Last Known Position

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Last Known Position
Genre Mystery Thriller
Created byLucas Passmore
Based onLast Known Position (podcast)
by Lucas Passmore
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producers
  • Gina Rodriguez
  • Lucas Passmore
  • Rob Herting
  • Sandra Yee Ling
  • Michele Zarate
  • Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
  • Fred Berger
  • Justin Levy
  • Jeremy Platt
  • Molly Breeskin
Production companies
  • QCode
  • Automatik
  • I Can and Will Productions
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video

Last Known Position is an American mystery thriller podcast, created by Lucas Passmore and starring Gina Rodriguez.

Contents

Podcast

The podcast debuted in December 2021. [1] The podcast was created during the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] The podcast's cast included James Purefoy, Manny Jacinto, and Olivia Cheng. [3] Gina Rodriguez stars in both the podcast and television series. [4] Rodriguez plays a submarine pilot named Mikaela Soto. [5] The podcast follows Soto and her crew as they search for the wreckage of a missing flight in the Pacific ocean. [6] The podcast won best fiction podcast in the 2023 Ambies Awards and was nominated in two other categories. [7]

Cast and characters

Television series

An adaptation of the work in the form of a television series is set to be released on Amazon Prime Video. The show is produced by QCode, Automatik, and I Can and Will, with Gina Rodriguez and Luke Passmore executive producing. [9]

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