Current project · Pickford.ai

Whispers

A detective hears voices. The audience provides them. An interactive mystery that unfolds differently with every room.

Bernie’s role
Creator & showrunner
Platform / partner
Pickford.ai
At a glance
Interactive AI storytelling
Whispers

You are the whispers.

Detective Marcus Kent is investigating a murder. The voices in his head are the audience: their ideas, suspicions, and prompts become part of the unfolding investigation.

Created for Pickford.ai, Whispers uses a narrative engine to weave audience input into new scenes as the story runs. Viewers can influence what Kent notices, how he questions suspects, and where the investigation goes.

The mystery gives the experience its structure. The audience gives each performance its own character. It is the next step in Bernie’s exploration of stories that make participation matter.

LiveAudience participation
AINarrative engine
TogetherA different story each time

Television Academy Foundation · The Interviews

The road to Whispers.

Bernie discusses his move into AI storytelling with Pickford, working with performers, and recording the voices that bring Whispers to life.

Starts at 52:55 in part 3 · Recorded March 31, 2026

Explore the conversation.

Interview by Adrienne Faillace for the Television Academy Foundation ↗

A shared experience.

Watch the mystery together. Send a whisper from your phone. See how the room’s ideas shape the detective’s next move.

As creator and showrunner, Bernie develops the story, characters, and interactive design. He also serves as Head of Creative at Pickford.ai.

Find a story.