MIDST | Trailer | Season 1 Episode 0 

Just so everyone knows: Midst is a narrative audio series created by Third Person (an anonymous trio of creators) and originally began airing in audio formats in 2020, and CR are rereleasing it under their label. The CR site: "We’re thrilled to announce something very different and exciting… a new narrative audio series that we’ve brought into the fold - MIDST! Originally released in 2020, Midst is an immersive, semi-improvised sci-fantasy series in which three mysterious and unreliable narrators spin a tale about complicated antiheroes making bad decisions in a world on the edge of disaster. We’re truly such fans of this story and the talented creators behind it: an anonymous trio known collectively as Third Person. Through this partnership, Midst will be completely re-released! In addition to the audio format, which has been fully remastered with updated sound and music, we’ll also be presenting beautiful, lightly-animated video editions of EVERY episode, featuring all-new artwork from a variety of stupendously-talented artists including Ricardo Bessa, Lenka Simeckova, Sam Bosma, Artem Chebokha, Lap Pun Cheung, Will Kirkby, and more! Critical Role has always believed in the positive impact of storytelling and we’re excited to have the opportunity to amplify stories beyond the world of Exandria while empowering these innovative creatives! Join us April 11th on your favorite podcast app, our Critical Role JPvid Channel or the Midst website (coming soon). If we’ve piqued your interest, dear reader, please read on to uncover everything you need to know about Midst!"

Ok, love the critrole itself to death, but definitely glad to see critrole weaving in more experimental and complementary projects, one shots etc. Still waiting to see a spiritual successor to the Taliesin’s Shadow of Crystal Palace one shot though)

I mean, this sounds awesome. But also, I feel like I just went on a 60 seconds drug trip.

can I just say I absolutely love that one of the characters is described only as a weird diabolical bastard. I havent even met him and hes already my favorite

I love seeing Critical Role supporting other companies with their platform, bringing these interesting and creative people to light.

Discovered this podcast about 2 weeks ago and panicked when the feed went down because it had quickly become one of my favorite audio dramas and I was so scared it was just gone. I'm SO excited they're coming back and I'm SO happy they are going to get the recognition they deserve. I'm just sad I have to wait for them to get back to where I was in season 2 😅

Oh man, I cannot recommend this podcast highly enough!!! Opening the CR channel and seeing the Midst logo as a video thumbnail was like 🤯

Getting a little Welcome to Night Vale vibes from the surreal media blending nature of this and I'm *excited*

I may not know what this is going to be, but sci-fi space westerns rock!

Ok that's really cool. CR is helping creators with super interesting ideas by sharing on their platform. I had no idea Midst existed before but now I actually can't wait!

"We believe you'll enjoy it, or maybe you won't." More art like that please. Not everyone has to like everything. Bring us weird art that makes you happy to create.

I'm going to scream. Midst is my favourite podcast ever and I adore CR I cannot BELIEVE this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone who's going to start Midst holy crap you've got SUCH a treat coming your way. Best podcast I've ever listened to and probably my favourite piece of fiction of all time. I'm so happy for Third Person they deserve this so much

If you've not listened to Midst yet, oh my god I am so excited for you. It's incredible!

Okay, I don't know why I'm so attracted to these silhouettes, but I think this has unlocked something in my subconscious 😅😅

I've binged the whole thing and I can't wait for the next season. It's such a fun show with a unique narrative style and a lot of well-portrayed, badass, likable characters. It's an audio drama so of course there's more dialogue than anything but when the action does happen, it is narrated so well.

EVERYONE STAY CALM. I have been following both of these podcasts for a while now and I am so excited to see where this goes now that they are working together. LETS GOOOOO

This sounds like exactly the kind of storytelling I'd enjoy! Thank you Third Person for making it, and thanks to CR for introducing me to the trio

I'm so stoked for this! Really great to see CR give space to experimental storytelling such as this, knowing it won't appeal to everyone (not that anything ever appeals to everyone...).

Never heard of midst before but I love audio dramas and I’m already loving the vibe of this video. I’ll be tuning in for sure

is CR studios straight up gonna introduce the world of audiodramas to a wider audience? eyo? well then, welcome to the absolutely weird and wonderful world of audiodramas, Midst is a pretty great one to rerelease, so sit back and enjoy that weird world and hopefully you find yourself diving into other weird worlds like Archive 81 and Silt Verses

Midst is one of my favorite pieces of any media of all time. So happy to see it getting the spotlight it deserves. You all are in for a treat.

No one having a face is far more disconcerting than I anticipated.

This is fun! Nice to the CR brand taking risks on new things. Love to see it!!

Whoa, I blasted through the podcast version and am unreasonably hyped for this

Sounds like a radio play in the vein of Welcome to Nightvale. Seems like a cool concept.

This sounds so cool! Can't wait to check it out! And can't wait to see what other wild projects the team have in the works! (Something like Sagas of Sundry perhaps?)

I love how Third Person is essentially the sci-fi genre's answer to Daft Punk. I want more from them.

I have been jonesin' for a Scifi romp ever since the Ashley one shot. The fact that they are bringing in other creatives is just icing man.

The guys at the end was like hey you're going to have to listen to Midst and I'm like, okay.

Trailer got me hooked already. Can't wait for episode 1

MIDST is easily a top 5 podcast for me, and I'm SUPER EXCITED about this

oh my GOD?????? MIDST is SO good you guys, I love listening to it and this is such a cool development for it!

Hopefully this doesn't take away even more from the actual critical role content.

love it, keep up the great work!!!

Love the richness in the narrators’ voices already! Reminds me a bit of the four horseman from Now You See Me.

I love the way this was filmed.

Ooooo.... This is exciting! Glad to see the team try out new stuff. I'm sure this will be fun.

OOHH this feels like a Taliesin Brain Child and I am SO PUMPED Edit: Whoops! Looking at their socials it looks like this has been a separate creative project from Critical Role STILL PUMPED I’ve got some lore to explore

Very interesting, I'll check this out! Happy to see Critical Role supporting indie creators.

I was very good when I was just a person who didn't know they would be impatiently waiting for April 11th Sounds amazing. Really excited for this!

I've been hoping for a while now that CR would expand into other shows, with a different cast, to uplift other gaming systems. Looks like this is the start of that!

Interesting. Hadn't heard of Midst before, but on a cursory inspection, seems like a good fit for expanding the scope of Metapigeon Productions.

Dude wuuuut?! This felt so trippy, excited to see where this goes.

Sci-fantasy space western AUDIO DRAMA?!?! AND THERES CULTS?!?! OH fuck yeah!! So excited to watch the first three episodes coming out , this sounds so exciting!!

That sounds super fun and intreging, I'm definitely looking forward to it

Not my thing but it’s neat to see CR branching out into different things.

Massive Kollok meets TPP vibes that I’m so here for! Very excited!

I cant wait to be in the midst of all this action... Ill see myself out.

This looks right up my alley. With Worlds Beyond Number and Campaign 3 heating up. I'm about perfectly set on my podcast content.

Looking forward to giving this a listen. Cheers

Can't wait for a CritRole One-Shot in the Midst world, and Third Person is playing as well, but they're all wearing masks - or maybe, considering CritRole's new fancy set, they can just keep their faces in the shadows for the whole session.

I'm here for it. I'm in the Midst of it. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

Love the presentation. Well done, all. o/

Awesome! I’ll definitely check it out when it drops.

WHAT. WHAT MORE CR PRODUCED LIVE PLAYS!!! HYPE!!!!!! Edit: apparently this is a rerelease of an audio drama, based on a ttrpg setting played by the 3 people talking in this trailer, that is being updated, and having additional content added. Still Hype though!!

I'm excited to check it out!

The first guy's voice is so relaxing

Maybe this will help fill the void in my life left behind by Kollok... I miss the surreal storytelling!!!

Sounds cool, checking this out for sure.

Been listening to and loving this podcast. Narrator 3 vaguely sounds and looks like Alexander Ward.

Cautiously optimistic but high quality free content is never a bad thing

...okay? I mean I'm kinda stunned but YEAH MORE CRITICAL ROLE LET'S GOOO

Wow. That was a lot of info at once. All I got is that it's a different format than what I'd have thought and it's fantasy sci-fi

For anyone else having the same problem: the website link in the description takes you to a website that requires a password, but the links from the Midst Twitter account work!

I feel like Tal and Matt got really high one night and tripped balls, and now we're all watching the recreation of their shared hallucination

sounds amazing!! I already signed up!!

Any more Critical Role is good Critical Role!

I have goosebumps!!😍🙌🏼🔥

very promising :O definetly gonna check it out

Ooooh this looks awesome 🤩

Why do i feel like this will somehow tie into season 3...

The timing of this announcement is what made it a little suspect to me, but hey, it sounds need enough.

Sounds like we're in the MIDST of something out of this world.

This sounds exciting!!

Hell yeah! Stay indie and keep supporting indie performers CR!

"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone." ---Pablo Picasso

You had me at "weird diabolical bastard"

Can't access the website (it's asking for a login), but this looks really fun and weird! Can't wait to see more

This sounds rad as heck!

i have chills all over

This looks cool! One of those guys moves like Mark Jackson who plays Isaac in The Orville.

They all sound great, but that third narrator's voice is just WOW

I was in to try this when they said space western!

I am so confused but I am so excited at the same time!

That guy with the long hair has an amazing voice wow

You had me at moon falls out of the sky space Western 😅

MIDST: hey critical role, do you want to produce our audio drama? Mercer: does it have moon-related disasters in MIDST: ye- Mercer: you’re on.

This is going to be cool!!

Now this is unexpected. I'm intrigued though!

Wait is… is this a fiction podcast? If so I’m soooooo down holy crow

Sounds cool but I just felt like I took some drugs and went on a trip. Can't wait to see more.

Looks like a cool thing to watch while trying my gummies.

You had me at space western. You can just say that next time.

I wanna check out the website, but it's requiring a login first thing (which I clearly don't have) and when I can't provide one, it tells me "401 Authorization Required". Otherwise, I'm highly interested to see more info. The trailer definitely hooked me!

Ooh neat Group is known as Third Person Interesting news, excited to check it out

Midst sounds and looks like if Borderlands was competently written by people who've read more than one book.

Hot take: that was Taliesin. All of them. It's his Rock n Roll visage forms.

Oh wow! New content is always welcome. HYPE!!

I'm glad new content is being made, experimented, but i hope crit role never loses focus on the fact that the main cast is our favorite. Geek and sundry had so many random shows that most didn't care about.

So CR is finally expanding.. Noice 😁