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Save the Date for Now Playing’s First LIVE Watch Party

Grab your flashlight and sleeping bag, because Now Playing Podcast is returning to Camp Crystal Lake.

For the first time in 11 years, the show will revisit its first retrospective series when it hosts a live Friday the 13th watch party via Amazon Prime Video on Friday, May 1 at 9 p.m. EST. Now Playing Podcast is again teaming with Hot Mic for the streaming event, which will allow listeners to watch in real time and chat live with the hosts throughout the film.

Why Friday the 13^th?

The 2009 Friday the 13^th reboot marked the most important turning point in the early history of Now Playing Podcast, serving as the impetus for the show’s acclaimed retrospective format. Though it launched in 2007, the decision to review every film in the Friday the 13^th series, building up to the reboot’s release, helped Now Playing Podcast separate itself from a crowded pack of movie review podcasts.

Over the years, listeners have longed for a new Friday the 13^th film, one that would give the Now Playing Podcast hosts a chance to reexamine their first retrospective and the iconic horror villain Jason Voorhees. A new Friday the 13^th  has been delayed for years due to a legal battle between the first film’s director, Sean S. Cunningham, and writer Victor Miller. 

“That first retrospective, as unpolished as it is, remains very popular with our listeners,” explains Now Playing Podcast host and creator Arnie Carvalho. “When we started talking about getting the team and the listeners together for a live watch party, we thought, ‘Why not return to where it all started?’” 

On May 1, Amazon Prime Video will be streaming the first eight Friday the 13th films for Prime subscribers. In order to maintain some of the suspense, Now Playing Podcast will announce which Friday film they’ll be watching in the coming days.

How Do I Watch?

The Hot Mic social app lets you sync up with the Now Playing Podcast hosts and watch live or streaming events in real time. Now Playing Podcast first teamed with Hot Mic for a live Oscars watch party in February 2020. To join them for the May 1 watch party:

Step 1: Download the Hot Mic social app via your app store

Step 2: Click “Sign Up” to create your account, and use the invite code NOWPLAYING

Step 3: To follow Now Playing Podcast, tap on the “Broadcasters” tab, scroll down to Now Playing Podcast, and tap “Follow”

Step 4: Tune in the night of the watch party and chat with the hosts!

You can even set a reminder ahead of time by tapping the “Upcoming” tab and searching Now Playing Podcast. You’ll find the show listing under Now Playing Podcast x Friday the 13th. 

Note: Hot Mic streaming times are listed as PST

April 23, 2020 Posted by Jason Latham | Now Playing Podcast | Amazon Video, Friday the 13th, Hot Mic | Comments Off on Save the Date for Now Playing’s First LIVE Watch Party