Dupont Investigations returns for Season 2 on Sept. 1

Nocturne Hall is bringing back its Washington noir audio drama Dupont Investigations for a second season, Flight of the Fallen, with new episodes starting Tuesday, Sept. 1 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and other platforms. The season expands the occult mystery from Foggy Bottom to Austria and builds on a first season that drew more than 24,000 certified downloads.

Why it matters: - Dupont Investigations is adding a second season to a debut run that already built an audience and earned attention from Washingtonian. - The new season expands the show’s reach from a local Washington mystery into an international story tied to Austria and a creature first seen in 1861. - The first season’s performance gives Nocturne Hall a clearer base to grow a niche audio drama audience.

What happened: - Nocturne Hall announced Season 2 of Dupont Investigations, titled Flight of the Fallen. - The season premieres Tuesday, Sept. 1 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and other platforms. - New episodes will be released on Tuesdays starting Sept. 1. - The company also said new listeners can stream the complete first season now before the new premiere.

The details: - The story follows occult private investigator Torsten Somersby. - Christian Heurich, the celebrated brewmaster and German immigrant, brings Somersby a problem his fortune cannot solve. - A winged creature that first appears in Austria in 1861 becomes the focus of the case. - Somersby and his partner Nigel Clemmons track the creature from Heurich’s brewery in Foggy Bottom to Innsbruck, Austria. - The season centers on the mystery behind “the fallen.” - The debut season, The Scourge from Carthage, introduced Somersby and a 1936 Washington filled with shadowy intrigue and supernatural tension. - The first season has more than 24,000 IAB Tech Lab-certified downloads. - Marc Benjamin Langston and Bryce Bowyn are the co-creators and showrunners behind the series. - Langston is a long-form writer and attorney. - Bowyn is an electropop musician and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and mental health. - Both creators are DC Arts and Humanities Fellows. - The duo said Season 2 is the show’s darkest and most ambitious yet, with more scope, sound and stakes. - Bowyn said the Season 2 story gives new meaning to the single “Wicked Wings,” from his EP Siege. - The team is asking followers to watch @nocturnehall on Instagram for cast reveals and previews ahead of the premiere. - A press kit is available with hi-res images, artwork, cast list, synopses and more.

Between the lines: - The season shift suggests the show is leaning harder into serialized mythology rather than a one-off mystery format. - The move from Washington to Austria widens the narrative canvas while keeping the District as the story’s core identity. - The creators are using music, lore and character backstory to deepen audience engagement ahead of launch.

What's next: - Season 2 begins Tuesday, Sept. 1, with weekly Tuesday releases to follow. - Nocturne Hall plans to reveal cast information and previews on Instagram before the premiere. - The full first season remains available for new listeners who want to catch up before the return.

The bottom line: - Dupont Investigations is returning with a bigger, darker season that aims to turn its cult-fantasy setup into a broader ongoing franchise.