LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Podcast network CurtCo Media today launched the first season of SOLAR, an immersive 12-episode audio drama starring Stephanie Beatriz, Tony Award winner Alan Cumming, Oscar winner Helen Hunt and Jonathan Bangs. It was created by Chris Porter and directed by Jenny Curtis and Chris Porter, with sound design by CJ Drumeller.

Disconnected from Earth and trapped in separate parts of their spacecraft, the crew members must fight for survival after a disaster aboard the ill-fated Aethon, a manned solar research probe sent to explore the time warp around of the sun. As painful memories, forgotten dreams, technological challenges and brutal realities collide, the crew must work together to keep hope alive in the face of growing darkness.

“Many years ago, as a young actor, I loved doing radio drama. It’s so exciting to me that now, in the era of podcasts, that spoken word drama is back. And SOLAR Couldn’t be more a fusion of immersive sound design and big drama. I loved being in it,” says Alan Cumming, who voices Alex Tawley, the ship’s commander Aethon.

The first two episodes are available now. The 30-45 minute episodes will air weekly on Tuesdays, with additional short scenes (“Recovered Audio Assets” that range from 1-5 minutes) airing weekly on Thursdays.

Two years of preparation, SOLAR is a fully staged cutscene state-of-the-art audio experience. Mastered in Dolby Atmos and designed to be completely immersive, every voice and sound fully envelops the listener, with sound coming from all around them.

We are delighted to present to you SOLAR with an all-star cast, phenomenal immersive sound, and a viscerally memorable musical score, all in this jaw-dropping story written by Chris Porter,” says Bill Curtis, CEO of CurtCo Media and Executive Producer. “This project is the absolute highest quality production. From the page, to the performance, to the final product, it’s truly groundbreaking. »

SOLAR also features an accomplished supporting cast, including the voice talents of Danielle Pinnock (CBS’s Ghosts), Colin Ford (Netflix Dawn), Anne Yatco (Jujutsu Kaisen), Dana Gourrier (Django Unchained), and more.

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For more information on SOLARvisit: solarthepodcast.com.

SOLAR is a production of CurtCo Media in association with Workhouse Media.

Beatriz is represented by ICM Partners, Authentic Talent & Literary Management and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher. Cumming is represented by ICM Partners, Bond Artist Management and B-Side Management in the UK. Hunt is represented by Slate PR and UTA.

About CurtCo Media

From its studios in Malibu, California, CurtCo Media celebrates the growing world of podcasting by providing millions of sophisticated listeners with inspiring programming, authoritative hosts, nationally acclaimed guests and talented storytellers. CurtCo presents shows covering a wide range of topics (luxury travel, medicine, cars, politics, entertainment and fiction) with the finest scripts, musical scores, recording, editing and sound design of the highest quality.

To learn more, visit curtco.com.