A behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Lesser Dead, featuring the team of directors, producers, and writers who helped create the series. In this episode, the team discusses the theme of family and how it shapes the series.

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Lesser Dead, featuring the team of directors, producers, and writers who helped create the series. In this episode, the team discusses the theme of family and how it shapes the series.

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Lesser Dead, featuring the team of directors, producers, and writers who helped create the series.&nbsp;In this episode, the team discusses the theme of family and how it shapes the series.

The Lesser Dead - Bonus Episode - It’s All About Family

THE LESSER DEAD is an immersive audio drama about a disparate group of vampires living in the wild-and-wooly world of 1978 New York City.  Our narrator Joey Peacock (Jack Kilmer) — an irreverent, eternally-young 19-year-old — introduces us to his unconventional family and its formidable leader, Margaret McMannis (Minnie Driver), who has built a home for all of them under the subways of the city. Margaret’s strict rules have kept them safe and secure for decades... Until one night when Joey's discovery of three little kid vampires turns their world upside-down forever. 
Cast: Jack Kilmer, Minnie Driver, Danny Huston, Saul Rubinek
Written by: Christopher Buehlman
Series created by: Christopher Buehlman based on his book “The Lesser Dead"
Director: Dan Blank
Executive producers: Mark Stern, Joshua D Maurer, Christopher Buehlman, Minnie Driver, Jack Kilmer
Producer: Alixandre Witlin
Original Audio Production, Music and Sound Design by SALT
Executive Produced for SALT by Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama and Kenzi Wilbur
Original music and composition by: Benjamin Sturley

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THE LESSER DEAD is an immersive audio drama about a disparate group of vampires living in the wild-and-wooly world of 1978 New York City. Our narrator Joey Peacock (Jack Kilmer) — an irreverent, eternally-young 19-year-old — introduces us to his unconventional family and its formidable leader, Margaret McMannis (Minnie Driver), who has built a home for all of them under the subways of the city. Margaret’s strict rules have kept them safe and secure for decades... Until one night when Joey's discovery of three little kid vampires turns their world upside-down forever. Cast: Jack Kilmer, Minnie Driver, Danny Huston, Saul Rubinek Written by: Christopher Buehlman Series created by: Christopher Buehlman based on his book “The Lesser Dead" Director: Dan Blank Executive producers: Mark Stern, Joshua D Maurer, Christopher Buehlman, Minnie Driver, Jack Kilmer Producer: Alixandre Witlin Original Audio Production, Music and Sound Design by SALT Executive Produced for SALT by Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama and Kenzi Wilbur Original music and composition by: Benjamin Sturley

THE&nbsp;LESSER&nbsp;DEAD&nbsp;is an immersive audio drama about a disparate group of vampires living in the wild-and-wooly world of 1978 New York City.&nbsp;&nbsp;Our narrator Joey Peacock (Jack Kilmer) — an irreverent, eternally-young 19-year-old — introduces us to his unconventional family and its formidable leader, Margaret McMannis (Minnie Driver), who has built a home for all of them under the subways of the city. Margaret’s strict rules have kept them safe and secure for decades...&nbsp;Until one night when Joey's discovery of three little kid vampires turns their world upside-down forever.&nbsp;
Cast: Jack Kilmer, Minnie Driver, Danny Huston, Saul Rubinek
Written by: Christopher Buehlman
Series created by: Christopher Buehlman based on his book “The Lesser Dead"
Director: Dan Blank
Executive producers: Mark Stern, Joshua D Maurer, Christopher Buehlman, Minnie Driver, Jack Kilmer
Producer: Alixandre Witlin
Original Audio Production, Music and Sound Design by SALT
Executive Produced for SALT by Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama and Kenzi Wilbur
Original music and composition by: Benjamin Sturley

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