Introducing Heads Will Roll: Heir Apparent
Even The Royals
Wondery
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 June 2026
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back to the Night Realm, where Queen Mortuana, Evil Mistress of the Night, rules with an iron fist and questionable judgment. When we last left our gloriously unhinged queen and her raven sidekick JoJo, the unlikely besties had fled to the woods for a simpler life. (Spoiler: it didn't last.) Now Mo's back on the throne, confronting her reign's greatest threat yet: turning 40 without an heir. No matriarch escapes the patriarchy.
Comedy royalty Kate McKinnon returns as Queen Mortuana in Heads Will Roll: Heir Apparent, the highly anticipated sequel to the Audible Originals’ fan-favorite, Heads Will Roll. She's flanked by costar Emily Lynne and a new star-studded ensemble including Richard Kind, Laurie Metcalf, Jimmy Fallon, Megan Mullally and Carrie Coon, plus an extensive cast of comedy greats.
With her throne on the line, Queen Mo and JoJo (Lynne) embark on increasingly unhinged schemes to secure succession: magical mishaps ensue. Meanwhile, JoJo's botched wing enhancement surgery turns her into a toad, leading to unexpected romance with Dan, a kindhearted mole, and forcing her to choose between royal duty and normal life. It’s hard out there for a toad.
Part medieval mayhem, part skewering take on modern anxieties, Heads Will Roll serves razor-sharp social commentary as fantasy comedy for the ages. Feast your ears, the Queen is speaking. Produced by Broadway Video and created by Kate McKinnon and Emily Lynne.
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| 0:00.0 | You there, tis I, Queen Mortuana of the Knight Realm, aka Kate McKinnon, |
| 0:07.0 | and her raven minion Jojo, aka Emily Lynn. |
| 0:10.8 | We interrupt your podcast to tell you about a different, better podcast. |
| 0:14.9 | It's the podcast of my life, and it's called Heads Will Roll Air Apparent, Unaudible, |
| 0:20.1 | and I can guarantee that it will fix all of your personal problems |
| 0:23.7 | and make you a millionaire. |
| 0:25.7 | No, we can't do false advertising. |
| 0:28.2 | It's more just like a really funny show with Frank guest stars, |
| 0:31.1 | like Richard Kind, Carrie Coon, Jimmy Fallon, at all. |
| 0:34.6 | Listen now exclusively on Audible and download the Audible app today or off with your head! |
| 0:39.6 | I'm kidding. |
| 0:45.0 | You there, approach your queen. What is it you seek? |
| 0:52.5 | Ma'am, I... |
| 0:53.6 | Silence! |
| 0:56.3 | That was a rhetorical question. |
| 1:01.0 | Everyone knows that anyone who dares petition me, |
| 1:04.7 | Queen Mortuana of the Knight Realm, shall be put to death. And you, you acne to male tea, |
| 1:08.3 | and you have the nerve to approach me on a Monday morning before I've had my |
| 1:12.6 | eggs. For your insolence, for your gall, for your floppy hair and your cash vibe, I say to you, |
| 1:22.3 | off with your head! |
| 1:24.0 | Oh! |
| 1:24.4 | Oh! |
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