Ahead of the launch of Spiral: From The Book Of Saw, which hits UK cinemas on May 17, Lionsgate has launched a brand new podcast celebrating the history of the Saw franchise.
Seeing Saw: The Official Spiral Podcast is the show that traps listeners in the world of one of horror’s biggest franchises. Film critics and Saw fans (and potential acolytes of Jigsaw) Catherine Bray, Anna Bogutskaya and Charlie Shackleton are navigating their way through the puzzlingly brilliant film series that changed horror films forever.
Debating the plausibility, deviousness and sheer ingenuity of the many intricate and interlocking schemes of Jigsaw and his protégés, this is a nine-part podcast dedicated to the recollection, dissection and celebration of the Saw universe, beginning with the film that kicked-started a cycle of terror that changed the face of cinema, 2004’s breakout hit Saw.
Released twice a week in the lead up to Spiral, every episode delves into each entry in the Saw series in anticipation of the latest film. Our hosts will not only recap what has happened so far, but they’ll be championing just what makes each one great.
Hosts Anna Bogutskaya, Catherine Bray and Charlie Shackleton have this to say about the series: “As dedicated acolytes of the Jigsaw Killer, it was incredibly exciting for us to have the opportunity to rewatch all the Saw films for the hundredth time in the run-up to the release of Spiral. We would have been rewatching them all anyway, but getting to make a podcast about it for Lionsgate was as welcome as the key to unlock a Reverse Bear Trap before the timer runs out.”
Podcast Producer Jake Cunningham adds: “Over the last two decades, the Saw series has arguably shaped the horror landscape more than any other and with Seeing Saw we hope to piece together the impact, importance and surprising charm that has kept audiences trapped for so long. Anna, Charlie and Catherine are true scholars of Jigsaw and their insightful, hilarious discussions will lead listeners to re-evaluate the series and want to play Jigsaw’s games all over again.”
You can listen to Seeing Saw: The Official Spiral Podcast on Acast, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Pocket Casts, Castbox, OverCast, Spotify, Google Podcasts.
Seeing Saw: The Official Spiral Podcast is produced for Lionsgate UK by Little Dot Studios.
Here’s a look at the most recent trailer for Spiral:
Here’s the important dates for your podcast calendar in the run up to Spiral‘s release:
Monday April 19th – Saw (2004)
Friday April 23rd – Saw II (2005)
Monday April 26th – Saw III (2006)
Friday April 30th – Saw IV (2007)
Monday May 3rd – Saw V (2008)
Friday May 7th – Saw VI (2009)
Monday May 10th – Saw: The Final Chapter (2010)
Friday May 14th – Jigsaw (2017)
Monday May 17th – Spiral: From The Book of Saw
Spiral stars Chris Rock, Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols, and Samuel L. Jackson, and is produced by the original SAW team of Mark Burg and Oren Koules. The film is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by Josh Stolberg & Pete Goldfinger.
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