Young Bond audio dramas announced
The teenage James Bond returns in a brand-new full-cast audio drama from Big Finish Productions – beginning in September 2026 with an adaptation of Charlie Higson novel SilverFin.
What do we know about the new Young Bond range
This brand-new series is adapted from the previously published Young Bond novels, reimagined for audio as cinematic, full-cast audio drama. The range will begin with an adaptation of SilverFin by Charlie Higson, the first novel (originally published
in 2005). Charlie Higson is also involved as a consultant on the series.
The Big Finish team involved in the production includes Lizzie Worsdell, supervising producer; Barnaby Edwards, director and also adapted the first story; Robert Valentine, producer. From Ian Fleming Productions are Simon Ward, publishing director and Amanda Douglas, managing director.
Barnaby Edwards has plenty to say on the forthcoming first release:
“When I was first approached to adapt and direct SilverFin – in an email headed, naturally, ‘For Your Eyes Only’ – I could barely contain my excitement. I’m a huge Bond fan and the opportunity to tell the story of how Bond became Bond was too good to miss.
“Charlie Higson’s novel is everything you want an ‘origins’ story to be – thrilling, clever, funny, moving, and wholly in keeping with Fleming’s world. But it was going to need more than just a couple of actors and the odd sound effect to bring it to life. To do it justice, we needed to make an eight-hour action epic packed with thrills and spills – and that’s just what we’re doing.
“The story is told in 16 half-hour episodes, each fully dramatised and featuring a cast of some of the UK’s finest audio actors. We have cinematic sound design and a brand-new orchestral score from one of Hollywood’s top composers, Joe Kraemer. Like our teenage hero, we’re pushing ourselves to the limit on this one. After all, when it comes to James Bond, the world is not enough.”
The Young Bond audio adventures will be released as a series of digital download-to-own and collector’s edition CD box sets, exclusively from www.bigfinish.com and ianflemingshop.com. We expect more news on casting later in the year and will keep you posted.