# Andy Weir’s New Sci-Fi Epic is ‘The Martian’ Meets ‘The Twilight Zone’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/andy-weirs-new-sci-fi-epic-is-the-martian-meets-the-twilight-zone/
- Published: 2026-11-05T15:00:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T15:26:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/exoplanet-andy-weir-exclusive-excerpt/
- Topics: Culture, Travel

## Key points

- Andy Weir is executive producing Audible’s time-spanning sci-fi thriller *Exoplanet*.
- The crew land on the same planet in different eras.
- They must stop an alien intelligence from reshaping reality.

## Summary

Andy Weir is executive producing *Exoplanet*, a full-cast audio thriller written by Benjamin Percy for Audible. The story follows a starship crew scattered across different eras of the same planet, blending survival-driven science fiction with a surreal, unsettling setting.

As the crew try to reunite across time, they must stop the alien intelligence that damaged their ship from using human technology to reshape reality. The audio experience releases on 5 November and features John Leguizamo, Ariana DeBose and Anthony Mackie, with immersive sound design by Skywalker Sound and a score by Rob Cairns.

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