Case 63

Case 63
Presentation
StarringJulianne Moore and Oscar Isaac
GenreScience fiction
FormatRadio drama
Created byJulio Rojas
Written byJulio Rojas
Directed byMimi O'Donnell
LanguageEnglish
Adapted byMara Vélez Meléndez
Version also inSpanish, Portuguese, Hindi
Lengthaverage 12 minutes
Production
Composed byMowat
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes10 per season
Publication
Original releaseOctober 25, 2022
ProviderGimlet 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

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

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

  • 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

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
110October 25, 2022 (2022-Oct-25)
210September 26, 2023 (2023-Sep-26)

Season 1

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleRuntimeOriginal release date
11"The Story I Grew Up With"9:04October 25, 2022 (2022-Oct-25)
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.
22"DeLorean"12:27October 25, 2022 (2022-Oct-25)
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.
33"Pegasus"11:59October 25, 2022 (2022-Oct-25)
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.
44"Garnier Malet Effect"9:47October 25, 2022 (2022-Oct-25)
Session four, October 25th 2022: Peter tells Dr Knight she is part of his plan to save the world.
55"Alphabet Soup"7:43October 25, 2022 (2022-Oct-25)
Session five, October 26th 2022.
66"History Exam"11:44October 25, 2022 (2022-Oct-25)
Session six, October 27th 2022: Dr Knight brings in examiner Dr Julian Silva (Kelly AuCoin) to administer a polygraph test to Peter.
77"Jemmy Button"10:19October 25, 2022 (2022-Oct-25)
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.
88"Gaspar Marin"8:45October 25, 2022 (2022-Oct-25)
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.
99"Entanglement"13:08October 25, 2022 (2022-Oct-25)
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.
1010"Patient Zero"16:52October 25, 2022 (2022-Oct-25)
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

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleRuntimeOriginal release date
111"The Lost Vortex"13:35September 26, 2023 (2023-Sep-26)
122"Life Imitates Movies"13:12September 26, 2023 (2023-Sep-26)
133"Forget Everything You Believe"11:11September 26, 2023 (2023-Sep-26)
144"It's Been a Long Time, Beatrix"12:53September 26, 2023 (2023-Sep-26)
155"The Good Doctor"13:05September 26, 2023 (2023-Sep-26)
166"What Is The Future Like?"11:31September 26, 2023 (2023-Sep-26)
177"What Would You Do For Love?"12:27September 26, 2023 (2023-Sep-26)
188"An Angel, Destroyer of Worlds"14:33September 26, 2023 (2023-Sep-26)
199"Replacement Flight"16:11September 26, 2023 (2023-Sep-26)
2010"The Big Picture"9:50September 26, 2023 (2023-Sep-26)

Reception

The show was near the top of Spotify's charts during the month following its release.[11]

References

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