Case 63
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 show was released on October 25, 2022.
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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 11 minutes |
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Composed by | Mowat |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Publication | |
Original release | October 25, 2022 |
Provider | Gimlet Media and Spotify |
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Website | open |
Background
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.[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
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 released all 10 episodes on October 25, 2022.[8] The show is a Spotify exclusive show.[9]
Cast and characters
- Peter Roiter, registered as Case 63 (Oscar Isaac) – a 39-year-old man from Essex who claims to be a time traveler from 2062, born in 2023.
- Dr. Eliza Beatrix Knight (Julianne Moore) – a 38-year-old New York psychiatrist in 2022 treating Peter.
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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1 | 10 | October 25, 2022 |
Season 1
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Guest voices | Runtime | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "The Story I Grew Up With" | n/a | 9:04 | October 25, 2022 | |
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" | n/a | 12:27 | October 25, 2022 | |
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" | n/a | 11:59 | October 25, 2022 | |
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" | n/a | 9:47 | October 25, 2022 | |
Session four, October 25th 2022. Peter tells Dr Knight she is part of his plan to save the world. | ||||||
5 | 5 | "Alphabet Soup" | n/a | 7:43 | October 25, 2022 | |
Session five, October 26th 2022. | ||||||
6 | 6 | "History Exam" | Kelly AuCoin | 11:44 | October 25, 2022 | |
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" | Dariush Kashani | 10:19 | October 25, 2022 | |
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" | Pooya Mohseni | 8:45 | October 25, 2022 | |
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" | n/a | 13:08 | October 25, 2022 | |
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" | Alfredo Narciso Zoe Winters | 16:52 | October 25, 2022 | |
November 24th 2022. Under Peter's instructions, Dr Knight goes to JFK Airport to meet Marie Baker (Zoe 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. |
Reception
The show was near the top of Spotify's charts during the month following its release.[10]
References
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- "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.
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- 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.
- 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.
- Nicol, Patricia. "Case 63 is a slick, twisty thriller with Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac". ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- 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.