Wondery Announces Sci-Fi Limited Series ''The Last City''

RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, February 27, 2024

''The Last City''

Wondery is launching a new two-part limited series, The Last City, an immersive "cli-fi" (climate fiction) narrative drama about a futuristic utopia, the ravaged wasteland just beyond its walls, and the people fighting to salvage the planet. The fictional scripted series, starring Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul), Maury Sterling (Homeland), Jeannie Tirado (Fairy Tail Zero), Skye Lourie (The Pillars of the Earth), and Celia Rose Gooding (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), debuts on Wondery+ on March 4.

In the climate-ravaged year of 2072, Pura stands as a miraculous green haven, a geoengineered paradise that protects lucky residents from the global catastrophes of heat domes, fires, floods and droughts. Demetria Lopez is Pura's PR fixer, tirelessly promoting the city's idyllic image. But when she stumbles upon a dark secret that underpins Pura's existence, she must decide who and what she is willing to protect.

Weaving together elements of the climate crisis, its subsequent mental health consequences, and complicated feelings about our shared future, The Last City grabs listeners with dramatic themes, powerhouse performances, and nail-biting scenes, while ultimately sharing an inspiring message about the power of humanity to create positive change.

Good Energy, a nonprofit story consultancy for the age of climate change, was a consultant on the series. The head writer on the Wondery series is Carmiel Banasky, a short-story writer, novelist and TV writer who recently wrote for the Prime Video series, Undone.

The Last City is a Wondery production and will be available on Amazon Music and everywhere you get your podcasts starting April 22.