In an interesting turn of events, considering just how badly The Flash is doing at the box office (thanks no doubt to Ezra Miller controversy), Warner Bros. has just announced a new DC project in the form of a podcast entitled The Flash: Escape the Midnight Circus.
So, what is it? Well, it’s been described as a six-part scripted audio drama which stars Max Greenfield (known for his role in New Girl) as The Flash.
Each episode looks to be between 12 to 20 minutes long. Here’s the official synopsis:
Barry Allen is at the height of his powers and fame, firmly ensconced as Central City’s favorite Super Hero – but when being The Flash forces him to let Iris down one time too many, she decides to call it quits. Undeterred, Barry figures he can use the Speed Force to go back in time and set things right. But something goes wrong, Barry tumbles into a new dimension, finding himself in a small bedroom with Captain Cold, his powers gone. Cold tells Barry that he’s an unwitting participant in a televised tournament, THE MIDNIGHT CIRCUS, which pits humans, superheroes and rogues against one another in life-or-death games of chance. Survive the competition and Barry earns his freedom, recreate the conditions of his original transformation, and return to his own timeline. But to do so, he’ll have to rely solely on his wits. And if that wasn’t hard enough, he soon finds himself facing his toughest opponent yet: Iris West.
As seems to be the way of things right now, and to whet your appetite for more, the first two episodes of the podcast will be out on Monday, 10th July as an Apple Podcasts exclusive. The remaining episodes will then be released weekly.
However, if you can wait that long, the entire series will also be included as an extra with The Flash on Digital, 4K UHD, and Blu-ray – innit, guv’nor!
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