The Edge of Sleep

The Edge of Sleep is a post-apocalyptic mystery-thriller scripted podcast created and written by Jake Emanuel and Willie Block, starring Mark Fischbach, Alex Essoe, Cara Santana, and Victor Rasuk. It is co-produced by Mark Fischbach and Tess Ryan, in partnership with Wood Elf, a podcast label under QCODE. The first season of The Edge of Sleep ran for a total of 8 episodes from September 24 to November 5, 2019 and is hosted on multiple streaming services as a free title. In 2022, QCODE renewed the podcast for a second season, which is planned to release later that year.

A television adaptation produced by New Regency is currently in post-production. Fischbach reprises his lead role, alongside new cast members Lio Tipton and Eve Harlow.

Premise
When a night watchman finishes his shift at work, he is terrified to discover that everyone in the world who went to sleep the previous night has died. Now he and a band of survivors must stay awake and uncover the secret of this global epidemic, before they fall asleep.

Podcast

 * Mark Fischbach as Dave Torres
 * Sander Argabrite as Young Dave
 * Alex Essoe as Katie Dowd
 * Cara Santana as Linda Russo
 * Victor Rasuk as Matteo Leon
 * Michael Yama as The Whale / Old Man
 * Marcia Cross as Tracy
 * Pat Healy as Trespasser
 * Rob Morrow as John
 * Collin Lim as Felix
 * Joshua Burge as Gus
 * Rose Gilroy as Jane

TV series

 * Mark Fischbach as Dave Torres
 * Lio Tipton as Katie Dowd
 * Eve Harlow as Linda Russo
 * Franz Drameh as Matteo Leon
 * Patti Allen as Ruth Nelson
 * Braden Overwater as Gus

List of episodes

 * Note: Although the podcast was made available on several platforms, episode lengths are based on the Apple Podcasts edition.

Renewal
On April 11, 2022, Deadline Hollywood reported that The Edge of Sleep podcast was renewed for a second season. The story will take place thousands of miles from the show's original setting in a remote jungle. It is scheduled for a late 2022 release.

Television adaptation
On April 14, 2021, Deadline Hollywood reported that a television adaptation is in the works with Mark reprising his role, alongside new cast members Lio Tipton and Eve Harlow. Jake Emanuel and Willie Block return as writer-showrunners, with Corey Adams as the director, as well as New Regency Productions financing the project and providing the television studio. Executive producers on the series include Emanuel, Block, Adams, Fischbach, New Regency, QCODE, Automatik, and Oddfellows. The filming was scheduled to begin within the next month in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.

On April 16, 2021, Mark announced to his audience that he will be flying out to Canada for a month to film and star in the upcoming television adaptation. Upon arrival, Mark was quarantined for two weeks in a hotel room as mandated by Canada's government in order to curb the spread of COVID-19. On June 17, 2021, Mark announced that filming has been completed.

Official website

 * The Edge of Sleep on QCODE Media

Streaming services

 * The Edge of Sleep on Amazon Music
 * The Edge of Sleep on Apple Podcasts
 * The Edge of Sleep on Spotify