Marsai Martin will star in and executive produce an upcoming podcast series called Free To Fall. In this role, Martin will portray Rory Vaughn, a teenager who uncovers a secret society with connections to her late mother. Along the way, she will be joined by characters played by Jahi Di’Allo Winston of Charm City Kings, Talitha Bateman of Away and Jahking Guillory of Black Lightning. Also, Jason Genao of On My Block, McKinley Freeman of Queen Sugar and TC Carson of Star Wars: The Clone Wars will have roles in the series.
Emerging podcast imprint Scripty, founded by Katie Christian, will lead the way for this developing project. Christian will also write the series with Rashonda Joplin. Jennifer Smith will produce the podcast while Irie Williams work as the casting director.
“The goal with each of our podcasts is to take risks, have fun, and build audiences for the stories we believe in,” Christian told Deadline.
“Free to Fall is the story of a young woman learning to quiet the outside noise and listen to her own intuition. Bringing this project to life with Marsai, who so fully embodies the courage and perceptiveness of our protagonist, is a dream come true. We can’t wait for the world to listen.”
