Ken Jeong, Randall Park and Daniel Dae Kim lead the star-studded cast of Audible’s new comedy series “The Moons of LA.” This series features a meta twist involving a kid who is obsessed with true crime podcasts and uses his investigative skills to save his parents’ marriage.
“The Moons of LA” will premiere October 8th exclusively on Audible. The comedy audio series is co-produced by Kim’s 3AD production company and marks her latest collaboration under her first-look deal with Audible. This follows 2024’s “Yellow Face,” which transferred to Broadway in 2024 with Kim’s Audible Original adaptation of David Henry Hwang’s play of the same name starring Kim.
“The Moons of LA” also stars a predominantly AAPI cast, including Jae Suh Park and Alyssa Abiera, as well as Jimmy O. Yang, John Cho, Sherry Cola, Vivian Bang, Sydney Park and Liza Soberano.
The coming-of-age comedy follows Chloe Moon (played by Abiera), a precocious middle school student obsessed with true crime podcasts who dreams of becoming an investigative journalist. Learning that her parents’ marriage is on the rocks, Chloe does what any would-be detective would do: She starts an investigation. Armed with a microphone and relentless curiosity, he interviews friendly families and friends. halmeonis on the plates Banchan to his father’s boisterous golf friends; He is determined to solve the mystery of his parents’ relationship and save his family.
Written by Paul Bae (“The Black Tapes”) and directed by James Kim (“Moonface”), “The Moons of LA” is executive produced by Kim, Jeong, John Cheng, Will Malnati and Ashley Taylor. The series is produced by Audible, 3AD and At Will Media.
“I’m excited to continue our partnership with Audible on Paul Bae’s spectacular ‘The Moons of LA,'” Kim said in a statement. Diversity. “We were lucky enough to bring together an all-star cast to tell a story that is both unique to the Korean American identity and universal in exploring the definition of personal success. I am grateful to 3AD, our entire creative team, and Audible for bringing this to life.”
Jeong commented: “I’m so grateful to be a part of ‘The Moons of LA.’ I’m so grateful to my friend Daniel, our amazing writer Paul Bae, and the incredible cast and crew who brought this project to life. I’m honored to be involved and excited for people to hear about it.”
Watch interviews with Jeong, Park, and Yang about “The Moons of LA” and behind-the-scenes clips of them recording a scene from the show: