Nocturne Hall urges listeners to binge Dupont Investigations before Season 2 premieres

Nocturne Hall is promoting Season 1 of Dupont Investigations ahead of the Season 2 premiere of Flight of the Fallen on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The first season, The Scourge from Carthage, is now streaming on major podcast platforms and can be finished in time with six episodes.

Why it matters: - New listeners have a short window to catch up before Dupont Investigations Season 2, Flight of the Fallen, premieres Tuesday, Sept. 1. - The first season gives context for Torsten Somersby, the occult-leaning private investigator at the center of the series. - The season’s reach and recognition suggest an audience already in place for the new installment.

What happened: - Nocturne Hall is directing listeners to stream Season 1, The Scourge from Carthage, on all major podcast platforms. - The release includes the Season 1 cold open as video. - The release also points listeners to a visual case file for a deeper recap of the season.

The details: - The Scourge from Carthage runs six episodes. - Each episode runs about 30 to 50 minutes. - The season follows Torsten Somersby, a private investigator whose knowledge of the occult leads him into cases others avoid. - The story begins with the mysterious death of a handsome tobacco heir. - The case pulls Torsten into the heir’s troubled past and an ancient conspiracy in 1936 Washington. - The release describes that setting as the “District of Crime.” - The debut season has logged more than 24,400 IAB Tech Lab-certified downloads. - Washingtonian spotlighted the season. - The cold open shows a young man in delirium who believes he hears golden harp strings in the night air. - The young man’s friend cannot hear the same sound, which sets up the show’s shift from ordinary life into the supernatural. - The visual case file gathers Season 1 clues tied to the Steeples Tobacco empire, the heir’s death, the Spanish Steps of Kalorama and the Cairo Hotel.

Between the lines: - Nocturne Hall is using Season 1 as both a marketing tool and a narrative primer for the next season. - The company is leaning on atmosphere, continuity and puzzle-box storytelling to bring in new listeners before the premiere. - Co-creator and showrunner Marc Benjamin Langston frames the first season as required prep for what comes next. - Dupont Investigations was created by Washington, DC-based co-creators and showrunners Marc Benjamin Langston and Bryce Bowyn. - Langston is a long-form writer and attorney. - Bryce Bowyn is an electropop musician and an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and mental health. - Both creators are DC Arts and Humanities Fellows.

What's next: - Flight of the Fallen premieres Tuesday, Sept. 1. - Nocturne Hall says more cast reveals and previews will appear on Instagram. - The company also has an online press kit available at dupont press materials.

The bottom line: - Six episodes is all listeners need to get ready for the next chapter of Dupont Investigations.