Daisy Ridley to star in new Audible drama

Daisy Ridley is to star in a new audio drama about a reality TV contestant.

Islanders has been created by Elinor Cook, a writer on the third season of Killing Eve.

According to Deadline, the drama tells the story of a young woman, performed by Ridley, who has always felt invisible. When she becomes a contestant on a televised dating show, she’s thrust into a manufactured paradise.

To remain in the game, she tries on different personas and partners. But as the days – or weeks – pass and the lines between truth and fiction blur, she must confront her long-held anxieties about identity and the desire to be seen…all while the cameras are rolling.

Ridley has been recording the standalone audio drama at home in London. It will be released on September 10. She said: “I really enjoyed performing Elinor Cook’s Islanders. Coming from a group working environment, it’s very rare to have to perform a piece, uninterrupted, but I found the creative process to be challenging and rewarding in equal measure. Elinor’s writing is beautiful, and she manages to convey incredible depth, even through the facade of a constructed reality TV show. I feel really lucky I was able to explore this piece with Elinor and the Audible team.”

Islanders will be released on 10th September.

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