The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station is a podcast set in the same world as the video game of the same name.
The podcast is the prologue to the video game The Callisto Protocol . [1] [2] The show was produced by Krafton, Striking Distance, and IGN . [3] The show debuted with its first two episodes on November 3, 2022 and then released episodes weekly each Friday until December 1, 2022. [4] The show is composed of six-episodes. [5] The show is available on Striking Distance's YouTube channel. [6]
The show was directed by Willie Block and Jake Emanuel. [7] The show stars Gwendoline Christie and Michael Ironside as the protagonists Percy and Kane. [8] Percy is a "skip tracer" that is tracking down an escaped prisoner that has fled to Helix Station. [9]
In Game Rant , Richard Warren wrote that the show "is not getting nearly as much praise as it should" and speculated on the potential for similar shows. [10] Chris McMullen wrote in GameSpew that the actors delivered "solid performances". [11]
Award | Date | Recipient | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Brand Entertainment Awards | 2023 | The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station | Podcasts | Honoree | [12] [13] |
Webby Awards | People's Voice Winner for Scripted (Fiction) Podcasts | Won | [14] | ||
Webby Awards | Limited Series and Specials for Scripted (Fiction) Podcasts | Honoree | [14] | ||
Signal Awards | Listener's Choice | [15] | |||
Bronze | [15] | ||||
Episode 2, "Shipwrecks" | Individual Episodes for Scripted (Fiction) Podcasts | Silver | [16] |