{"id":638285,"date":"2026-10-22T19:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/638285\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T19:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:08:08","slug":"the-telepathy-tapes-documentary-movie-adapts-podcast-for-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/638285\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Telepathy Tapes&#8217;: Documentary Movie Adapts Podcast for Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe Telepathy Tapes is getting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/documentary\/\" id=\"auto-tag_documentary_1\" data-tag=\"documentary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">documentary<\/a> treatment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/amazon-mgm-studios\/\" id=\"auto-tag_amazon-mgm-studios_1\" data-tag=\"amazon-mgm-studios\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon MGM Studios<\/a> has licensed the feature documentary The Telepathy Tapes, based on Ky Dickens\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/podcast\/\" id=\"auto-tag_podcast_1\" data-tag=\"podcast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">podcast<\/a> of the same name, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Expanding on her podcast that explored communication and consciousness among nonspeaking individuals, Dickens directed and produced the film that will be available for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/streaming\/\" id=\"auto-tag_streaming_1\" data-tag=\"streaming\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">streaming<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/prime-video\/\" id=\"auto-tag_prime-video_1\" data-tag=\"prime-video\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prime Video<\/a> on Feb. 24, 2027. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe movie centers on the families who were introduced to listeners of the podcast, along with incorporating new voices and previously untold stories. Delving deeper into the podcast\u2019s concept that consciousness may extend beyond the brain, the Telepathy Tapes film explores the profound abilities of nonspeakers with autism. The movie details Dickens\u2019 conversations with scientists and researchers to better understand this phenomenon, with the film also featuring scientific experiments and unexpected demonstrations. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tDickens produced The Telepathy Tapes alongside Nicole Danielle and Jess Zaino. Eugene Jhong executive produces, along with Geralyn White Dreyfous, Lyn Davis Lear, Regina K. Scully, Melony Lewis and Nathalie Marciano. Also executive producing are Maggie Kaufman Coffey, Airrion Copeland, Rena D. Cruz, Steve Fields, Marnie E.J. Grossman, Adam Lewis, Lighten, Emma Marciano, Blake Mycoskie, John and Mo KC Pritzker, and Ike and Lara Zekaria. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe Telepathy Tapes podcast debuted in September 2024 and explored the notion that nonspeaking individuals communicate telepathically with those around them. It won a Webby Award and landed a nomination for iHeartRadio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/digital\/iheartpodcast-awards-2025-nominees-1236098656\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">podcast of the year<\/a>, and by 2025, it had been named top series, most shared show and top episode <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/joe-rogan-had-the-most-popular-podcast-on-apple-in-2025-exclusive-1236429128\/\">on Apple\u2019s podcast charts<\/a>. It spawned two follow-up seasons, The Consciousness Cassettes and The Reincarnation Records. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tDickens previously directed the 2023 film Show Her the Money, which features Elizabeth Banks and Sharon Gless and won three jury prizes for best documentary. Her other films include Zero Weeks and The City That Sold America. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Telepathy Tapes is getting the documentary treatment. 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