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Stranded

By: Chris Bruno, David Howard Lee, Shukri R. Abdi
Narrated by: Taraji P. Henson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Blake Griffin, full cast
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Publisher's summary

A brand-new comedy starring Taraji P. Henson and Tracee Ellis Ross.

Separated by 10 years, 3,000 miles, and the unrelenting stresses of adulthood, best friends Janet and Serena plan a 40th birthday girls’ trip to reconnect. But after a massive crash, they’re the only survivors to wash ashore on an uncharted Caribbean Island.

Armed with only the clothes on their backs and zero survival skills, they fight to overcome hunger, thirst, deadly wildlife—and most terrifyingly—decades of accrued resentment. Can they find their way home, or will they kill each other first?

Stranded is a comedy about survival, friendship, and surviving your friendship, with an all-star cast including Taraji P. Henson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Blake Griffin, Whoopi Goldberg, Taye Diggs, Zazie Beetz, Nicole Byer, Tim Robinson, Keith David, Mikey Day, Ashley Nicole Black, Larry Wilmore, and Phylicia Rashad.

Please note: This show is for mature audiences only. It contains explicit language, sexual references, and adult themes. Discretion is advised.

©2024 The Broadway Video Group, LLC (P)2024 The Broadway Video Group, LLC
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About the creators - Chris Bruno & David Howard Lee

About the creators

Chris and Dave are currently writing a live action feature version of Rocket Power for Nickelodeon and Paramount+. They’re also developing a Christmas movie with Colin Jost, and just adapted the book Chain Letter for Keke Palmer to star in at Lionsgate. Recently, they released the first season of Alpha Betas, an animated half-hour they created and showran with Stephanie Beatriz and Chris Parnell, and were in the writers room for the third season of Nickelodeon’s reboot of Are You Afraid of the Dark?
They sold their first show, The Pursuit, straight-to-series at Yahoo, with Scott Stuber producing, and their half-hour animated comedy, Human Discoveries, starring Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick, and Lisa Kudrow, which they created and showran, is available on Facebook Watch.
Chris and Dave have also developed shows with TBS, Freeform, and Comedy Central, and have written features for Universal and Paramount, along with a heist comedy starring Zac Efron for Gunpowder & Sky.

About the creator - Shukri R. Abdi

About the creator

Shukri R. Abdi is a writer, actor, and TV producer from Potomac, Maryland. In addition to co-writing Stranded with her boyz Dave & Chris, Shukri has collaborated on other Broadway Video/Audible comedies including Motivated (writer) and Christmas Delivery (story consultant). Shukri's TV writing credits include Kevin Can F—k Himself (AMC), Danger Force (Nickelodeon), Black Card Revoked (BET), and Erin & Aaron (Nickelodeon/Netflix). As an on-camera performer, Shukri has appeared in United We Fall (ABC), Adam Ruins Everything (TruTV), and several series on Dropout. As a voice-over artist, Shukri has been featured in various narrative podcasts such as Fishpriest (Audible), Sounds Scary (Audible), and the animated series Alpha Betas (YouTube). Shukri is a veteran of UCB, iOWest, and the CBS Showcase, and was named a New Face of Comedy by the 2019 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. A lover of game and competition shows, Shukri has produced on programs like Big Brother (CBS), Minute to Win It (NBC), and The Apprentice (NBC). In her free time, Shukri enjoys learning new languages and watching an unhealthy amount of football (the soccer kind). #COYG!

About the Performer- Taraji P. Henson

About the Performer

Taraji P. Henson is an Academy Award-nominated actor, #1 New York Times bestselling author, producer, and mental health advocate with a globally celebrated career that extends beyond the screen. She can currently be seen in Peacock’s limited series, Fight Night, and most recently, her producorial efforts in the play, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Play.
Henson quickly rose to fame after her breakout performance in the critically acclaimed film Hustle & Flow, which earned her and the cast a Screen Actors Guild nomination as well as the BET Award for Best Actress. She was most recently seen in the award-winning musical adaptation of The Color Purple, for which she won an NAACP Image Award and received a Screen Actors Guild ensemble nomination. Other film highlights include her stirring portrayal of NASA mathematician Katherine G. Johnson in the Academy Award-nominated film Hidden Figures, as well as Acrimony, Proud Mary, Think Like a Man and Think Like a Man Too, Smokin’ Aces, No Good Deed, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, for which she earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
On television, she has garnered multiple Primetime Emmy Award nominations, most recently for her guest turn on Abbott Elementary. Previously, Henson won a Golden Globe Award, received multiple Emmy nominations, and also became the first Black woman to win a Critics Choice Television Award in the Best Actress in a Drama Series category for her portrayal of “Cookie Lyon” on the smash hit series Empire.

About the Performer- Tracee Ellis Ross

About the Performer

Tracee Ellis Ross is an award-winning actress, producer, founder, and CEO. Ross was most recently seen in the Academy Award-winning drama American Fiction opposite Jeffrey Wright, and for eight seasons, Ross starred in the critically acclaimed ABC series Black-ish. Ross has received numerous accolades throughout her career including a Golden Globe Award, nine NAACP Image Awards and was named a Disney Legend for making an extraordinary contribution to The Walt Disney Company. Additional credits include Cold Copy, The High Note, and Candy Cane Lane opposite Eddie Murphy. On the producing front, Ross has a multi-year overall deal with 20th under her production company, Joy Mill Entertainment. Additionally, Ross is the owner, founder, and co-CEO of PATTERN Beauty, the multi-million dollar business she created specifically for the curly, coily & tight-textured community in 2019.

Credits

Produced by Broadway Video
Created by Chris Bruno and David Howard Lee
Written by Chris Bruno, David Howard Lee, and Shukri R. Abdi
Directed by Chris Bruno and David Howard Lee
Executive Produced by Britta von Schoeler for Broadway Video
Executive Produced by Ian Stearns and Keith Wooten for Audible
Produced by Eddie Michaels and Gabriella Mezzacappa for Broadway Video
Consulting Producer: Shukri R. Abdi
Producer: Shukri R. Abdi
Story Consulting by Kristina Thomas and Leann Bowen
Editing, Sound Design, and Audio Mixing by Ben Lapidus
Additional Editing by Hunter Curra
Assistant Editor: Diana Tay
Performed by:
Taraji P. Henson as SERENA
Tracee Ellis Ross as JANET
Blake Griffin as DETECTIVE AMIR
Tim Robinson as CAPTAIN QUINCY
Taye Diggs as DOUG
Whoopi Goldberg as OLIVIA
Larry Wilmore as WENDELL
Keith David as HAROLD
Ashley Nicole Black as PAM
Mikey Day as FREDDY
Nicole Byer as STELLA
Phylicia Rashad as MARY
With additional voices by:
Jay Ellis
Phil LaMarr
Shukri R. Abdi
George K. Burns
Sa’Raya Paris Johnson
Justyce Taylor
Eddie Michaels
Script Supervision by Eli Kernis and Julia Ireland
Production Coordinator: JJ Marquardt
Writers Assistant: Marquita Brookins
Sound Engineering by Dylan Schwartz, Keefe Kaupanger-Swacker, Matt Sauro, Mark Wilkening, Dave Leffel, John Rigatuso, Patrick Christensen, Barbara Cochetas, Rodrigo Galvan, and Tony Diaz
Recorded at Sound Lounge, Bell Sound Studios, BAM Studios, Chicago Recording Company, Clean Cuts, Outloud Audio, and Marc Graue Recording Studios
Studio Coordination by: Rob Browning, Brendan Roche, Beth Quimby, Alefiyah Master, Joe Flynn, Jessica Sturgeon, Alex Vaca, Brian Reed, Rose Razal, Joe Flynn, Erik Henn, Carly Stipek, and Miki Chang
Cover illustration by Alyah Holmes
Business Affairs for Broadway Video: Joshua Davis, Eugene Pikulin, and Joanna Carbone
Finance and Accounting for Broadway Video: Howard Groudan and Tonia Sawyer
Head of Creative Development: Kate Navin
Chief Content Officer: Rachel Ghiazza
Special Thanks to: Jack Sullivan, Cristina McGinniss, Maeve Eells, Hannah Rowen, Louis Caggiano, Sophie Barrio, Austin Matloff, Najen Naylor, Marlon Calbi, Lamorne Morris, Regina Hoyles, London Hughes, Kiry Shabazz, Dahéli Hall, Alyssa Limperis, Dan J. Johnson, and Brandon Johnson

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Very engaging

The voices are made for storytelling. Absolutely wonderful. Fresh storyline that was unpredictable. I would love to listen to these voices in more stories, they brought the characters to life.

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Best audible original!

This the best audible original I’ve heard thus far. I really felt like I was watching this movie. I wish it was a movie. With all the same actors

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This was fun and funny

So relaxing to listen to Taraji and Tracee Ellis Ross be BFFS! I enjoyed all the other funny black actor cameos too.

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So funny!

Spent the whole two hours chuckling and giggling and out right guffawing at certain points. Highly recommend!

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Quick Read

Just over 2 hours and it was funny. The fact that it was well performed and by familiar voices made it even better.

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The humor

I love the cast so that made it even better, hearing their voices act out the scenes

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This was good for the soul!

This was such an entertaining listen and I came across it on a whim. I needed something entertaining and to brighten the day and this was perfect.

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I cackled!

Hilarious! I loved this so much.. and it perfectly captured the dynamics and love I share with my girlfriends.

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Funny short story

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Hilarious

Great story and performance. I enjoyed the story and narration. A comedic and heartfelt story.

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