Case 63
| Case 63 | |
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| Presentation | |
| Starring | Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Format | Radio drama |
| Created by | Julio Rojas |
| Written by | Julio Rojas |
| Directed by | Mimi O'Donnell |
| Language | English |
| Adapted by | Mara Vélez Meléndez |
| Version also in | Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi |
| Length | average 12 minutes |
| Production | |
| Composed by | Mowat |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 10 per season |
| Publication | |
| Original release | October 25, 2022 |
| Provider | Gimlet Media and Spotify |
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Case 63 is a science fiction podcast produced by Gimlet Media and FortySix with Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac starring as the protagonists. It is a remake of a Chilean podcast, Caso 63. The first season was released on October 25, 2022, and the second on September 26, 2023.
Background
[edit]The podcast is an English-language adaptation of the Spanish-language podcast Caso 63.[1] The original was created and written by Julio Rojas, and produced in Santiago, Chile by Emisor Podcasting.[2] It was Spotify's most-listened-to show in Latin America.[3] The show is the first Gimlet Media production to be adapted into multiple languages.[2]
The show is a science fiction podcast that follows the therapy sessions of Peter Roiter who claims to be a time traveler.[4]
Production
[edit]The recording of the show only took a few days.[5] The podcast was produced by Gimlet Media and FortySix, which had previously worked with Oscar Isaac on Homecoming.[6][7] The show is a Spotify exclusive show.[8]
The season 1 was released on October 25, 2022.[9] Season 2's trailer was released on September 19, 2023, and the season itself on September 26.[10]
Cast and characters
[edit]- Male lead (Oscar Isaac)
- Peter Roiter – a 39-year-old man from Essex who claims to be a time traveler from 2062, born in 2023.
- Dr. Vincent Caldwell – a New York psychiatrist, a 39-year-old widower with a teenage daughter.
- Dr. Eliza Beatrix Knight (Julianne Moore) – a 38-year-old New York psychiatrist in 2022 treating Peter.
- Oliver Collins (Arian Moayed) – a sci-fi writer and conspiracy theorist
- Marie Baker (Zoë Winters) – patient zero for the Pegasus virus.
Episodes
[edit]Season 1
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Runtime | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Story I Grew Up With" | 9:04 | October 25, 2022 | |
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First session, October 22nd 2022: Dr Knight begins therapy with her new patient, a man known as Case 63. He claims he's a time-traveler from 2062. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "DeLorean" | 12:27 | October 25, 2022 | |
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Session two, October 23rd 2022: Peter explains he grew up amid ongoing waves of COVID-19, as the world slowly crumbled, and that he's here because he needs to save the world. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Pegasus" | 11:59 | October 25, 2022 | |
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Session three, October 24th 2022: Peter tells Dr Knight about Pegasus, a deadly COVID variant that ravages the world in the future. Patient zero will be a woman named Marie Baker who begins to spread the virus on Flight 262 from New York to London on November 24th, 2022. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Garnier Malet Effect" | 9:47 | October 25, 2022 | |
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Session four, October 25th 2022: Peter tells Dr Knight she is part of his plan to save the world. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Alphabet Soup" | 7:43 | October 25, 2022 | |
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Session five, October 26th 2022. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "History Exam" | 11:44 | October 25, 2022 | |
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Session six, October 27th 2022: Dr Knight brings in examiner Dr Julian Silva (Kelly AuCoin) to administer a polygraph test to Peter. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Jemmy Button" | 10:19 | October 25, 2022 | |
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Session seven, October 28th 2022: Dr. Knight brings in her physicist friend Dr Devash Patel (Dariush Kashani) to scrutinize the physics of Peter's time travel claims. Peter antagonizes him until he leaves. Dr Knight decides to drop Peter as a patient because she cannot be professional with him. She gets a phone call from her mother (uncredited), urging her to reach out to her sister. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Gaspar Marin" | 8:45 | October 25, 2022 | |
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Session eight, October 29th 2022: Dr Knight meets with chief of psychiatry Dr Alex Rizzolatti (Pooya Mohseni). Peter confesses to being fraud, and says he's a science fiction writer named Oliver Collins, associated with the internet forum SCP Foundation, and that he claimed to be a time traveler as part of an experiment suggested on the forum. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Entanglement" | 13:08 | October 25, 2022 | |
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October 31st 2022: Dr Knight makes a recording to document her thoughts. She found and called Oliver Collins, who is a real amateur science fiction writer, but is not her patient. Peter gives Dr Knight a recording explaining everything. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "Patient Zero" | 16:52 | October 25, 2022 | |
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November 24th 2022: Under Peter's instructions, Dr Knight goes to JFK Airport to meet Marie Baker (Zoë Winters). December 17th 2022: FBI Special Agent Ian Swift (Alfredo Narciso) makes a recording about the missing person case he's working on: the disappearance of Eliza Beatrix Knight. | |||||
Season 2
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Runtime | Original air date |
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| 11 | 1 | "The Lost Vortex" | 13:35 | September 26, 2023 |
| 12 | 2 | "Life Imitates Movies" | 13:12 | September 26, 2023 |
| 13 | 3 | "Forget Everything You Believe" | 11:11 | September 26, 2023 |
| 14 | 4 | "It's Been a Long Time, Beatrix" | 12:53 | September 26, 2023 |
| 15 | 5 | "The Good Doctor" | 13:05 | September 26, 2023 |
| 16 | 6 | "What Is The Future Like?" | 11:31 | September 26, 2023 |
| 17 | 7 | "What Would You Do For Love?" | 12:27 | September 26, 2023 |
| 18 | 8 | "An Angel, Destroyer of Worlds" | 14:33 | September 26, 2023 |
| 19 | 9 | "Replacement Flight" | 16:11 | September 26, 2023 |
| 20 | 10 | "The Big Picture" | 9:50 | September 26, 2023 |
Reception
[edit]The show was near the top of Spotify's charts during the month following its release.[11]
References
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- ^ a b "Moon Knight's Oscar Isaac and Julianne Moore Cast in Scripted Spotify Podcast". comicbook.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ PTI (2022-06-17). "Oscar Isaac, Julianne Moore to headline Spotify podcast thriller 'Case 63': Case 63 is a tense sci-fi hit. Catch it before Hollywood does". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Case 63: a wild, gripping and highly bingeable radio play". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Jarvey, Natalie (7 November 2022). "How Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac Created Chemistry in the Recording Booth for Case 63". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Smith, Ximena (2022-11-04). "Case 63: Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac team up for a first-class podcast". Stuff. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ White, Peter (2022-06-16). "Julianne Moore & Oscar Isaac To Lead Spotify Scripted Podcast 'Case 63'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Nicol, Patricia. "Case 63 is a slick, twisty thriller with Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (2022-10-14). "Spotify's 'Case 63' Mind-Bending Thriller Podcast Starring Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac Gets Release Date and Trailer". Variety. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Binge Season 2 of the Chart-Topping Spotify Original Podcast, 'Case 63' Beginning September 26". Spotify NewsRoom. September 19, 2023.
- ^ Sturges, Fiona (2022-11-14). "Podcast review — could Case 63 be a breakthrough for audio drama? Starry names and taut writing take this sci-fi series to the next level". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2022-12-24.