Case File: DDM-003
Press & Industry
Everyone is a potential killer. This is the evidence.
JoJo Putty believes everyone is a potential killer, and hosts a dating advice podcast to keep people from finding out the hard way.
Format
Podcast, 8 x 30 min
Genre
Mystery Comedy
Status
Launches 8 October 2026
Release
Episodes 1 and 2 on 8 October, then weekly to the finale on 19 November
Created By
Lindsay Clift
Synopsis
Don't Date Murderers is a scripted dark comedy fiction podcast in the shape of a true crime advice show, about JoJo Putty, a host who helps people investigate the romantic red flags they're too lovestruck, lonely, or frightened to face. Every episode begins with a listener's relationship concern: a charming boyfriend, a suspicious ex, a too-perfect widower, a date whose stories don't add up. JoJo turns it into a case. Interviews, field recordings, expert guests, and her own grimly comic logic decide whether the person in question is harmless, hazardous, horrible, or homicidal.
Audience: fans of prestige dark comedy and morally ambiguous protagonists. Comparables: Baby Reindeer meets Barry.
Original material. Written and owned by Lindsay Clift and Afterlife Story Lab Ltd.
Cast
- India Erlam JoJo Putty
- Darragh Hackett Phillip
- Alison Garner Dr. Micha Benbart
- Liz Mance Violet Putty
Creator
Lindsay Clift began her career as an actress before moving into writing and directing. Her screenwriting has been recognised by the Academy Nicholl Fellowship and Austin Film Festival. Don't Date Murderers is her debut podcast.
From the Show
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"Welcome to Don't Date Murderers, the only podcast with a survival rate."
JoJo Putty
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"The advice, unfortunately, is sound."
Phillip
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"A pedestal is a cage with better lighting."
JoJo Putty
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"You want to know what's hot? Consent."
JoJo Putty
Downloads
Full Press Kit
Facts, synopsis, comps, studio, and contact on a single case-file page.
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For press and industry enquiries:
info@afterlifestorylab.comBristol, South West England, UK
Episode 1 preview available on request.