Thrilling New Audio Drama Starring Kelly Ripa And Mark Consuelos 'Summer Breeze'
Now Available Exclusively From Audible
NEW YORK, NY – May 8, 2025 – Milojo Productions and audio-first entertainment company Fresh Produce Media today announce 'Summer Breeze,' an exciting new ten-episode Audible Original series, now available. Starring Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos, and Sarah Steele, this gripping audio drama pulls back the curtain on the world of 1990s daytime soap operas, weaving together scandal, ambition, and redemption in a high-stakes tale of artistry and revenge.
Created, written and executive produced by Aaron Tracy (Sequestered, Law & Order: SVU), the series is produced by Audible and Milojo Productions—the company co-founded by Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos—and Fresh Produce Media.
'Summer Breeze' follows Lucy Frears (Sarah Steele), a down-on-her-luck, aspiring screenwriter who finally catches her big break when her very personal script is optioned by legendary mega-producer Gordon Ready (Mark Consuelos). However, Frears soon finds her dream turning into a nightmare when Ready’s true intentions are revealed. In response, Frears forms an unlikely alliance with a former soap opera star named Carolyn Harris (Kelly Ripa), who is harboring secrets of her own. Together, these two devise a daring, twisted plan to seek justice against the producer through the long-running soap opera, 'Summer Breeze'. As they navigate the cutthroat politics and general lunacy of the daytime TV industrial-complex, their scheme takes on a life of its own, blurring the lines between fiction and reality.
No stranger to the world of daytime TV, Ripa and Consuelos bring their own experiences as soap stars to this richly layered drama.
“Our relationship started on All My Children, so revisiting the world of soap operas, this time through a whole new medium, was a full-circle experience,” said Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. “It’s a fresh take on the genre we love, with fun surprises, familiar voices, and something for both longtime soap fans and audio drama lovers alike.”
In addition to Ripa, Consuelos, and Steele, 'Summer Breeze' also stars Zack Gilford (Friday Night Lights), Talia Balsam, Tony-winner Adriane Lenox, Grey Henson, Ally Sheedy, and Michael Consuelos.
The series was directed by Tyne Rafaeli (Single Drunk Female, Elsbeth) and cast by Rich Mento (Warm Bodies, Step Up), with sound design and mixing by Mark Henry Phillips (Serial, Homecoming).
Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos, and Albert Bianchini serve as Executive Producers for Milojo Productions. Producing for Milojo are Michael Halpern, Devon Schneider, and Matt Boren.
Kate Navin serves as Executive Producer for Audible.
Colin Moore and Jason Ross serve as Executive Producers for Fresh Produce Media.
The series was produced by Matt Schrader with Epicleff Media.
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ABOUT MILOJO Milojo is Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos’ NY- based production company named after the first two letters of Mark & Kelly's three children: Michael, Lola and Joaquin. The company, which champions top-of-the- line documentaries, has developed and produced non-scripted series for many networks such as ABC, Disney+, Oxygen, Lifetime, Logo, VH1, E!, CMT, HGTV, WeTV, TLC, Food Network and Discovery. In addition, Milojo has produced an Emmy®-nominated documentary called The Streak for ESPN, and a critically acclaimed documentary Off The Rez for TLC, both which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Milojo has been involved in such projects as Masters of Reception (TLC), Homemade Millionaire (TLC), Dirty Soap (E!), Cheer (CMT), Secret Guide To Fabulous (Logo), My Diet Is Better Than Yours (ABC), Secret Guide to Summer (Logo), the New Now Next Vote election specials with Wanda Sykes (Logo), and Fire Island (VH1/Logo). Recently, the company produced the true crime series Exhumed: Killer Revealed (Oxygen), Family Reboot (Disney+), Best in Snow (Disney+), and Big RV Remix (Hulu). They’ve also produced digital series including Joffrey Elite (Awesomeness TV), Kelly Ripa and Rachael Harris’ Heads and Faces (Facebook Watch), and the SiriusXM podcast Let’s Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa. On the scripted side, Milojo has worked with many successful writers and has sold scripts to ABC, Hulu, Freeform, Amazon, Apple, and HBO. The company has also produced multiple movies for Lifetime including: Let’s Get Physical, The Disappearance of Cari Farver, and Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story.
ABOUT FRESH PRODUCE MEDIA Fresh Produce Media is a talent-driven audio entertainment company founded to meet the moment, as new and diverse opportunities for innovation and audiences shape what narrative audio content can be. From historical fiction and documentaries to sports- and music-focused stories, Fresh Produce’s roster of series brings a range of genres - and a consistency of quality - that sets it apart.
ABOUT AUDIBLE, INC. Audible, Inc., an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary (NASDAQ:AMZN), is the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, offering global audiences a powerful way to enhance and enrich their lives through extraordinary content. Audible’s catalog includes more than 1 million audio titles, including Audible Originals as well as audiobooks and podcasts from leading studios, print, audio, and magazine publishers and world-renowned entertainers.
ABOUT AARON TRACY (WRITER AND CREATOR) Aaron Tracy is a writer, producer, and the founder of the award-winning audio company, Parallax. The first audio series Tracy created, The Coldest Case, a thriller starring Aaron Paul, became Audible’s most successful original series ever, ranking in the Global Top 10 (out of 800,000 titles) after its first year of release. Tracy’s recent iHeart series, Supreme: The Battle for Roe, starring Maya Hawke and William H. Macy, about the 26 year-old lead attorney on Roe V. Wade, won the 2024 Best Fiction Webby Award. Other recent audio series Tracy has created and written include: 10 Days, an underdog NBA story starring Glen Powell; Murder in Bermuda, a courtroom drama starring Mary-Louise Parker; and The Commuter, a domestic thriller starring Lizzy Caplan. Tracy’s TV writing credits include Law & Order: SVU (NBC), The Tap (USA), and Sequestered (Sony’s Crackle), a legal thriller he created that ran for two seasons. Tracy is on faculty at Yale University where he teaches creative writing. For more visit listentoparallax.com. |
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