Oscar Winner Rami Malek's Next Project Is... A Podcast?

What do you do soon after winning multiple awards for your efficiency as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody?


If you're Rami Malek, apparently you star in a "audio drama." The Oscar-winning actor is bringing his unique voice to Blackout, a serial podcast that centers on what occurs following a power grid going down across the country. Malek has signed onto play a small-town DJ in New Hampshire who's made it his job to protect his family member because the world slowly devolves into chaos. People can barley performer name it once the lights go out at a food market. Imagine their reaction if a power outage on this scale actually happened.


Malek will take on the role of Simon, a character who “represents the everyman, someone that we can all relate to," he tells Entertainment Weekly.


"I think and hope we all have a semblance of him in ourselves, that if there were a crisis like this that took place in our society that you would have a guy like Simon attempting to help in whichever way he may mentioned Malek. "And some days he’s flawed, like each person, although he’s seeking the truth and attempting to help his family member and society as much as humanly possible under the most dire of circumstances.”


He also described the story as "hyper-realistic," following exactly what would happen if something like this happened in real life. He added that it may even be "quite scary at times," calling it "unique" in the way the story unfolds across each episode. Scary? That reminds us of something else Rami appeared in recently...


But why a podcast, of all things? As soon as there's word of a potential Bohemian Rhapsody sequel floating around and Malek could pick basically any project he wants now, what drew him to appearing in a podcast? Well, he happened to appreciate Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail's Homecoming, along with "original ideas."


"I think increasingly folks are listening to podcasts right now — more than ever. There’s something old school about it, reverting back to stories that unfold over the radio, and there’s that element of this very much ingrained in our podcast, having radio because the only source of statistics mentioned Malek.


So where can we hear Blackout? It's coming Tuesday, March 19. There really are two episodes to get you began, and six added episodes to round out the show that will debut each week.


From the sound of things, it could be one of these podcasts that you agonize over up until you get another installment. We're ready for you to wow us, Rami!