The Foundry signs multi-project narrative deal with Audible for licensing of audio content

IP content development studio and production company, The Foundry has signed a deal with Audible, an Amazon company for licensing of over 60 hours of content created and produced by The Foundry.

The content licensed comprises of original scripted multi-cast fictions as well as adapted and dramatised classic stories in the audio format.

An initial slate of titles from this deal, that have been created by The Foundry’s audio division, have premiered on Audible’s service and their rollout continues in the coming months ahead.

Debuted audiobooks include the Hindi adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ (Sherlock Holmes Ki Romanchak Kahaniyan) and Munshi Premchand’s ‘Karmabhoomi’; about turmoil in common colonial living. In the pipeline, is the multicast Hindi adaptation production of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

As a part of this deal, The Foundry will be licensing to Audible original series created by their Creator-in-Chief Vekeana Dhillon that will be selected from their in-house development catalogue of over 90 audio IP’s.

This includes the disaster audio series, ‘Trapped’- which is a powerhouse drama in which residents and rescuers grapple in the ruins of an urban high-rise building collapse; and the mystery thriller ‘The Woman in Bed#3’. 

The Foundry has previously produced an audioshow on Audible titled ‘Uncovidable’ - which showcases the journey of a woman caught in the whirlwind of the nationwide lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is written by Vekeana Dhillon and voiced by Mahira Kakkar in English and actor Rasika Duggal in Hindi.

Ridhima Thakral, Director, Content – India, said, “We are delighted to have stories produced by The Foundry, one of the country's premiere most content development studios on our service. With stories produced across genres, including classics, mysteries, dramas and many more debuting on our service, we are excited about incredible entertainment in store for Audible members.”

Vikram Dhillon, Head of Production and Business of The Foundry, a company he co-founded with filmmaker Puneet Sira, commented, “We’re fully committed to heightening the ‘cinematic’ experience of our handpicked stories. As it is, we’re thriving in our storytelling offerings of rich narratives and complex characters across mediums in series, features films and animation. Audio emboldens us to construct a next-generation entertainment experience and we do so, proudly, in presenting our never-heard-before slate of content for our listeners.”

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