Dead Eyes

Dead Eyes
Genre
  • Personal
  • Non-fiction
  • Investigation
Format
  • Interview
  • Monologue
  • Storytelling
Creative team
Created byConnor Ratliff
Cast and voices
Hosted byConnor Ratliff
Music
Ending themeAimee Mann
Production
Production
  • Mike Comite
  • Harry Nelson
  • Jordan Allyn
  • Jared O'Connell
Length35-90 minutes
Publication
No. of episodes37 
Original releaseJanuary 23, 2020 –
April 27, 2023
ProviderHeadgum
Reception
Ratings4.3076923076923075/5, 4.42/5 
Related
Websiteheadgum.com/dead-eyes

Dead Eyes is a serialized personal non-fiction investigative podcast series created by actor and comedian Connor Ratliff. In 2000, Ratliff was cast in the role of Private John Zielinski on the HBO television series Band of Brothers and was set to begin filming when he was subsequently fired, allegedly because series co-creator Tom Hanks believed Ratliff had "dead eyes". In 2020, Ratliff set out to "solve the very stupid mystery" of why he was fired, and to more generally explore the concept of rejection in the entertainment industry. The podcast gained significant media attention in March 2022 when, for its season 3 finale, Ratliff finally interviewed Hanks.