Dirty Diana (podcast)

Dirty Diana
Presentation
Starring	Demi Moore
Genre	Audio drama scripted erotica feminist romance sexuality
Format	Audio
Created by	Shana Feste
Written by	Shana Feste and Jen Besser
Directed by	Shana Feste
Language	American English
Length	34 - 45 minutes
Production
Composed by	Deron Johnson
Audio format	MP3
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 [1]
Publication
Original release	July 3 – December 21, 2020
Provider	QCode Media
Related
Website	dirty-diana.simplecast.com

Dirty Diana is an audio drama podcast produced by QCode about a woman who hosts an erotic website. A sex-positive exploration of a woman's troubled marriage, it stars Demi Moore and Claes Bang. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Production

Demi Moore has had a long career as an actress playing sexy roles. ^{[6] [5]} Both MovieWeb and Los 40 noted that Demi Moore is known for her "alluringly raspy" and "ragged voice," which David G. Maciejewski attributes to her habit of smoking Red Marlboros. ^{[6] [7]} Demi Moore saw the podcast as an opportunity to explore sexuality and made a distinction between the podcast's sex positive message and adult entertainment or pornography. ^{[8] [9]} According to MDZ Online the podcast is a feminist podcast. ^[10] Shana Feste is the director of the podcast. ^{[11] [12]} The podcast was created entirely over Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[13] Demi Moore recorded the show from her bathroom. ^[14]

Photo of Demi Moore the starring actor of the podcast

Main cast and characters

• Demi Moore as Diana Wood
• Claes Bang as Oliver Wood, Diana's husband
• Betsy Brandt as Susan, Diana's therapist
• Mackenzie Davis as Amanda, a stripper that Oliver sees somewhat regularly (also records a fantasy for Episode 6)
• Carmen Ejogo as Petra, an heiress client at Diana's accounting firm
• Dayo Okeniyi as James, a veteran returned from Afghanistan who fills in for Liam
• Dolly Wells as Laurenne, Diana's friend
• Penelope Ann Miller as Cassie, Diana's friend
• Jon Tenney as Allen, Diana's boss as her accounting firm
• Rhys Wakefield as Liam, Diana's assistant running the website
• Lesley Ann Warren as Jean, Diana's disavowed mother
• Max Greenfield as Doug, Diana's co-worker; and as Jake, a chance bar encounter

Cameos

• Andrea Riseborough as Jasmine, recording as "Liz" (Episode 1)
• Lena Dunham as Lux (Episode 2)
• Melanie Griffith as Carrie (Episode 3)
• Gwendoline Christie as Evie (Episode 4)
• Rosa Salazar as Jada (Episode 5)
• Ava Grey as Erika (Episode 6)
• Chris Diamantopoulos as Brady, a real-estate client of Oliver's
• Lili Taylor as a marriage therapist for Diana and Oliver

Format

Each episode spends about half an hour focused on a single character's erotic fantasy. ^[15]

Episodes

#	Title	Length (minutes:seconds)	Original release date
Trailer [16]	"Dirty Diana"	2:20	July 3, 2020 (2020-07-03)
1 [17]	"LIZ"	34:01	July 13, 2020 (2020-07-13)
2 [18]	"LUX"	34:36	July 20, 2020 (2020-07-20)
3 [19]	"CARRIE"	34:58	July 27, 2020 (2020-07-27)
4 [20]	"EVIE"	39:20	August 3, 2020 (2020-08-03)
5 [21]	"JADA"	38:52	August 10, 2020 (2020-08-10)
6 [22]	"AMANDA / ERIKA"	45:59	August 17, 2020 (2020-08-17)

Adaptions

Novels

Following the success of the podcast, co-writers Jen Besser and Shana Feste signed a deal with Dial Press (US) and HarperCollins (UK) to adapt the podcast into a trilogy of novels (Dirty Diana; Diana in Love; and Diana Says Yes). ^[23] The trilogy was set for release in 2024-2025. ^{[24] [25]}

Television

In September 2020, Amazon announced that it won the rights to a television series adaptation. ^{[26] [27]} Demi Moore will return to star in the series, which also brings back writers Jen Besser and Shana Feste, who will also direct. ^{[28] [29] [30]}

Reception

The show won the 2021 Ambies award for "Best Scriptwriting". ^[31]

See also

• Sex-positive feminism
• Sex-positive movement

References

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2. Ellis, Philip (July 15, 2020). "Demi Moore Records People's Sexual Fantasies in Her New Erotic Fiction Podcast". Men's Health. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
3. Speller, Katherine (July 21, 2020). "Demi Moore's New Erotic Podcast 'Dirty Diana' Is All About Women's Pleasure & Sex Positivity". SheKnows. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
4. Wiseman, Andreas (July 8, 2020). "Demi Moore Leads Erotic Qcode Podcast 'Dirty Diana' With Claes Bang, Betsy Brandt, Gwendoline Christie & Lena Dunham". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
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7. Maciejewski, David G. (July 23, 2020). "'Dirty Diana' es el Nuevo Podcast Erótico de Demi Moore". Los40 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
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14. Mauch, Ally (July 15, 2020). "Demi Moore Reveals Why She Records Her New Erotic Podcast From Her Funky Bathroom". People . Retrieved June 16, 2024.
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16. "Dirty Diana". Dirty Diana. July 3, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
17. "LIZ". Dirty Diana. July 13, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
18. "LUX". Dirty Diana. July 20, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
19. "CARRIE". Dirty Diana. July 27, 2020. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
20. "EVIE". Dirty Diana. August 3, 2020. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
21. "JADA". Dirty Diana. August 10, 2020. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
22. "AMANDA / ERIKA". Dirty Diana. August 17, 2020. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
23. Deahl, Rachel (November 13, 2020). "Book Deals: Week of November 16, 2020". Publishers Weekly . Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
24. Chandler, Mark (November 10, 2020). "HarperCollins pre-empts trilogy from Dirty Diana podcast creators | The Bookseller". The Bookseller . Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
25. Dirty Diana Series
26. Wiseman, Andreas (September 23, 2020). "Demi Moore To Star In Amazon Series 'Dirty Diana' Based On Erotic Drama Podcast From Shana Feste". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
27. "Amazon Secures Series Adaptation Rights To Demi Moore Podcast 'Dirty Diana' -". mxdwn Television. September 24, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
28. Porter, Rick (September 23, 2020). "Demi Moore to Star in Amazon Drama Based on 'Dirty Diana' Podcast". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
29. "Dirty Diana: Podcast erótico de Demi Moore vai virar série" [Dirty Diana: Demi Moore's Erotic Podcast Will Become Series]. Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). September 23, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
30. "Amazon adapting erotic drama podcast Dirty Diana starring Demi Moore". Flickering Myth. 2020-09-28. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
31. "The Ambies: 2021 Winners". Ambies . 2021. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Dirty Diana at IMDb