Language	English
Production
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Publication
Original release	March 23 – May 25, 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 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

Episode	Title	Release date
1	"Has Anyone Heard of The Left Right Game?"	March 23, 2020
2	"There's A Hitchhiker On The Road"	March 30, 2020
3	"You're Always Welcome In Jubilation"	April 6, 2020
4	"This Ain't Our World"	April 13, 2020
5	"Something New"	April 20, 2020
6	"Stray Thread"	April 27, 2020
7	"Rob Guthard Takes On London"	May 4, 2020
8	"I'm Not Playing Anymore"	May 11, 2020
9	"Only Way Is Through"	May 18, 2020
10	"The End Of The Road"	May 25, 2020

Reception

The series received positive reviews, receiving praise for the use of audio panning to create a surround sound experience.^[4][5]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2021	iHeart Radio Podcast Awards	Best Fiction Podcast	—	Nominated	[6]
	Ambies	Best Production and Sound Design	Ryan Walsh, Matt Yocum, Will Files, Ryan Sullivan	Won	[7]
		Best Performer in Audio Fiction	Tessa Thompson	Won	[7]
		Best Fiction Podcast	—	Nominated	[8]
		Best Scriptwriting, Fiction	—	Nominated	[8]

TV series

Amazon Studios has secured the rights to The Left Right Game, Tessa Thompson will be an executive producer on the series.^[9][10] Jack Anderson will be writing the series and also serving as executive producer.^[11]