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Apogee


1 episode


Synopsis:

In the year 2043, a private research coalition known as ORION funds an ambitious mission aboard the ISS—an experiment in closed loop life support and the future of long term space habitation.

Then, the unthinkable happens, a catastrophic cascade of orbital debris severs communications, the international crew aboard the ISS finds themselves stranded—cut off, drifting, and forced to watch as the world ends below.

With just 15 months before orbital decay brings them back to a dead planet, trust begins to crack, secrets surface, and the real purpose of the mission becomes impossible to ignore.

Apogee is a sci-fi audio drama about isolation, survival, and the weight of knowing you were never meant to go home.

It was never about saving the world. It was about what comes after.


Language: English

Format: Audio Drama

Continuity: Serial

Writing: Scripted

Voices: Full cast

Narrator: None

Genres: Science fiction, Post-apocalypse, Thriller and Psychological

Framing device: None

Soundscape: Sound effects & music

Maturity: Mature

Creator demographics: / Disabled / LGBTQ+ / Neurodivergent

Character demographics: / LGBTQ+

Content warnings: / Explicit language / Self-harm and suicide / Violence

Country of origin: United States

Transcript details: Show notes

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Episodes:

Pilot

Sat, 24 May 2025 06:59:00 +0000

ORION's experiment begins with four new arrivals on the ISS, bringing fresh tensions, hidden agendas, and one optimistic journalist. The veteran crew tries to integrate the newcomers and resume standard operations, strange system irregularities begin to ripple through the station. Then comes the debris storm—violent, unpredictable, and far too precise. Now, communication is dead, Earth is quiet, and the silence feels like a warning.

Episode transcript here: https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/7db12586-dd94-48e2-bd09-3aa5123e50b3#bd7326c2-f8ae-4b9e-bf3c-f87b13b92285

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