— THE LAST UPRISING PODCAST
Every revolution starts with a crack. This one starts with a girl who fought back—and was punished for
her survival.
After escaping state custody, a teenage human trafficking survivor ignites an unexpected women's rights movement with the help of a passionate law student, forcing America to confront the racial disparity in its justice system.
In America, a Black girl goes missing
and the world looks away.
What happens when one of them
refuses to disappear?
THE LAST UPRISING · 9 EPISODES · WASHINGTON D.C. · SOCIAL JUSTICE THRILLER
— HEAR FOR YOUR YOURSELF
The trailer. The pilot.
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Audio Trailer
The Last Uprising
A first look at the world of Serena Jacobs — the sound, the stakes, and the story that started it all.
Episode 101
Shovel. Scrape. Run.
The pilot. Serena Jacobs — 16, on an ankle bracelet, shoveling snow — finds a Metro card and makes a choice that changes everything.
— SERIES OVERVIEW
A nine-episode thriller that doesn't flinch.
The Last Uprising is a gripping audio drama anthology that blends psychological suspense, legal intrigue, and social revolution. Each season dives into a different pressing social justice issue — exposing systemic failures and amplifying the voices America keeps choosing not to hear.
Season one focuses on human trafficking and the stark disparity in attention given to missing Black and Brown girls. Told with the pacing of a thriller and the intimacy of a character confessional — unapologetically sharp and tailor-made for the podcast medium.
Format
Serialized Audio Drama
Episodes
9 Episodes + 6 Interviews
Runtime
25–30 min each
Setting
Washington, D.C.
Genre
Social Justice Thriller
Tone
Urgent, Raw, & Empowering
— SEASON ONE PREMISE
She defended herself.
They made her the villain.
After defending herself during an attempted assault, 16-year-old Serena Jacobs is charged with murder. A plea deal spares her from prison, but it brands her a villain.
Placed in a restrictive youth facility, isolated and vilified, something in Serena snaps one snowy morning when a snowplow erases her work. She runs.
Her impulsive disappearance triggers a manhunt that authorities try to keep quiet. But when Fadiyah Brown, a passionate law student turned activist, learns Serena's true story, she refuses to stay silent.
What begins as one girl's desperate escape from incarceration becomes the heartbeat of a movement, challenging the criminal justice system, the media's narrative control, and the country’s disregard of marginalized girls.
Serena's fight to reclaim her narrative ignites an unexpected uprising for women's rights across America.
"Every revolution starts with a crack.
A moment. A break. A girl who's had enough."
— MEET THE CHARACTERS
Four women.
One system.
Serena Jacobs
Age 16 · The SurvivorOnce a promising debate captain and soccer striker from Chevy Chase, Serena now carries the weight of both victimhood and accusation. She transforms — reluctantly — from silenced survivor to accidental revolutionary.
Fadiyah Brown
Age 21 · The AdvocateA driven Georgetown law student, podcaster, and crusader. Her obsession with Serena's case puts her at odds with academia, media, and her own future — but she refuses to back down.
Detective Jessi Stevens
Age 32 · The SystemBrilliant but emotionally walled-off, Stevens must confront her own complicity in a system that routinely fails victims like Serena. Detachment has been her survival mechanism — until now.
Officer Erika Sanchez
Age 23 · The ConscienceYoung and idealistic, she must choose between the rules of the badge and her moral compass — wrestling with whether traditional law enforcement can ever be her path to meaningful change.
— WHY NOW
The crisis isn’t new.
Every year, thousands of Black and Brown girls go missing in America — disproportionately labeled runaways, their cases tragically overlooked. Their faces don't make primetime. Their names don't trend.
The Last Uprising challenges this systemic injustice, imagining what happens when one voice refuses to be erased. In a moment when women's rights are under threat and racial inequities persist in every corner of the justice system, this series is not just timely — it is essential.
90,000 +
BLACK GIRLS AND WOMEN REPORTED MISSING IN AMERICA 2022. ALMOST NONE MADE THE NATIONAL NEWS. ALMOST ALL WERE LABELED RUNAWAYS.
— TONE & STYLE
Built for the
podcast listener.
Produced with on-location Washington, D.C. field recordings, cinematic sound design, and an original score — the audio environment is as immersive as any visual production.
Real statistics, real cases of missing Black and Brown girls, and expert interviews from front-line advocates are woven throughout — the story never lets you forget what's real.
The Narrator's Voice
An older Fadiyah Brown narrates from a "spilling the tea" perspective — urgent, intimate, relentless. Think your most unapologetic friend who refuses to let truth get buried.
Fiction Meets Reality
Real cases of missing Black and Brown females are woven into special segments with support resources — designed to entertain, educate, and mobilize.
Anthology Structure
Each season covers a different urgent social justice issue. Season One is human trafficking. The model is built to scale — and to sustain a long-form cultural conversation.
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— ABOUT THE CREATOR
Stephanie L. Elie
Writer · Producer · Director — Bizzie Media Group
Los Angeles-based screenwriter and audio drama creator known for character-driven stories at the intersection of thriller, social justice, and family. As an African American creative who grew up as "the one Black girl in the classroom" — spending part of her childhood overseas as a military kid — her work reflects the complexities of identity, belonging, and survival.
Her lived experience, including navigating a terrorist attack in Madrid, deeply informs her lens as a storyteller of outsiders and underdogs. She lived and worked in the DC/Maryland area for three years before returning to California.
Gold — Signal Awards, Best Fiction Podcast (Alpha 8, 2024)
BestSci-Fi / Fantasy — LA WebFest (Alpha 8, 2024)
Award Winner — Big Apple Film Festival, Screenwriting
Finalist — ShoreScripts, Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices
Join the Uprising.
We are actively seeking production partners, financial partners, and creative collaborators — including voice talent, sound designers, and composers — who believe stories like this one demand to exist.