Sandra is a fiction podcast by Gimlet Media starring Alia Shawkat. The show follows Helen as she starts a new job at a tech giant that developed a virtual assistant called Sandra.
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The podcast is produced by Gimlet Media.[1] Sandra is the second fiction podcast by Gimlet.[2] Alia Shawkat stars as the protagonist of the show named Helen.[3] Sandra is the fictional equivalent of Amazon Alexa.[4] All seven episodes were released on April 18, 2018.[5] The show was written by Kevin Moffett and Matthew Derby.[6] Sandra is powered by humans instead of AI.[7] Helen starts working at a tech giant as a Sandra operator.[8] The tech giant that developed Sandra is called Orbital Teledynamics.[9] The company is based in her hometown of Guymon, Oklahoma.[10] The rights to adapt the podcast into a television series were acquired by Wiip—the independent studio owned by Paul Lee.[11][12] The show was adapted for Mexico and Brazil.[13] The show has been compared to Black Mirror.[14]
References edit
- ^ Locke, Charley (April 20, 2018). "Gimlet's New Show Is About the Human Side of AI". Intelligencer. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Greenberg, Jake (May 4, 2018). "Sandra Podcast Review: Where Are Fiction Podcasts Headed?". Podcast Review. Los Angeles Review of Books. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Sandra: Gimlet's siri drama starring Alia Shawkat – podcasts of the week". The Guardian. May 4, 2018. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Quah, Nicholas (April 19, 2018). "Sandra Is a Tech Thriller for the Age of Siri and Alexa". Vulture. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (April 11, 2018). "Gimlet Announces Scripted Podcast Starring Kristen Wiig and Alia Shawkat, Renews 'StartUp' for Season 7". Variety. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Liptak, Andrew (May 6, 2018). "Kristen Wiig voices a human-powered virtual assistant in podcast drama Sandra". The Verge. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Podcast: Sandra — a creepy series about humans and technology". Financial Times. April 22, 2018. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Best Podcasts of 2018: Top Podcasts to Download Right Now – Thrillist". Thrillist. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Locker, Melissa (April 18, 2018). "Gimlet's Latest Podcast Stars Kristen Wiig as a Virtual Assistant". Fast Company. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ Leszkiewicz, Anna (June 9, 2021). "Sandra: the gripping fiction podcast about voice-activated assistants". New Statesman. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Petski, Denise (May 7, 2018). "'Sandra' Podcast In Works As TV Series By Paul Lee's Wiip & Gimlet Pictures". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (May 7, 2018). "Paul Lee's Wiip, Gimlet Pictures to Develop Scripted Podcast 'Sandra' as TV Series". Variety. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Sara, Sonia, Sofía: Spotify planea versiones locales en México y Brasil de podcast "Sandra"". Reuters. June 30, 2020. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Cooper, Gael Fashingbauer. "When Alexa met Sandra: Kristen Wiig stars in new podcast". CNET. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
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