Alice Isn't Dead

Alice Isn't Dead is a podcast presented as a series of audio diaries by a truck driver in her search across America for the wife she had long assumed was dead (the eponymous Alice). In the course of her search, she encounters not-quite-human serial murderers, towns literally lost in time, and a conspiracy that goes way beyond her missing wife. The series was created in 2016 by Joseph Fink, and it has been published by Night Vale Presents since March 8, 2016. The main character and narrator, whose name is never mentioned until the final episode of the first season, is voiced by Jasika Nicole. During its run, the podcast typically airs on every other Tuesday. The first season ended on July 12, 2016, with a second season premiering on April 4, 2017 which concluded on August 8th, 2017. Fink has stated that the third season would be the final season.
On August 16, 2017, it was announced that a novel based on the series, written by Fink, will be released in autumn 2018 by Harper Perennial. Additionally, a television adaption, executive produced by Fink, was in development for USA Network by Universal Cable Productions, though it was ultimately not picked up.
==Production==
In an interview with the Huffington Post, Joseph Fink explained that the inspiration for the podcast came from his experiences traveling around in vans on long trips, particularly in the United States, for the Welcome to Night Vale live shows. The series puts particular focus on the narrator driving through towns without stopping and spending time at rest stops along the highway. All ten episodes of the first season were written by Fink, with music by Disparition.
Jasika Nicole also appears on Welcome to Night Vale in the role of Dana Cardinal. She was pitched the series during a conversation with Fink before one of the Night Vale live shows and signed on immediately, receiving scripts a few months later. The first season was partially funded through sponsored advertising by Audible Inc., Squarespace, Casper Sleep, and Blue Apron - a practice that would continue with other series under the Night Vale Presents banner such as Within the Wires and The Orbiting Human Circus (of the Air).
Roberta Colindrez, who appeared in the original cast of Fun Home and was a member of the Neo-Futurists alongside much of the Night Vale Presents crew, makes an uncredited voice cameo in the finale of Season 1. She makes her first credited appearance as this character in the bonus episode "Haugen, Montana," narrating in place of Jasika Nicole, before making an appearance in the premiere of Part 2.
==List of episodes==
===Series overview===
===Part 1 (2016)===
Episode	Title	Written by	Date	Running Time
===Part 2 (2017)===
Episode	Title	Written by	Date	Running Time
===Part 3 (2018)===
Episode	Title	Written by	Date	Running Time
===Bonus episodes===
During the lead up to the releases of Part 2 and 3, short bonus episodes were released to advertise the podcast's return.
====Part 2 (2017)====
Episode	Title	Written by	Date	Running Time
====Part 3 (2018)====
Episode	Title	Written by	Date	Running Time
==Reception==
Cassandra Khaw of Ars Technica positively reviewed the first three episodes, stating that the series "very quickly comes into its own, dropping any pretence of gallows humour for the kind of creeping, consuming terror that pervades the best horror movies."
==References==
Category:2016 podcast debuts
Category:Audio podcasts
Category:English-language podcasts
Category:Horror podcasts
Category:LGBT-related podcasts
Category:Scripted podcasts