Rosamund Pike stars in new Audible narrative documentary

A new narrative documentary podcast exploring the true story behind a Russian spy’s life in deep cover inside the USA has been launched.

Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winner and Oscar and BAFTA Award-nominee, Rosamund Pike narrates the Audible Original Mother, Neighbor, Russian Spy, which is produced by BBC Studios. It investigates the extraordinary case of Cindy Murphy – a wife, mother, and finance professional who appeared to be living the early 2000s dream of ‘having it all’ in New York City. Though everything was not as it seemed.

With exclusive access to those who knew her personally, the series takes an eye-opening journey through the events that eventually led to Cindy’s unmasking as a Russian sleeper agent by the FBI.

The podcast explores Cindy’s complicated double life of juggling motherhood and suburban life with espionage, shining a light on the extraordinary lengths someone will take to hide their identity all for the Mother Country.

Rosamund helped the production team get inside access to former FBI agents, she says: “This story is truly remarkable and has been a real passion project of mine this past year. I’ve always been fascinated with espionage and have been lucky to explore that world through my acting work, but Mother, Neighbor, Russian Spy made me even more curious as to how someone can take on an acting role for a lifetime, pretending to be someone you’re not, even to your own children.”

Mother, Neighbor, Russian Spy is a 9-part series commissioned by Audible and produced by BBC Studios’ Factual Podcast Unit. It’s available from today exclusively on Audible.