Oscar Isaac & Julianne Moore Cast In Spotify's New Fiction Podcast “Case 63"

Fiction podcasts have grown in popularity in the last two years, actually threatening the dominance of true-crime shows in the podcast universe. One major reason for this growth in interest can be attributed to an influx of talent from Hollywood. And it's not just the actors, but writers and producers. 

Of course, we will know when fiction podcasts have reached nirvana when "Leo" announces he will do an audio drama.

But there's significant news with the announcement that Spotify’s newest scripted original podcast, Case 63, has cast Academy and Emmy Award-winning actress Julianne Moore and Golden Globe-winning actor Oscar Isaac have been cast in  Both also serve as executive producers on the podcast.

Launching later in 2022, Case 63 follows psychiatrist Eliza Knight (Moore), who records the sessions of an enigmatic patient, registered as Case 63 (Isaac), who claims to be a time traveler. What begins as routine therapeutic sessions, quickly turns into a story that threatens the boundaries of the possible and the real.

The highly anticipated series is an adaptation of “Caso 63,” Spotify’s most listened to scripted original podcast in Latin America, originally produced in Santiago, Chile. The epic conclusion of the story of Pedro Roiter & Dra. Aldunate in "Caso 63" is coming soon, as it returns for its third and final season later this year in its Spanish and Portuguese versions.

The podcast ranked No. 1 in the Spotify Top Charts for nearly a month in Argentina & Mexico post-premiere, No. 1 in the Trending Charts across 5 countries: Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico & the United States. In addition to the U.S. and Latin America, the podcast was also adapted in India to “Virus 2062,” reached No. 1 on Spotify’s local Trending chart there, and was in the top 5 on Spotify’s local Top Podcasts charts. “Paciente 63,” the Brazilian adaptation, ranked #1 in Brazil’s local Trending Podcasts chart the day after its premiere, and remained there for over two weeks. “Paciente 63” also reached #1 on Brazil’s Fiction charts, and remained there for over a month.

Caso 63 marks the first time a Spotify original podcast from one of the non-English speaking markets has been adapted into multiple languages, including this English version, highlighting Spotify’s audio reach and commitment to bringing high-quality storytelling to all markets and regions around the world.

Case 63 is produced by Spotify's Gimlet, Moore’s production company FortySix and Isaac’s Mad Gene Media. Caso 63 was created and originally written by Julio Rojas.

Julianne Moore won an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and SAG Award, among others for her role in Still Alice with Kristen Stewart, Alec Baldwin and Kate Bosworth in 2015. In 2014, she received the Palme D’Or, Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her work in Maps To The Stars. Moore is the ninth person in Academy history to receive two acting Oscar nominations in the same year for her performances in Far From Heaven (Best Actress nomination) and The Hours (Best Supporting Actress nomination), after receiving many critics’ awards as well as SAG and Golden Globe nominations for both.

The paragraph above only scratches the surface of Ms. Moore's achievements in film and TV. In addition, she is a best-selling children's book author.

Oscar Isaac is a critically acclaimed and award-winning actor, producer and musician. In 2016, he earned a Golden Globe for his role on the HBO miniseries Show Me A Hero in the Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film category as well as a Critics’ Choice nomination for Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries. Two years prior, he scored an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead and a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of the title character in the Coen Brothers’ film Inside Llewyn Davis. 

Actor Oscar Isaac, who recently starred in Moon Knight on Disney Plus. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff)

 

He additionally was featured on numerous songs on the film’s soundtrack. That same year, Isaac led J.C. Chandor’s action-packed drama, A Most Violent Year, for which he earned the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor with the film earning the Best Film nod. The following year, Isaac starred in Ex Machina written and directed by Alex Garland. 

Mr. Isaac is probably best known to fans as the Resistance pilot, Poe
Dameron, in the highly awaited Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh installment in the main Star Wars film series. 

Most recently, Isaac starred in Marvel Studio’s Moon Knight on the Disney Plus streaming service. 

With two actors of such skill and experience as Moore and Isaac involved, as well as a concept that has already fascinated listeners in other countries, Case 63 seems like a winner.

Check out Case 63 later this year. Or, if, like Isaac's character in Case 63, you can time travel, please contact me when you return from the near future and let me know how you liked the show. 

My bet: Thumbs Up.