Audio Dramas reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 238 Reddit reviews across 10 subreddits and 44 posts to rank the best Audio Dramas brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/audiodrama, r/podcasts, r/Theatre, r/Blacklibrary, r/gallifrey. Top-rated brands include Wolf 359 (4.7/5), We're Alive (4.8/5), The White Vault (4.7/5).
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Subreddits10
Posts44
Brands97
Products10
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#1
Wolf 359
4.7
(9)
"Wolf 359!"
"Wolf 359, great voice acting and production, interesting storyline -- sci fi set on a distant space station orbiting a star."
"Wolf 359."
"Would probably be my first one."
"Is by far the one that I've had the most success with."
"Deep space exploration with good characters and great voice acting."
"Wolf 359."
"Wolf 359 uses its music for emotional queues pretty often and pretty effectively."
"I've managed to get four different people into at least finishing Wolf 359."
#2
We're Alive
4.8
(8)
"My favorite of all time was the original 'We're Alive'."
"Probably one of the best known"
"I too was introduced to audio drama by the fantastic we're alive."
"Yeah, We're Alive is fantastic. Steal the Stars is another one of my favorites."
"It’s an intense zombie audio drama."
"Just because i feel thats a staple of the ad community."
"Zombie survival audio drama."
"The writing can be really cheesy, but the production value is the best I've heard."
#3
The White Vault
4.7
(6)
"The White Vault"
"The White Vault has a woman narrator and POV characters for its creepy adventures in the Arctic."
"A few of my favorites! Too many to mention really but I vouch for all of these! All are full cast audio dramas, not narrations."
"You'll probably love: The White Vault - Arctic Horror."
"The white vault has a woman narrator."
"The White Vault."
#4
The Black Tapes
4.5
(6)
"Probably my favorite series that I haven't ever felt matched by anything else."
"One that I really liked that isn't posted above."
"I personally enjoyed it."
"I think a lot of people start out with The Black Tapes."
"I liked the black tapes. It's paranormal drama. Really good until the 3rd season."
#5
The Magnus Archives
5.0
(5)
"The Magnus Archives"
"Clever writing, good acting, intriguing characters, high level of suspense and tension."
"The Magnus Archives: feels like stand alone horror stories, but as it progresses, the long game unfolds."
"The Magnus Archives."
#6
Alec Worley
5.0
(5)
"The Watcher in the Rain by Alec Worley."
"Runner ups would be Drege Runners by Alec Worley"
"Watcher in the Rain was excellent."
"Dredge Runners was excellent."
"Watcher in the Rain, sadly I guess, is the very best."
#7
Wooden Overcoats
4.8
(5)
"Wooden Overcoats: sitcom about two competing funeral parlors. I know I know, but it’s genuinely one of the funniest and emotional shows i’ve ever listened to."
"For comedy, Wooden Overcoats and The Amelia Project are British, morbid, and absolutely hilarious."
"Wooden Overcoats."
"Wooden Overcoats - British comedy."
#8
The Bright Sessions
4.8
(5)
"It's well acted, the characters are very relatable despite the supernatural premise."
"Dr. Bright is a therapist for people with extraordinary abilities."
"It’s about teens/young adults who have superpowers in therapy."
"I also loved The bright sessions."
#9
Tumanbay
4.8
(5)
"**Tumanbay**"
"It's brilliant. Top quality production and voice acting."
"Tumanbay maybe."
"I always recommend Tumanbay, which is an immersive quasi-historical quasi-fantastical full cast drama."
#10
Big Finish
4.8
(5)
"*Death and the Queen* is wonderful and *No Place* is fun in that it brings back the whole Noble family."
"Dalek Universe is excellent, as is Out of Time 2."
"Dalek Universe is the best series so far."
"For a newcomer, I’d definitely say *Death and the Queen*. It’s a hilarious, heartfelt Ten/Donna story and it’s easy enough to follow."
"I really enjoyed the first collection of Dalek Universe but it helps to have knowledge of older stuff too."
#11
Within the Wires
5.0
(4)
"A few that have already been mentioned that I would also recommend: Alice Isn't Dead, I Am In Eskew, Palimpsest, and Within The Wires."
"I've been really into Within the Wires lately. High quality and super immersive story."
"I really love the first three seasons."
"I *loved* the first season of within the wires."
#12
The Lovecraft Investigations
4.8
(4)
"The Lovecraft Investigations."
"It’s top tier in terms of voice acting and audio production, but it also has a very compelling and satisfying story."
#13
Ars Paradoxica
4.5
(4)
"Ars Paradoxica is one of my older favorites."
#14
Limetown
4.5
(4)
"My first few that got me hooked were Limetown, Passenger List, and The Deca Tapes."
"It was great!!"
"Limetown."
#15
Madison on the Air
5.0
(3)
"Howdy! Female creator/writer/lead character here! Madison on the Air."
"Comedy. A modern day girl gets zapped back into actual old time radio shows."
"[Madison on the Air] Modern day girl is zapped back into old time radio shows."
#16
The Silt Verses
5.0
(3)
"The Silt Verses is fantastic!"
"I'd second The Silt Verses."
"A top-notch horror drama with A+ world building."
#17
Cabin Pressure
5.0
(3)
"It's the most amazing sitcom about an one aeroplane airline (...airdot actually, as you can't put just one jet into a line). The best audio drama I've ever listened to."
"Cabin Pressure! The show I can and will recommend the instant it becomes relevant because it’s that good!!"
"Cabin Pressure from the BBC. I think you can get it on audible. It is PHENOMENAL"
#18
We’re Alive
5.0
(3)
"A good way to introduce yourself into the world of audio dramas."
"We’re Alive."
"Check out r/werealive/ “We’re Alive”, have been noted by some as one of the best."
#19
Spare Parts
5.0
(3)
"5th Doctor: Spare Parts (Cybermen story), Omega."
"*Spare Parts* is an excellent look at the origins of the the Cybermen."
"Spare Parts is great- Cybermen origins and 5th Doctor."
#20
Alice Isn't Dead
4.7
(3)
"A few that have already been mentioned that I would also recommend: Alice Isn't Dead, I Am In Eskew, Palimpsest, and Within The Wires."
"First season was especially good."
"Alice isn’t dead, but only up to a certain point because (spoilers, albeit vague, ahead) the mc gets a passenger at a certain point for a while."
#21
The Hyacinth Disaster
4.7
(3)
"Its a perfect limited episode podcast."
"The Hyacinth Disaster is also movie length and about team mining an asteroid."
"The Hyacinth Disaster and Spines are two great ones."
#22
Midst
4.7
(3)
"Midst is an amazing podcast, it’s 3 seasons and finished."
"[MIDST] Somehow it is always the best!"
"Midst has three! Genre smash space western about a planet that spins at the midpoint of a universe half-filled with spooky darkness."
#23
Mirrors
4.7
(3)
"Mirrors! It is so good."
"Mirrors - all female narrators and the story comes together beautifully."
"Mirrors."
#24
Impact Winter
4.7
(3)
"If you liked Impact Winter r/Werealive is right up your alley."
"Post apocalypse/vampire/romance/actions"
"Impact winter."
#25
The Amelia Project
4.7
(3)
"At the moment, my favorite is The Amelia Project."
"Is a lot of fun."
"Is fun - it discusses some slightly gory ways of faking one's death."
#26
The Once and Future Nerd
4.3
(3)
"Is one of my faves!"
"Wooden Overcoats has their four seasons on Youtube."
"The Once and Future Nerd is pretty wholesome."
#27
Malevolent
4.3
(3)
"I just listened to the first episode of Malevolent and rather enjoyed it, both conceptually and the use of diegetic and non-diegetic piano."
"Malevolent is probably the closest in tone to what you described. It even has some noir elements, and I would certainly call the piano pieces haunting."
#28
Achewillow
4.3
(3)
"Achewillow. Amy does an incredible job in narrating JF Dubeau's writing. Every character get their own voice and inflections, everyone is distinct."
"Entirely narrated by the female mc."
"Which is about a girl who inherits a coffee shop ... and a bit more."
#29
Thrilling Adventure Hour
4.3
(3)
"I think the Thrilling Adventure Hour makes a good intro. Comedic, and has several different styles."
"She’d probably like Fearless Flier and a couple of the other ones."
#30
Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back
4.0
(3)
"Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back is always really high on my list."
"Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back - F/M romance with two Star Wars fans debating over The Last Jedi."
"Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back is a F/M contemporary romantic comedy about two Star Wars fans arguing over The Last Jedi."
#31
Playing on Air
5.0
(2)
"I love Playing on Air! They have some pretty decent names in their casts too."
"Also, check out [Playing on Air], [Soundstage], [Fall of the House of Sunshine], and [The Pack]."
#32
Kings of the Ring
5.0
(2)
"Check out the 'Kings of the Ring'. A fictional re-telling of the 1980's wrestling industry."
"Want a subject completely different from any other Audio Drama? Check out the "Kings of the Ring"."
#33
Welcome to Nightvale
5.0
(2)
"Welcome to Nightvale"
"Welcome to Nightvale is the classic. There's background music almost constantly, and another music use that you really need to hear firsthand."
#34
I Am in Eskew
5.0
(2)
"A few that have already been mentioned that I would also recommend: Alice Isn't Dead, I Am In Eskew, Palimpsest, and Within The Wires."
#35
The Fitzroy Diaries
5.0
(2)
"Fitzroy Diaries is healing, beautiful. slice of life joyful but totally engaging. Astounding writing. It's overwhelmingly lovely."
"Your grandma might like The Fitzroy Diaries, it's an Australian, feel good, slice of life audio drama."
#36
Deck The Halls With Matrimony
5.0
(2)
"This time of year, she might love Deck The Halls With Matrimony! It’s a seasonal rom-com and tons of fun."
"Deck the Halls with Matrimony"
#37
Desert Skies
5.0
(2)
"Desert Skies is an amazing one-creator show - but you’d never guess it when you listen to it because there are many characters all with very distinct voices."
"It is hopeful and heartwarming and funny all in one."
#38
Vega
5.0
(2)
"Vega is soooo good!"
"VEGA. THE ANTIQUE SHOP. A HAPPY BUREAUCRACY. All single voice, and all very different in terms of style and content."
#39
Greater Boston
5.0
(2)
"Full cast slice of life with an overarching story, focused on character development."
#40
Clockwork Bird
5.0
(2)
"Please listen to Clockwork Bird!"
"Clockwork Bird, Borrasca, Restart, Red Valley, Machina, Life After/The Message are all great."
#41
Once and Future King
5.0
(2)
"- OaFK follows the book pretty closely but with some stellar performances especially with late great David Warner as Merlin."
"BBC Radio 4 version of *Once and Future King*."
#42
Stories from Ylelmore
5.0
(2)
"This show is so good, it makes me laugh and cry."
"You should check out the work of ItMe, the shows InCo and Stories from Ylelmore. They’re master classes."
#43
Parkdale Haunt
5.0
(2)
"Parkdale Haunt is another one that’s great."
"Parkdale Haunt! Hollow, -really all of the Violet Hour stuff."
#44
Arthur the King
5.0
(2)
"- AtK is more in line with the romantic sagas of the stereotypical Le’ Morte de Arthur. But brilliantly done."
"BBC radio version of *Arthur the King*."
#45
Moon Crown
5.0
(2)
"Loved Moon Crown"
"Love Moon Crown and Hi Nay!"
#46
The Truth
5.0
(2)
"One story episodes like black mirror. Acting is well done."
"Lots of variety and each episode is different. Also the voice acting and sound design is probably some of the best I’ve heard."
#47
Relativity
5.0
(2)
"Relativity and Case 63 are two of my recently listened favourites."
"Relativity--a "stranded in a spaceship" story that avoids a lot of the cliches of the myriad other similar stories to focus"
#48
The Chronicles of Wild Hollow
4.5
(2)
"All animal characters, lots of drama, comedy, original songs, cinematic score."
"Our show The Chronicles of Wild Hollow uses original music throughout - it’s a musical audio drama, so there are many songs, but there’s also cinematic orchestral scoring"
#49
Young Ben Franklin
4.5
(2)
"My nephew listens to Young Ben Franklin, Crossover Adventure Productions and Eleanor Amplified and I think one on Star Wars but I forget the exact title."
"* Young Ben Franklin."
#50
Chris Dows
4.5
(2)
"Titan’s Bane and Dredge Runners which is guard-adjacent if you squint and look at the bigger narrative of the lead characters"
"A friend of mine is also a big fan of Chris Dows' Titans Bane."
#51
Life with Althaar
4.5
(2)
"It makes me so happy."
"A sci fi comedy - and I'm loving it!"
#52
The Leviathan Chronicles
4.5
(2)
"It was my first and I've never found anything that came close in terms of story and storytelling."
#53
Terror on the Air
4.5
(2)
"Also, Horror Shop Radio is new. Only 2 episodes out but it's released monthly."
"Terror On The Air: Audio Fiction’s Original Terror is a throwback to the old murder mystery radio shows."
#54
The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel
4.5
(2)
"It's great for all ages."
"Mars Patel was huge here too."
#55
Theatre of Tomorrow
4.5
(2)
"I would also add: Theatre of Tomorrow, Poe Theatre on the Air, DUST, The Moonlit Road."
"Is great!"
#56
In Another Room
4.5
(2)
"In Another Room is a great horror podcast (8 episodes and done)."
"You might like In Another Room. It’s a horror series set in a haunted mansion with ghosts."
#57
Hannahpocalypse
4.5
(2)
"Hannahpocalypse gets a thumbs up from me."
"Hannahpocolypse has a 3rd person narrator, and does it in a really fun way"
#58
Gossip
4.5
(2)
"Gossip."
"It’s a short one but Gossip is all women."
#59
Girl in Space
4.5
(2)
"There are classics like Girl in Space and Tides."
"A few more: Spines, Unseen, The Big Loop, Gone, Girl In Space, Earth Break."
#60
Carcerem
4.5
(2)
"Carcerem , Vigil, Omen."
"I’d also recommend listening to how cues are used in Carcerem, Iowa Chapman and the Last Dog, & Earth Eclipsed. All have really strong use of music in their different genres."
#61
The Message
4.5
(2)
"How about the message, life/after, tuman bay, gone, the white vault."
"The message."
#62
Earth Break
4.5
(2)
"Earth break!! ive listened to it so many times. the voice acting is phenomenal"
"Earth Break."
#63
The Program
4.5
(2)
"The Program ! Well acted, well written, well produced anthology in a dystopian future."
"Often compared to Black Mirror so if that's your thing you might enjoy The Program as well ^_^"
#64
Life After
4.0
(2)
"For a specific work 'Life After' was a well produced episodic audio drama on Podcast."
"Feels like a black mirror episode."
#65
Last Known Position
4.0
(2)
"Last Known Position."
#66
Homecoming
4.0
(2)
"Homecoming."
#67
Finding Naborhi
4.0
(2)
"It’s about a single dad trying to find his only daughter after she goes missing."
"My audio drama is short and easily accessible! It’s called Finding Naborhi."
#68
The Lesser Dead
4.0
(2)
"Awesome podcast."
"A great alternative vampire podcast"
#69
Omega Star 7
4.0
(2)
"Might be something worth checking out; each series is it's own story."
"If that fits your fancy, you might like our show Omega Star 7 which was created by musicians, and was made with the idea that music is one of the most important aspects of storytelling."
#70
Tanis
4.0
(2)
#71
Kevin's Cryptids
4.0
(2)
"Kevin's Cryptids is up there"
"Fun, comedic podcast with incredible production values."
#72
Blackout
4.0
(2)
"Blackout."
#73
Six Minutes
4.0
(2)
"Mystery/thriller with lots of plot twists."
"My 12 year old enjoyed."
#74
Startripper
4.0
(2)
"StarTripper- a relaxed sci-fi travel blog as we follow Festun Pixus escaping his clerical job to explore the universe with his shipboard AI."
"Haven't heard this myself."
#75
Life With Leo(h)
4.0
(2)
"Life With LEOh - F/M romance (background F/F) in which an uptight robotics intelligence lawyer is gifted an android programmed to love her."
"Life With Leo(h) is a F/M sci-fi romantic comedy about an uptight lawyer who is gifted an android programmed to love her."
#76
Sinkhole
4.0
(2)
"Sinkhole is mostly single voice and really really good."
"Sinkhole. The first season was awesome."
#77
Panoply
4.0
(2)
"Panoply is coming out with The Walk soon."
#78
Penumbra Podcast
4.0
(2)
"Penumbra Pod for sci-fi noir."
"I would also check out the Juno Steel portions of the Penumbra Podcast, it's much more lighthearted but has a different style of music that would be good to study for contrast."
#79
BBC
5.0
(1)
"The BBC have to be the world leaders in radio drama."
#80
Attention HellMart Shoppers
5.0
(1)
"I also really enjoy Attention HellMart Shoppers, which has one guy doing 90% of the voices and his partner playing The Girl Characters."
#81
Girls and Boys
5.0
(1)
"I listened to the Carey Mulligan production of Girls and Boys on Audible, it was excellent."
#82
The Play On Podcast
5.0
(1)
"The Play On podcast is phenomenal."
#83
InCo
5.0
(1)
"You should check out the work of ItMe, the shows InCo and Stories from Ylelmore. They’re master classes."
#84
Theatre for Regular People
5.0
(1)
"Theatre for Regular People is superb."
#85
We're Not Meant to Know
5.0
(1)
"We're Not Meant to Know. So good. SO creepy and incredibly well done."
#86
Gastronaut
5.0
(1)
"Gastronaut! Amazingly voice acted and way more intense than you’d think."
#87
Scarifyers
5.0
(1)
"Scarifiyers audio story *The Thirteen Hallows*."
#88
The Westward Eye
5.0
(1)
"I’d highly recommend The Westward Eye"
#89
The Exorcist narration by Sir Christopher Lee
5.0
(1)
"There is a hard to find narration of The Exorcist performed by Sir Christopher Lee where he does every part. It is fantastic."
#90
The Fourth Ambit
5.0
(1)
"The Fourth Ambit is an old one, but it's really good and so well acted I could hardly believe it was one person."
#91
PlayMe
4.0
(1)
"CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company) has a pod play series called PlayMe available through their website but also through apple podcasts, and maybe other places."
#92
Edict Zero: FIS
4.0
(1)
"Edict Zero FIS"
#93
Down
4.0
(1)
"Down is a great recommendation! Very sci-fi but underwater."
#94
That Love Podcast
4.0
(1)
"Also That Love Podcast. Has several storylines all revolving around the topic of Love."
#95
The Mermaid and the Lion
4.0
(1)
"Check out the Mermaid and the Lion. The two people who created it are telling the dramatized story of their relationship."
#96
wizard seeking wizard
4.0
(1)
"You could also try wizard seeking wizard, which is another radio show."
#97
supernatural sexuality with Dr Seabrook
4.0
(1)
"Supernatural sexuality with Dr Seabrook (relationship advice show for folks in relationships with monsters)."
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