A debt-bound driver swept into Metropolis West's revolution.
Under the Electric Stars is a full-cast cyberpunk audio drama set in Metropolis West, a city so stratified that even the UV forecast is gentler inside the Dome than on the streets. Caine Reyes, a driver chasing an old family debt, falls in with the rebel group Zero Zero as riots spread.
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Under the Electric Stars is a full-cast cyberpunk audio drama set in Metropolis West, one of the few cities left after a nuclear war. It is a city organised by rank. Residents are sorted into classes such as Deltas, Epsilons and the Classless, and moving up is marked by upgrade ceremonies. One episode starts with a morning briefing that lists the day's appointments, grants the Dome a far milder UV index than the streets beyond it, and then reports riots threatening those very ceremonies. Inequality shows up in the weather report before anyone gives a speech. At the center of the story is Caine Reyes, the city's fastest driver, still working off a family debt that dates back years. As unrest spreads, Caine is drawn toward the rebel group Zero Zero. In first-person narration, Glass House becomes a citadel that bled the rest of the city dry, and the narrator reaches a harder conclusion: what felt like bad luck was the system doing exactly what it was designed to do. The plotting is practical and specific. A masquerade job runs on rhinestones standing in for crystals there was no time to find, battery-powered linked displays, and a tense debate over who has to stay behind as getaway driver. Inside Glass House, a plate-return slot and an NFC chip become a way to scan hallways and security cameras. The powerful get scenes of their own, including a private stakeholders' meeting with Director March and Director Blanche, where someone double-checks that nobody is armed and trust is openly doubted. The drama also slows down for small, domestic moments. Characters stick crystals onto fabric panels for a masquerade outfit, climb to the top of a tower after a fight, and argue over whether selling Seb's belongings counts as coping. One conversation turns on leadership: one character calls every moment of believing it all came down to them a moment of weakness, and another finds the idea that a leader must be everything to a group a little cult-like. Dry humor surfaces too, as when a character inside Glass House grudgingly admits the food is better than their politics would like. The ensemble voices characters including Vic, Valeria Reyes, Nell Palomo, Elizabeth Haven and Sybil Blanche, with creator Eli Ramos supplying additional voices. Story episodes end with a full cast roll call and a sign-off pointing back to Metropolis West. The feed also carries material from beyond the main story, including 'CROSSPOST: DOMINUS', a Catholic horror series from the Rusty Quill Network with scenes of confession and exorcism, and 'Cycle Trailer', which introduces Verona, a chosen traveller setting out from Moss Town to restore a tower called a gift from the stars. It suits a listener who wants a revolution told through rhinestone masks, hacked plate slots and late apologies as well as riots.
Made for: Suits a listener who likes full-cast audio fiction that pairs cyberpunk infiltration and class politics with close, conversational scenes about apology, coping and who carries the load in a movement.
What sets it apart: Suits a listener who wants cyberpunk built from small, concrete details, like a UV forecast that favors the Dome or a plate-return slot turned into a way to scan security cameras, and who wants the heist plotting to pause for honest talk about coping and leadership.
Under the Electric Stars is a cyberpunk adventure about Metropolis West, one of the last cities standing after a nuclear war. Caine Reyes, the fastest driver in the Metropolis, has been trying to pay back the debt their family fell into years ago. After their bot gets broken, Caine runs into the rebel group Zero Zero and gets caught up in the rising revolution. Created by Eli Ramos. Produced by Aster Podcasting Network.Visit our website at https://undertheelectricstars.com/Got a question? Send it to [email protected] us on Patreon at patreon.com/mxeliramosFind us on social media at undertheelectricstarspodcast.tumblr.com or @utes-podcast.bsky.social
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["Sujin Yi and her sister argue on a rooftop about selling Seb's things, cryptos, and the power outages in their building.", "At Ava and Cleo's mutual-aid meeting, the group opens a gala mini-drive and links PotentCo's fears to locally runnable AI, energy use, and profit.", "The episode turns into class politics in Metropolis West, where classless IDs, Delta and Epsilon limits, and a Gamma-to-Beta ceremony become protest targets.", "Sujin later tells her family she joined Zero Zero, hid it to protect them, and now wants them involved as the outposts and the crackdown close in."]
["Under the Electric Stars: Gaze follows a masked infiltration of an administrative gala beneath a fake star dome and a giant camera hidden in the ceiling.", "Jet, Vic, Sebastian, and Kane split the job into camera control, invite hunting, disguises, and an exit plan while Kane searches for Soojin in the crowd.", "Patton March and Sybil Blanche use the stage to brag about a 120% profit increase in Metropolis West, Sentinel face recognition, AI in schools, and a 4% uptick in class upgrades.", "The episode balances greenhouse seed sorting, rooftop goodbyes, and a dance-floor confession against trackers sewn into costumes and Haven's growing attention."]
Under the Electric Stars: Return follows Kane Reyes, Sebastian Reyes, Vic Vass, Ava Jafari, Jet, and Soojin Yee as they race toward Metropolis West to pull Sujin out of Glasshouse control.
Under the Electric Stars: “Change of Heart (Part II)” follows a covert prosthetic-heart operation for Tari DeWitt while Caramelplex faces pressure from Glasshouse and Haven.
Under the Electric Stars: Change of Heart (Part I) follows Bunny and Tori as they confront grief over Milo, the uncertainty of leaving Glass House, and Tari's need for a heart transplant.
Under the Electric Stars: “Inside” follows Sujin, Vic, Kane, and Jet as they search Caramelplex for Haven after a security breach involving an interrupter signal and a looped camera feed.
Under the Electric Stars: Breach follows Nell Palomo from an outpost firefighting brigade into Potenko's two-year Space Force tour, recruited with promises of pay, healthcare, and gender-transition options.
Under the Electric Stars: Recall follows Kane and Jet as a week-long storm in Kiramalplex delays their return to Metropolis and exposes Jet's regret-linked glitches.
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Under the Electric Stars: Broken/Break follows Jet's return after being unconscious for several weeks and the group's attempt to understand his recurring glitches.
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Under the Electric Stars: “Connection” follows Jet, Kane, Sebastian, Ganymede, Indra, and the Zero-Zero team as they try to restore power and oxygen to Caramelplex after fires damage its grid.
Under the Electric Stars: Reputations follows Zero Zero members Kane and Sujin as they try to build trust with Tari and the residents of Caramallplex.
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Under the Electric Stars follows Dr.
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Under the Electric Stars episode "UTES Interstitial: Indra" follows Indra through a Gibson Clinic procedure that extracts pain for 1900 cryptos while carrying risks including memory loss, disability, and death.
Under the Electric Stars: UTES Interstitial: Vic follows Vic Vass as he uses a self-installed augment for high-speed rescues, hacking, combat, and reputation scoring.
Under the Electric Stars: Season 1 Finale: Answers follows Kane Reyes as family secrets, Zero-Zero's endangered data, and an approaching Corrector operation converge.
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