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Binge Season 2 of the Chart-Topping Spotify Original Podcast, ‘Case 63’ Beginning September 26

September 19, 2023

If you can’t stay away from a good mind-bending time travel paradox, look no further than Case 63, the Spotify Original audio series that’s taken the world by storm. After topping the podcast charts in Chile, Brazil, and India—and landing within the top five shows in Spotify’s 2022 Wrapped—the audio thriller is back for a riveting second season. 

Case 63 stars Academy Award winner Julianne Moore (Still Alice, Boogie Nights, Far from Heaven) as Eliza Beatrix Knight and Emmy Award nominee Oscar Isaac (Moon Knight, Scenes from a Marriage, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) as Dr. Vincent Caldwell. Joining Moore and Isaac this season are Zoë Winters (Succession) who voices Marie Baker, a teenage girl whose very existence might be the key to the future, and Emmy and Tony nominee Arian Moayad (Succession, Inventing Anna) as Oliver Collins, a computer hacker with a knack for decryption, and perhaps a higher purpose to the mission.

Season two picks up in 2012—10 years earlier than the setting of the first season. Listeners will quickly find themselves consumed with worry as Eliza Beatrix Knight wakes confused in an airport with untold amounts of information about the future and the impending world-altering virus. She is hospitalized and receives treatment from a psychiatrist with a familiar voice, Dr. Caldwell. But her existence in this new reality poses more threats and questions than answers. With the future of humanity at risk, Beatrix must race to unravel her new present in order to save the future.

Fans should prepare to binge all 10 episodes of the when they land on September 26. 

Case 63 was created by Chilean screenwriter Julio Rojas and is produced by Spotify Studios, Moore’s production company FortySixty, and Isaac’s Mad Gene Media. Both Moore and Isaac serve as executive producers on the podcast. 

Case 63 season one marked the first time a Spotify Original podcast from a non-English-speaking market has been adapted into multiple languages. This highlights Spotify’s reach and underscores our commitment to bringing high-quality audio storytelling to all markets and regions around the world. 

Catch up on season one—on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts—before continuing the story.  

Dolly Parton and James Patterson Collaborate on a New Bookcast Audio Experience

February 23, 2022

Imagine the songwriting prowess of country icon Dolly Parton combined with the skillful storytelling of best-selling author James Patterson all rolled into a unique audio experience. 

Dream no more—the pair has joined forces to create the Run, Rose, Run Bookcast, which blends audio storytelling with original music and sound elements in an immersive listening experience. Run, Rose, Run will combine their co-authored fiction novel with an original soundtrack written, produced, and recorded by Dolly. It’s available for free exclusively on Spotify, with new episodes releasing weekly.

“We are honored to partner with Dolly Parton and James Patterson on Run, Rose, Run, a trailblazing audio experience from two of the world’s most prolific creators that combines Spotify’s core elements—music and spoken audio,” said Dawn Ostroff, Spotify’s Chief Content and Advertising Business Officer. “This unique audio experience exemplifies the limitless potential of audio and Spotify’s commitment to partnering with exceptional creative talent on new innovative formats.”

Set in Nashville, Run, Rose, Run follows an aspiring female musician who goes to the country music capital to pursue her dreams. She carries with her a brutal secret that serves as the inspiration for her heart-wrenching songs, and she soon learns that her hidden past threatens the future she’s trying to build. 

“I still can’t believe that I get to launch Spotify’s first-ever Bookcast with my buddy James Patterson. What a great way to reach out to listeners all around the world,” said Dolly Parton. “When we wrote this book together, I felt I could contribute best by sticking to my first love, music. James and I hope that listeners will be able to feel the connection between the book and the album as we work to bring this story and these characters to life, as only two storytellers can.”

The friendship and fandom are mutual.

“I’ve been a fan of Dolly Parton’s storytelling for years, so I was thrilled to collaborate with her on Run, Rose, Run and bring these characters to life,” said James Patterson. “The music she’s created around this project is incredible, and I’m grateful that Spotify has given us the opportunity to bring listeners a new experience of the book and album.”

Dolly Parton will release the Run, Rose, Run soundtrack on March 4 through Butterfly Records in partnership with Ingrooves/UMG, following the premiere of the Bookcast. It’s the first soundtrack for a novel. On March 7 the novel will be released simultaneously with the last six episodes of the Bookcast. 

Stream the first two songs from the Run, Rose, Run album starting today, only on Spotify.

Podcast popular de ficção científica chileno é adaptado para ouvintes brasileiros em ‘Paciente 63’

July 22, 2021

Desde sua estreia em Novembro do ano passado, o popular podcast chileno Spotify Original Caso 63 tem paralisado os ouvintes com sua narrativa de ficção científica. Agora, a áudiossérie de viagem no tempo está se espalhando geograficamente à medida que o Spotify adapta seu podcast em espanhol para Paciente 63, uma versão em português, para ouvintes no Brasil.

Criado por Julio Rojas, a áudiossérie de ficção se passa no ano de 2022, quando a psiquiatra Elisa Aldunate inicia uma série de sessões de terapia com “Paciente 63”. Conforme as sessões progridem, o tempo, o espaço e a realidade começam a se confundir, brincando com a mente dos ouvintes. O drama se desenvolve ao longo de 10 episódios, entregando um mistério instigante para falantes de espanhol em todo o mundo.

“Tem sido um fenômeno impressionante – Caso 63 foi uma das áudiosséries em espanhol mais escutadas em 2020 e foi recebido com um entusiasmo que cruzou países, durou meses e gerou uma grande quantidade de reflexão e comentários em todas as redes sociais”, refletiu Rojas.

“[Com a adaptação] fico muito emocionado”, acrescentou. “Escutar Paciente 63 em português, com o nível dos atores, a adaptação e a produção, foi como se a história sempre tivesse sido pensada para ser ouvida nessa língua. É reconfortante ver que as histórias de ficção científica e seu público não têm fronteiras, talvez porque as histórias nos façam refletir sobre as mesmas questões. A ficção científica é hoje a grande fonte de reflexão filosófica sobre quem ou onde queremos estar.”

A adaptação conta com a participação dos atores brasileiros Mel Lisboa e Seu Jorge. Ambos emprestam suas vozes para a áudiossérie, contribuindo para a imersão dos ouvintes no universo de Paciente 63.

“Fiquei muito entusiasmada em fazer parte de Paciente 63,” afirmou Lisboa. “A série traz, em muitos momentos, a teoria de que podem haver realidades diferentes a partir das escolhas que fazemos; faz as pessoas refletirem sobre seus erros e suas decisões. Além disso, acho que uma ideia que as pessoas podem ter ao escutar Paciente 63 é que provavelmente passaremos por mudanças drásticas. Em 2019, por exemplo, não imaginávamos que precisaríamos nos isolar como está acontecendo até agora.”

O processo de gravação foi uma experiência inédita para os atores, que não puderam se encontrar pessoalmente durante a pandemia e, em vez disso, desenvolveram seus personagens e relacionamentos virtualmente. 

“Foi um desafio dar vida a um personagem por meio da voz”, Jorge compartilhou. “A necessidade de usar apenas esse recurso como meio de imersão para o ouvinte, principalmente com as limitações do COVID-19 que estavam acontecendo, dificultava o processo. Foi uma experiência que exigiu muita técnica. No final das contas, o projeto fez parte de um rico processo no qual tive que estudar a melhor maneira de lidar com minha voz e treinar muito para chegar onde queria.”

Lisboa e Jorge acreditam que a premissa instigante da história e o formato de áudio vão ressoar entre os brasileiros. Para Rojas, isso não é surpresa – e apenas o começo para podcasts de ficção.

“Por milhares de anos, a narração oral foi a principal forma de contar histórias”, explicou Rojas. “Ouvir uma áudiossérie ativa novas vias neurais e gera a intimidade necessária para a autorreflexão. Você faz parte da história porque ajuda a construí-la. É uma experiência única e pessoal, e acho que é o novo formato para um mundo pós-pandêmico. Espero que os ouvintes brasileiros gostem.”

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Popular Chilean Sci-Fi Podcast Gets Adapted for Brazilian Listeners in ‘Paciente 63’

July 22, 2021

Since its premiere last fall, the popular Chilean Spotify Original podcast Caso 63 has transfixed listeners with its science fiction storytelling. Now, the time traveling show is going the geographical distance as Spotify adapts its Spanish-language podcast into Paciente 63, a Portuguese language version, for listeners in Brazil.

Created by Julio Rojas, the fictional show is set in the year 2022, when psychiatrist Elisa Aldunate begins a series of therapy sessions with “Patient 63.” As the sessions progress, time, space, and reality begin to blur, playing with listeners’ minds. Drama builds over the course of 10 episodes, delivering thought-provoking mystery for Spanish speakers the world over.

“It has been a very impressive phenomenon—Caso 63 was one of the most-listened-to audio series in Spanish in 2020 and was met with an enthusiasm that crossed countries, lasted for months, and generated a great amount of reflection and comments on all social networks,” Rojas reflected.

“[With the adaptation I feel] a lot of emotion,” he added. “Listening to Paciente 63 in Portuguese, with the level of its actors, the adaptation, and the production, it was as if the story had always been designed to be heard in that language. It is comforting to see that science fiction stories and their audiences have no borders, perhaps because stories make us all reflect on the same issues. Science fiction is today the great source of philosophical reflection on whom or where we want to be.”

The adaptation features Brazilian actors Mel Lisboa and Seu Jorge. Both stars lend their voices to the series, helping to immerse listeners in the world of Paciente 63.

“I was very excited to join Paciente 63,” Lisboa shared. “The series brings up, in many moments, the theory that there may be different realities based on the choices we make, so it can make people reflect on their mistakes and their decisions. Also, I think one insight that people can get from listening to Paciente 63 is that we’re likely to go through drastic changes. In 2019, for example, we did not imagine that we would need to isolate ourselves as is happening until now.”

The recording process was a new experience for the actors, who were unable to meet during the pandemic and instead developed their characters and relationships remotely.

“It was a challenge to bring a character to life through his voice,” Jorge shared. “The need to use only this feature as a means of immersion for the listener, especially with the COVID-19 limitations that were happening, made the process more difficult. It was an experience that required a lot of technique. Ultimately, the project was part of a rich process in which I had to study the best way to deal with my voice and trained a lot to get where I wanted to go.”

Lisboa and Jorge believe the story’s thought-provoking premise and audio format will resonate with Brazilians. For Rojas, this is no surprise—and only the beginning for fiction podcasts.

“For thousands of years, oral storytelling has been the main way for transmitting stories,” explained Rojas. “Listening to an audio series activates you, ignites new neural highways, and generates the intimacy necessary for self-reflection. You are part of the story because you help make it. It is a unique and personal experience, and I think that is the new format for a post-pandemic world. I hope that Brazilian listeners enjoy it.”

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