XTR & Project Brazen Team for Havana Syndrome Doc

Project Brazen and XTR have signed a co-production deal to develop the podcast The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome as an investigative documentary series.

The story begins in 2016 in Havana, Cuba, where strange symptoms of nausea, headaches and confusion were first reported by spies and diplomats working in the newly re-opened U.S. Embassy. Soon, over a thousand U.S. spies, diplomats and their families began reporting similar incidents all over the world.

The documentary series will take audiences around the world and deep into the mysteries of the brain with interviews with many of the victims, as well as officials from the CIA and State Department, lead investigators and scientists and Cubans on the ground in Havana who have been swept up in this case.

“There’s no modern espionage story more thrilling and frightening than Havana Syndrome,” said Project Brazen’s Bradley Hope. “We’ve been working hard to uncover its secrets for more than a year and a half and are excited to create an extraordinary series with XTR.”

“The mystery of Havana Syndrome is one of the most sinister stories of the last decade,” said Justin Lacob, head of development for XTR. “We’re so excited to adapt Project Brazen’s incredible podcast into a genre mashup of a spy thriller, medical mystery, and horror documentary series.”