Life Is Strange: Reunion’s Co-Director Breaks Down Deck Nine’s Development Struggles | Ep 146 Side B episode artwork

EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 1H 9M

Life Is Strange: Reunion’s Co-Director Breaks Down Deck Nine’s Development Struggles | Ep 146 Side B

from StrangeCast — The Definitive Life Is Strange Fan Podcast · host Player 1 vs The World

Side A of this episode of Player 1 vs The World’s StrangeCast podcast debuted earlier this week on RSS feeds and YouTube. But now, ‘Side B’ of the podcast is here, with Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt taking a deep dive into the Substack of Life Is Strange: Reunion co-director and co-writer Jonathan Zimmerman.🥹 You can now support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Player1vsTheWorldKevin Lackner, Sunday, Clare McLoughlin, Jake, Carly, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi, Spunger, The Lost Fan, Paul Groschke, Xavier, Ashlyn Nala, KatanaGirl, Not Called Kevin, Dan G, Olivia and Jack Groves! 🫶🙇‍♂️Timestamps:00:00 -- Introduction for ‘Side B’00:17 -- The pre-podcast chat01:36 -- Jonathan Zimmerman on the directional ‘pivot’ of Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion after the original sequel to Life Is Strange: Double Exposure was cancelled08:42 -- Jonathan Zimmerman on his writing process for Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion amid the course-correction process13:17 -- Jonathan Zimmerman on squeezing/extracting every little bit of resource possible for Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion22:52 -- Jonathan Zimmerman on the narrative arc for Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion26:14 -- Jonathan Zimmerman on the content pipeline for Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion29:13 -- Jonathan Zimmerman on how the Deck Nine development team worked on Life Is Strange: Reunion, including with people at Square Enix35:17 -- Jonathan Zimmerman on Life Is Strange: Reunion being a ‘miracle’38:10 -- Jonathan Zimmerman on the roles of Hannah Telle, Rhianna DeVries and Erika Mori in Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion40:22 -- Adam reviews Supermassive Games’ Directive 802052:35 -- Comments from the listeners! (Thanks, @andyg7747 from ‘Side A Episode 145’ and @insenkiv4619 from ‘Side B Episode 145!’ 😉)01:02:18 -- Spread The Arts01:07:30 -- A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sunday, Clare McLoughlin, Jake, Carly, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi, Spunger, The Lost Fan, Paul Groschke, Xavier, Ashlyn Nala, KatanaGirl, Not Called Kevin, Dan G, Olivia and Jack Groves! 🫶🙇‍♂️01:08:14 -- Outro for ‘Side B’StrangeCast is on podcast services. ⬇️▶️ Spotify for Podcasters: https://anchor.fm/player-1-vs-the-world🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QoZ8jf0z0gUVgzAdv1UY6🟣 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strangecast/id1600336966🟡 YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU🔵 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/5d22ad45-cd79-4897-ba7b-04b096366025/strangecast🔴 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/strangecast-6V4Pg9🟠 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/v0srxk6bPlayer 1 vs The World's Life Is Strange playlists. ⬇️➡️ StrangeCast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU➡️ Life Is Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo47D9N36SJF2ZT54zvn5sX8➡️ Life After Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6oCQWbzttYxO2qCR6tqnz_The Lost Records Journal podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6r1_Lwi-ybyXI4xj4Q3veALost Records playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6LlV6bk0_HcJiVE5Oigq5DFollow Player 1 vs The World on social media! ⬇️➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Player1vsTheWorld➡️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/p1vstheworld.bsky.social➡️ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/P1vsTheWorld➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/player1vstheworld/➡️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@player1vstheworldAdnan and Adam are on social media, too! 😇⬇️➡️ X: https://twitter.com/AdnanRiaz9➡️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adnanriaz9.bsky.social➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adnanriaz9/➡️ X: https://twitter.com/AceTheGrocer➡️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/castorgarden.bsky.social➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/castorgardenmusic/Business inquiries: [email protected] 📧

Side A of this episode of Player 1 vs The World’s StrangeCast podcast debuted earlier this week on RSS feeds and YouTube. But now, ‘Side B’ of the podcast is here, with Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt taking a deep dive into the Substack of Life Is Strange: Reunion co-director and co-writer Jonathan Zimmerman.🥹 You can now support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Player1vsTheWorldKevin Lackner, Sunday, Clare McLoughlin, Jake, Carly, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi, Spunger, The Lost Fan, Paul Groschke, Xavier, Ashlyn Nala, KatanaGirl, Not Called Kevin, Dan G, Olivia and Jack Groves! 🫶🙇‍♂️Timestamps:00:00 -- Introduction for ‘Side B’00:17 -- The pre-podcast chat01:36 -- Jonathan Zimmerman on the directional ‘pivot’ of Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion after the original sequel to Life Is Strange: Double Exposure was cancelled08:42 -- Jonathan Zimmerman on his writing process for Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion amid the course-correction process13:17 -- Jonathan Zimmerman on squeezing/extracting every little bit of resource possible for Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion22:52 -- Jonathan Zimmerman on the narrative arc for Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion26:14 -- Jonathan Zimmerman on the content pipeline for Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion29:13 -- Jonathan Zimmerman on how the Deck Nine development team worked on Life Is Strange: Reunion, including with people at Square Enix35:17 -- Jonathan Zimmerman on Life Is Strange: Reunion being a ‘miracle’38:10 -- Jonathan Zimmerman on the roles of Hannah Telle, Rhianna DeVries and Erika Mori in Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion40:22 -- Adam reviews Supermassive Games’ Directive 802052:35 -- Comments from the listeners! (Thanks, @andyg7747 from ‘Side A Episode 145’ and @insenkiv4619 from ‘Side B Episode 145!’ 😉)01:02:18 -- Spread The Arts01:07:30 -- A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sunday, Clare McLoughlin, Jake, Carly, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi, Spunger, The Lost Fan, Paul Groschke, Xavier, Ashlyn Nala, KatanaGirl, Not Called Kevin, Dan G, Olivia and Jack Groves! 🫶🙇‍♂️01:08:14 -- Outro for ‘Side B’StrangeCast is on podcast services. ⬇️▶️ Spotify for Podcasters: https://anchor.fm/player-1-vs-the-world🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QoZ8jf0z0gUVgzAdv1UY6🟣 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strangecast/id1600336966🟡 YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU🔵 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/5d22ad45-cd79-4897-ba7b-04b096366025/strangecast🔴 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/strangecast-6V4Pg9🟠 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/v0srxk6bPlayer 1 vs The World's Life Is Strange playlists. ⬇️➡️ StrangeCast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU➡️ Life Is Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo47D9N36SJF2ZT54zvn5sX8➡️ Life After Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6oCQWbzttYxO2qCR6tqnz_The Lost Records Journal podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6r1_Lwi-ybyXI4xj4Q3veALost Records playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6LlV6bk0_HcJiVE5Oigq5DFollow Player 1 vs The World on social media! ⬇️➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Player1vsTheWorld➡️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/p1vstheworld.bsky.social➡️ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/P1vsTheWorld➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/player1vstheworld/➡️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@player1vstheworldAdnan and Adam are on social media, too! 😇⬇️➡️ X: https://twitter.com/AdnanRiaz9➡️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adnanriaz9.bsky.social➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adnanriaz9/➡️ X: https://twitter.com/AceTheGrocer➡️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/castorgarden.bsky.social➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/castorgardenmusic/Business inquiries: [email protected] 📧

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