''Borrasca'' is a fiction podcast written and created by Rebecca Klingel (aka CK Walker), and produced by and starring

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, adapted from the novella by CK Walker. It debuted on May 25, 2020, and released episodes weekly on Mondays through July 14, 2020. It is a production of the audio fiction production company QCODE. On March 31, 2022, it was announced that a season 2 would be released later that year. It premiered on October 6, 2022, and concluded on November 10, 2022.

Premise

''Borrasca'' is based on a multi-part short story written by Rebecca Klingel (also known as CK Walker), which she posted to the r/nosleep community on

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in 2015. "Borrasca" won the subreddit's award for Scariest Story in 2015. After the story went viral, Mike Flanagan recruited Klingel to write for the

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Cast and characters

as Sam Walker **

Charlie Shotwell Charlie Shotwell (born July 17, 2007) is an American actor. He started acting professionally at the age of six. His first notable role being the young Nai Cash in the 2016 comedy-drama film ''Captain Fantastic (film), Captain Fantastic'' for whic ...

as Young Sam Walker * Daniel Webber as Kyle Landy **

Zackary Arthur Zackary Arthur (born September 12, 2006) is an American actor, known for portraying the lead role of Jake Wheeler in '' Chucky'', a television continuation of the ''Child's Play'' film franchise, for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award ...

as Young Kyle Landy * Sarah Yarkin as Kimber Destaro **

Lulu Wilson Lulu Wilson (born October 7, 2005) is an American actress known mostly for the horror films '' Ouija: Origin of Evil'' (2016) and '' Annabelle: Creation'' (2017), as well as the television series adaptation of ''The Haunting of Hill House'' (2018) ...

as Young Kimber Destaro *

Lisa Edelstein Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer * Lisa Komine (born 1978), J ...

as Leah Dixon *

Peyton Kennedy Peyton Kennedy (born January 4, 2004) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Betty Nelson on the ABC television drama series ''Grey’s Anatomy'' (2018–2019). She is also known for her film roles in '' The Captive'' (2014), ' ...

as Whitney Walker *

Jama Williamson Jama Williamson (born March 12, 1974) is an American actress. She was active in New York City theater throughout the early 2000s, during which she appeared in such shows as Avery Crozier's ''Eat the Runt'', Hunt Holman's ''Spanish Girl'', A. R ...

as Lisbeth Walker *

Mark Derwin Mark Derwin (born October 28, 1960) is an American film and television actor. Derwin began his career on ''Days of Our Lives'' in 1987 with a minor role as Jeremiah Brown. In 1988, Derwin appeared in the role of Adrian Hunter on ''The Young and ...

as Graham Walker * Dan Blank as Ken Landy * Carmen Tonarelli as Anne Landy * Carolyn P. Riggs as Megan Destaro *

Roger Howarth Roger Howarth (born September 13, 1968) is an American actor. He played character Todd Manning on the daytime drama ''One Life to Live'' (''OLTL''); the character earned Howarth a Daytime Emmy Award in 1994, and is cited as an icon in the soap ...

as Peter Destaro * Caroline Newton as Krista Portnick and Lily Walstein * Aidan McGraw as Young Parker Landy and Wes Litszick *

Beau Knapp Beau Christian Knapp (born April 17, 1989) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in '' The Signal'' (2014), '' Run All Night'' (2015), and '' Southpaw'' (2015). Knapp portrayed a lead villain in ''Death Wish'' (2018), the sixth installm ...

as Erik Tucker *

Richard Burgi Richard William Burgi (, born July 30, 1958) is an American film and television actor best known for the roles of Det. Jim Ellison on '' The Sentinel'' and as Karl Mayer on ''Desperate Housewives''. He also portrayed Paul Hornsby in the ABC day ...

as Killian Clery * James Wellington as Mr. Diamond and Tom Prescott * Jules Giselle as Phoebe Dranger *

Ella Anderson Ella Aiko Anderson (born March 26, 2005) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress, starring as Piper Hart on the Nickelodeon television series '' Henry Danger'', and is also known for playing the role of Rachel Rawlings ...

as Paige Berry *

Hynden Walch Hynden Walch is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Starfire in the ''Teen Titans'' franchise and Princess Bubblegum in ''Adventure Time''. She also voiced Penny Sanchez in '' ChalkZone'', Amore and Lockette in the Nickelodeon ve ...

as Young Kristy Nanbelt and Woman #5 * Jack McGraw as Kaiden Whitiger *

Louise Lombard Louise Lombard (born Louise Marie Perkins; 13 September 1970) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Evangeline Eliott in the BBC drama series '' The House of Eliott'' (1991–94) and Sofia Curtis in the CBS drama series ''CSI: ...

as Mrs. Tverdy and Woman in White * Rebecca Field as Kathryn Scanlon *

Sean Maguire Sean Maguire (born 18 April 1976 in Ilford, London) is a British-American actor and singer, who rose to fame in 1988 when at the age of eleven he took on the role of "Tegs" Ratcliffe on the BBC children's drama ''Grange Hill'', in which he rem ...

as Jimmy Prescott * Debbe Hirata as Grace Clery * Cara Santana as Meera Daley * Michael Deery as Phil Saunders ** Christian Isaiah as Young Phil Saunders *

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as Mike Sutton ** Rhys Alterman as Young Mike Sutton *

Seychelle Gabriel Seychelle Suzanne Gabriel is an American actress. On television, she portrayed Lourdes Delgado in ''Falling Skies'' (2011–2014) and voiced Asami Sato in ''The Legend of Korra'' (2012–2014). She has also appeared in the films '' The Spirit'' ...

as Emmaline Bonham *

Sam Jaeger Samuel Heath Jaeger (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor and screenwriter. Life and career Jaeger was born in Perrysburg, Ohio, the son of LeAnne (née Graening) and Charles Jaeger. He is the youngest of four children. He graduated from ...

as Owen Daley * Violet McGraw as Wyatt Litzick * Kristen Tepper as Amanda Litzick * Mace Coronel as Parker Landy, Boyfriend, and Burnout * Julia Henning as Kristy Nanbelt, Woman #2, and Nurse #1 *

Dylan Bruno Dylan Bruno (born September 6, 1972) is an American actor and former model. His first major film role was a supporting part in Steven Spielberg's ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998), followed by a lead role in the horror film '' The Rage: Carrie 2'' ...

as Kevin Vanderveld * Staysha Holcombe as Receptionist *

Carlo Rota Carlo Dante Rota (born 17 April 1961) is a British-born Canadian actor. He has appeared in ''Little Mosque on the Prairie'' and as systems analyst Morris O'Brian on the Fox series '' 24''. He also co-starred as Emilio Solano in ''Jane the Virg ...

as Pastor and Officer Jameson * Nick Sagar as Officer Ramirez * Gary Galone as Deputy #1 * Mara Shuster-Lefkowitz as Woman #1 * Sheila Carrasco as Nurse #2

Episodes

Season 1

Season 2

Accolades

References

External links

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