Amazon's Wondery, Novel Unveils 'Stolen Hearts' Podcast Series (EXCLUSIVE)

Amazon Wondery Podcast Studio Partners with Independent Podcast Company Novel on Series British original "Stolen Hearts".< /p>

Fusing crime and romcom into a twisted true story, the six-part series travels back to 2006 to tell the story he story of a highly respected Welsh countryside police sergeant who falls in love with the wrong person. While looking for love online, decorated policewoman Jill meets Dean, a handsome, charming and self-made London businessman with his own line of men's grooming products. But there's something Jill doesn't know, Dean has a skeleton in his closet and on Halloween night their fairy tale romance turns into a nightmare.

"Stolen Hearts" is written by Kim MacAskill and hosted by Kerry Godliman. Wondery and Novel got access to characters from the original story.

The two companies have teamed up again, following the success of "Harsh Reality", a series of trans investigations British reality star Miriam Rivera's controversial 2004 reality show, 'There's Something About Miriam', which launched worldwide in December 2021, received critical acclaim and reached #1 on Apple Podcasts in the UK and US.

"Stolen Hearts" premieres ad-free January 16 on Wondery+. Prime members and Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers can access the series ad-free on Amazon Music starting February 6. The series will also be available on all podcast services from February 6, with weekly episodes.

Wondery, which was acquired by Amazon in 2020, is known for its character-driven stories, including "Dr. Death," "British Scandal," "Even the Rich," and "Business Wars." Several Wondery podcasts have been adapted for scripted TV or streaming series, including "Dr. Death” and “Joe vs Carole” on Peacock and “The Shrink Next Door” and “WeCrashed” on Apple TV+.

Novel specializes in long-form cinematic narrative podcasts including "The Superhero Complex", "Futile Attempts (At Surviving Tomorrow)” and “The Bellingcat Podcast”.

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