Based on the Skybound Comic Series created by Sean Mackiewicz and Niko Walter
Fugitives. Rebels. Newlyweds.
WHAT:
In this gripping adaptation of the Eisner Award-nominated comic book series, Randy and Amalia find themselves in the middle of the Mexican drug war as it takes a supernatural turn. Despite their efforts of trying to leave behind their past identities as El Doctor y La Asesina – the givers and takers of life – the couple is forced to confront their old ways when Amalia’s nephew is kidnapped. Behind the crime stands a new cartel, infamous not only for their brutality and ruthlessness but also for their chilling devotion to a mysterious new saint, La Querida.
The series will be a bilingual audio release, with completed recordings in both Spanish and English.
Gasolina is Skybound’s third partnership in a slate of Audible Original podcasts, joining Impact Winter and Death by Unknown Event.
WHERE:
All episodes are available now, exclusively on Audible.
WHEN:
November 7, 2024
WHO:
Based on the Skybound/Image comic book series created by Sean Mackiewicz and Niko Walter.
Adapted for audio by Gabriel Urbina, creator of genre-defining work, Wolf 359.
Sean Mackiewicz is the SVP and Publisher at Skybound Entertainment, overseeing a comic catalog of over 60 titles, including The Walking Dead and Invincible. He has forged major licensing partnerships with LEGO, Universal, and Hasbro, launching hits like the Energon Universe, a shared comic book universe breathing new life into the TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE franchises. Sean is also the co-creator and writer of the Eisner Award-nominated comic Gasolina, co-created and drawn by Niko Walter.
CAST:
Directed by and starring Gigi Saul Guerrero, with Laz Alonso, Martha Higareda, David Castañeda
SYNOPSIS:
Newlyweds Randy and Amalia work at her brother’s sugar cane plantation in Veracruz, Mexico – where they are both doing their best to put as much distance as they can between themselves and their shadowy pasts. But it is precisely their ill-gotten reputations that makes Amalia’s brother turn to them for help when his son, 14-year-old Quique, is kidnapped. The men behind the crime are Los Queridos, a new cartel that has already made a name for itself based on their brutality and ruthlessness… and for their eerily devout worship of a new saint, La Querida. However, what should be a simple hostage exchange proves to be anything but. Los Queridos have unearthed something ancient and primal, some kind of demonic, infectious force they are unleashing upon their enemies and their victims, and they intend to use it to wage the bloodiest drug war the world has ever seen. And it’s just a matter of time before our newlyweds are caught in the middle of it all, forced to be killers, outlaws, and leaders all at once if they want to live to see any kind of tomorrow.