Marvel and Sirius XM Launch First Original Scripted Podcast MARVEL’S WASTELANDERS: OLD MAN STAR-LORD Next Month
Marvel Entertainment has teamed up with SiriusXM for their first original scripted podcast and it’s almost ready to launch. The series is called Marvel’s Wastelanders: Old Man Star-Lord and will follow the titular character in a world where the villains have one. This first series will last for 10 episodes with the first two launching on June 1 and kicks off the first season of the overarching Marvel’s Wastelanders series which will also feature Old Man Wolverine, Old Man Hawkeye, and Grey Widow.
In a shadowy alternate future of the Marvel Universe, the Villains have finally won and Heroes are nothing but a bad memory. Marvel's Wastelanders: Old Man Star-Lord finds Peter Quill and Rocket a little paunchier, a little slower, and a lot saltier than they were during the glory days of the Guardians of the Galaxy. They quickly discover the Earth isn't what it used to be either, when they crash land 30 years after Doctor Doom takes over a barren, desolate wasteland and all the world's super villains seized control, including outlaw Ghost Riders and the bloodthirsty Kraven the Hunter.
Old Man Star-Lord will star Timothy Busfield (The West Wing) as Star-Lord, Chris Elliott (Schitt’s Creek) as Rocket, and Nadine Malouf (High Fidelity) as Cora and feature Patrick Page (Hadestown) as Kraven the Hunter, Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty) as Emma Frost, and Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon) as Red. Additional cast members include Eric T. Miller, Elizabeth Francis, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Marylouise Burke, Blake Stadnik, Dylan Baker, and Aasif Mandvi. Benjamin Percy (Wolverine: The Long Night) wrote the series which is directed by Kimberly Senior (Disgraced). The sound design and original score are courtesy of Mark Henry Phillips (Homecoming).
Talking about the series, Stephen Wacker of Marvel said:
You can tune in for the first two episodes of Old Man Star-Lord on June 1 through the SiriusXM app, Pandora, Stitcher, and all major podcast platforms. Additional episodes will release weekly.