‘Marvel’s Wastelanders: Black Widow’ Debuts
Take a wild, dystopian ride with Susan Sarandon in the latest chapter of Marvel and SiriusXM’s “Wastelanders” series.
“Marvel’s Wastelanders: Black Widow,” starring Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon, is the third installment in Marvel and SiriusXM’s post-apocalyptic “Wastelanders” original podcast series. All 10 episodes are available to stream now on the SiriusXM app.
Marvel’s Wastelanders: Black Widow
Episode Guide
| Episode 1 | Houston, We Have a Spider |
| Episode 2 | You See More |
| Episode 3 | Subtext |
| Episode 4 | By the Way |
| Episode 5 | I Thought About Letting Her Know |
| Episode 6 | A Very Melancholy Answer |
| Episode 7 | Temet Nosce |
| Episode 8 | Bonus |
| Episode 9 | The Entertainment |
| Episode 10 | The Future Is Mysterious |
Cast
The series stars:
- Susan Sarandon
- Eva Amurri (“Saved!”)
- Nate Corddry (“Mom”)
- Amber Gray (“Hadestown”)
- Melissa Gilbert (“Little House on the Prairie”)
- Chasten Harmon (“Elementary”)
- Michael Imperioli (“The Sopranos”)
- Justin Kirk (“Weeds”)
Story
The story begins almost 30 years after The Day the Villains Won (a.k.a. V-Day), when Helen Black arrives at her new apartment in The Onar, a 161-story complex in what used to be Midtown Manhattan.
Owned and operated by S.H.I.E.L.D., The Onar has become the very embodiment of the dystopic wealth and inequality that’s engulfed New York City ever since V-Day. A collection of uber-rich families — including the media magnate Burge family — occupy the opulent penthouses in the DecaDomes, The Onar’s highest 10 stories, while Helen Black’s apartment is located in the much more humble “100 Block.” When her nosy neighbor, Dr. Brian Mizuno, asks Helen (through the paper-thin walls) what brought her here, she cryptically alludes to “problems with an ex…”
On the same day that Helen moves into her apartment, Lisa Cartwright reports for her first day as a Junior Residential Security Analyst for Panopticog Solutions, a private security company hired by S.H.I.E.L.D. to monitor the residents of The Onar (without their knowledge or consent). Lisa is assigned to surveil Helen’s corner of the 100 Block, and quickly discovers that Helen Black is not at all who she says she is.
Production
“‘Marvel’s Wastelanders: Black Widow’ is a mysterious, fun, and wild ride! Whether you’re a fan of Black Widow or just a fan of the all-star cast, you’re going to want to binge this series,” Jill Du Boff, Director of Audio at Marvel, said. “The creative team, writer Alex Delyle and director Timothy Busfield, have really pulled out all the stops on this show, and the immersive world they built will have you wondering, ‘Who is the Black Widow?'”
The 10-episode original scripted podcast is written by Alex Delyle (“Fear the Walking Dead”) and directed by Timothy Busfield (“Thirtysomething,” “The West Wing,” and Peter Quill in “Marvel’s Wastelanders: Star-Lord”) with sound design and original music by Daniel Brunelle (“The Two Princes,” “Sandra”).
