Web of Lies (webcast)
Web of Lies is a "motion comic"-style Torchwood animated serial. It was released online and on Apple iOS devices alongside series 4. It ties in with the events of Torchwood: Miracle Day. It has elements interactive with the story, particularly puzzles that unlocked portions of the story as the game/story progressed.
Synopsis
A young man is shot in Los Angeles, but he doesn’t die — this is Miracle Day. When it’s revealed that he knew the Miracle was coming, his sister, Holly Mokri, sets to work to figure out what he knew and why he was silenced. Back in 2007, Gwen Cooper saw Jack Harkness abducted in front of her — what happened to him and how is it tied to the events in LA four years later?
Plot
2007. Jack and Gwen are chasing a humanoid when Jack vanishes, and the humanoid with him. The only remaining thing is Gwen and green gas.
2011. Miracle Day. Miles Mokri promised his sister Holly that he'd celebrate something with her. When he says he can't, she leaves and several men-in-black shoot him dead while he tries to report on his blog that he knows a conspiracy to do with Miracle Day. Soon after, he's found and paramedics tell Holly on the way to the hospital about Miracle Day. During the conversation, Holly discovers Miles' unfinished blog entry.
Cast
- Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
- Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
- Holly Mokri - Eliza Dushku
- Miles Mokri - Bob Harris
- Paramedic - Andrew Fiscella
- Joe Bradley - TBA
Story notes
- The parts of the story involving Torchwood are narrated by Gwen. The parts involving Miracle Day are narrated by Holly.
Continuity
- Gwen contacts Toshiko Sato, meaning that she, Owen Harper and Ianto Jones are still alive. Toshiko and Owen died in TW: Exit Wounds, and Ianto in TW: Children of Earth: Day Four.
Timeline
- For Torchwood, this story occurs during: Torchwood Series 1.
- For Holly and Miles, this story occurs during: Torchwood Series 4.
Digital distribution and other releases
- The motion comic element of episode 1 was uploaded to Starz' YouTube channel on 6 July 2011.
- It was released as an iOS app onto the United States iTunes App Store on 7 July 2011[1], it was released onto the Australian iTunes App Store on 16 July 2011, and onto the UK iTunes App Store on 21 July 2011. Each subsequent episode within the app was released a week following the broadcast of Torchwood on television in each specific region.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ Torchwood: Web of Lies Release Information for iPhone/iPod. GameFAQs (2011). Retrieved on 4th October 2011.
- ↑ Philip Fleming (22.06.2011). BBC Worldwide and Starz announce interactive Digital Companion to Torchwood: Miracle Day. BBC Worldwide Press Releases. Retrieved on 4th October 2011.
