When You Finish Saving the World is an Audible Original audio first production audio drama published on August 4, 2020 by American actor, author, and playwright Jesse Eisenberg.[1] It won the 2021 Audie Award for "Original Work".[2]
Plot
When You Finish Saving the World tells the story of three individuals working to understand each other and themselves: Nathan, a father learning to connect with his newborn son; Rachel, a young college student seeking to find her place in a relationship and in life, before marriage to Nathan; and Ziggy, their son, a teenager hoping to figure out where he came from, and where he's headed. The shifts between time frames in these characters' lives span over thirty years and depicts the complexities of growing up, having children, and fitting in.
Characters
- Jesse Eisenberg as Nathan Katz
- Finn Wolfhard as Ziggy Katz
- Kaitlyn Dever as Rachel Katz
Adaptations
When You Finish Saving the World is a 2022 film adaptation based on the audiobook directed and written by Jesse Eisenberg, starring Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard, and produced by Moore, Emma Stone and Dave McCary.[3][4]
Awards and honors
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Audie Award | Original Work | Won | [2] |
References
- ^ When You Finish Saving the World. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020 – via Audible.
- ^ a b "Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2021". www.audiopub.org. Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ "Hot Project Du Jour: Julianne Moore & Finn Wolfhard To Star In Jesse Eisenberg-Directed 'When You Finish Saving The World' Based On Audible Original; Emma Stone Producing". Deadline Hollywood. April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "It's a Book. It's a Podcast. It's a Three-Act Play, in Your Ears". The New York Times. August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
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