When You Finish Saving the World

When You Finish Saving the World is an Audible Original audio first production audio drama published on August 4, 2020 by American actor, author, and playwright Jesse Eisenberg.[1]

Plot

When You Finish Saving the World tells the moving and evocative story of three individuals working to understand each other and themselves: Nathan, a father learning to connect with his newborn son; Rachel, a young college student seeking to find her place in a relationship and in life, before marriage to Nathan; and Ziggy, their son, a teenager hoping to figure out where he came from, and where he’s headed. The shifts between time frames in these characters’ lives span more than a decade and eloquently capture the complexities of growing up, having children, and fitting in.

Characters

Adaptations

When You Finish Saving the World is an upcoming film adaptation based on the audiobook and will be directed and written by Jesse Eisenberg, starring Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard, and produced by Moore, Emma Stone and Dave McCary.[2] The film adaptation will take place in the present day and focus on Rachel and Ziggy's relationship, while keeping other details the same, such as Rachel running a shelter for victims of domestic violence, which she does in the audio version as well.[3]

References
  1. "When You Finish Saving the World". Audible. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. "Hot Project Du Jour: Julianne Moore & Finn Wolfhard To Star In Jesse Eisenberg-Directed 'When You Finish Saving The World' Based On Audible Original; Emma Stone Producing". Deadline Hollywood. April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  3. "It's a Book. It's a Podcast. It's a Three-Act Play, in Your Ears". The New York Times. August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.


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