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No Rest for the Wired

Nonfiction

Far beneath the surface of our oceans, a vast network of cables carries 99 per cent of the information shared by the connected world. When one breaks, disaster looms – unless a crew of seaborne specialists can locate and repair the rupture to restore communication.

Written by Colum McCann and narrated by Dan Stevens

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Written by

Colum McCann

Colum McCann is the author of seven novels and three collections of stories. Born and raised in Ireland, he has been the recipient of many international honours, including a U.S National Book Award and an Oscar nomination. His work has been published in over 40 languages. He is the co-founder of the non-profit global story exchange organisation, Narrative 4, and his most recent novel, Apeirigon, has been optioned by Amblin Entertainment.

Narrated by

Dan Stevens

Dan Stevens most recently starred in Netflix’s hit comedy Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga alongside Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams. He also starred in Dave Franco’s feature directorial debut, The Rental, which opened to number one at the box office.

His previous film projects include Noah Hawley’s feature directorial debut Lucy in the Sky, Disney’s The Call of the Wild, Her Smell, a punk rock picture starring Elisabeth Moss, and Disney’s smash hit live action Beauty and the Beast. Dan also starred as Charles Dickens in The Man Who Invented Christmas.

Dan previously starred in Hawley’s highly acclaimed Marvel series Legion, which wrapped its third and final season on FX in August of 2019. Stevens’ other television credits include the Golden Globe-winning drama Downton Abbey.

Dan’s theatre credits include The Heiress on Broadway, Arcadia, The Vortex and Hayfever in the West End, and Every Good Boy Deserves Favour at The National Theatre in London.