# Realm Media > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Realm_Media > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Realm_Media.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realm_Media > Source revision: 1355617775 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|U.S. audio entertainment company}} {{Infobox publisher | name = | image = Realm Media Logo.svg | caption = Logo of Realm Media | parent = | status = | traded_as = | predecessor = | founded = {{start date|2015|09}} | founders = Julian Yap & Molly Barton | successor = | country = United States | headquarters = New York City | distribution = | keypeople = | publications = Serialized fiction; audio dramas; podcasts | topics = | genre = | imprints = | revenue = | owner = | numemployees = | website = https://www.realm.fm/ }} '''Realm,''' formerly '''Serial Box''',{{Cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=2021-04-02|title=Serial Box Renames Itself Realm, Launches Free Podcast Strategy (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/serial-box-rebrand-realm-free-podcasts-1234943075/|access-date=2021-04-02|website=Variety|language=en-US}} is an American audio entertainment company that creates original fiction [podcast](/source/podcast)s and [audiobook](/source/audiobook) series, which include continuations of TV series. Realm's podcasts feature an array of production styles depending on the story, some with full casts, others with single voice narration.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-02|title=Serial Box Relaunches as Realm, Releasing Dozens of Its Most Popular Shows for the First Time Everywhere Podcasts Are Available|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210402005150/en/Serial-Box-Relaunches-as-Realm%C2%A0-Releasing-Dozens-of-Its-Most-Popular-Shows-for-the-First-Time%C2%A0Everywhere-Podcasts-Are-Available|access-date=2021-04-02|website=businesswire.com|language=en}} ''[NPR](/source/NPR)'' described Realm as intending to serve as an "[HBO](/source/HBO) for readers".{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2016/07/26/484171813/can-serialized-fiction-convert-binge-watchers-into-binge-readers |title=Can Serialized Fiction Convert Binge Watchers Into Binge Readers? |publisher=[NPR](/source/NPR) |date=26 July 2016 |accessdate=24 July 2019 |last=Neary |first=Lynn}} ==History== In September 2015, Julian Yap and Molly Barton launched Serial Box.{{cite web|last=Dawn|first=Randee|date=28 September 2015|title='HBO for reading': Serial Box delivers new fiction to your phone in TV-style episodes|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/hbo-reading-serial-box-delivers-new-fiction-your-phone-bite-t45876|accessdate=24 July 2019|work=[Today](/source/Today_(American_TV_program))}} The first production was ''Bookburners'', created by [Max Gladstone](/source/Max_Gladstone).{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/68116-startup-serial-box-wants-to-be-the-hbo-for-readers.html |title=Startup Serial Box Wants To Be the 'HBO for Readers' |work=[Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly) |date=18 September 2015 |accessdate=24 July 2019 |last=Reid |first=Calvin}} The writing process was based on [television serials](/source/Serial_(radio_and_television)) rather than novels. Founder Yap realized that he was reading fewer novels due to time constraints from work. Both Yap and Barton believe that serialized fiction will make reading more accessible and social. In April 2021, Serial Box changed its name to Realm and released its productions globally as podcasts. The productions can be listened to for free with advertising, or with a subscription. ==Process== Realm hires a lead author, or showrunner, write a pilot episode and a "show bible" which will outline the plot for each season. After this, Realm brings together a team of writers who will contribute ideas in a manner similar to a television writers' room. At the end of this period, each author is assigned episodes to write. Whereas a novel generally takes 2–3 years to be written and published, a Realm production can be completed 6 months from the start date. Because the first episode is published before the season is completed, the authors can tailor the ending of the season to the audience's reactions.{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/09/serial-box-books-like-tv/ |title=THIS EBOOK PUBLISHER DOESN'T HAVE AUTHORS. IT HAS WRITERS' ROOMS |last=Locke |first=Charley |date=14 September 2016 |accessdate=24 July 2019 |work=[Wired](/source/Wired_(Magazine))}} It is the responsibility of the showrunner to ensure that all episodes maintain a consistent [writing style](/source/writing_style) despite the involvement of multiple authors.{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/8/6/16849756/serial-box-serialized-books-peak-tv |title=Meet a new kind of book, designed for the age of Peak TV |last=Grady |first=Constance |date=6 August 2018 |accessdate=24 July 2019 |publisher=[Vox](/source/Vox_(website))}} ==Awards== Molly Barton, Jeff Li, James Stuart, and Julian Yap were nominated for the 2019 [World Fantasy Professional Award](/source/World_Fantasy_Special_Award%E2%80%94Professional) for their work with Serial Box.{{cite web|url=http://www.sfadb.com/World_Fantasy_Awards_2019 |title=World Fantasy Awards 2019 |accessdate=1 Aug 2019 |publisher=SFADB}} ==Productions== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Title{{cite web| url=https://www.serialbox.com/serials/ |title=All Serials |publisher=Serial Box}} !! Number of seasons !! Showrunner !! Other authors |- | '''''Alternis''''' || 1 || N/A || [Maurice Broaddus](/source/Maurice_Broaddus), Jacqueline Koyanagi, [E.C. Myers](/source/E.C._Myers), and [Andrea Phillips](/source/Andrea_Phillips) |- | '''''Blood & Gold''''' || 1 || N/A || [Jeffrey J. Mariotte](/source/Jeff_Mariotte), [Peter Murrieta](/source/Peter_Murrieta), and [Greg Cox](/source/Greg_Cox_(writer)) |- | '''''Bookburners''''' || 5 || [Max Gladstone](/source/Max_Gladstone) || Margaret Dunlap, [Amal El-Mohtar](/source/Amal_El-Mohtar), [Mur Lafferty](/source/Mur_Lafferty), [Brian Francis Slattery](/source/Brian_Francis_Slattery), and [Andrea Phillips](/source/Andrea_Phillips) |- | '''''Born to the Blade''''' || 1 || Michael R. Underwood || Marie Brennan, [Cassandra Khaw](/source/Cassandra_Khaw), and Malka Older |- |'''''Bullet Catcher''''' |3 |Joaquin Lowe |None |- |'''''Dark Heights''''' |2 |CD Miller |None |- |'''''Dead Air'''''|| 1 || Gwenda Bond ||[Rachel Caine](/source/Rachel_Caine) and Carrie Ryan |- | '''''Exquisite Corpse''''' || 1 || N/A (prompts provided by [Dread Central](/source/Dread_Central)) || [Richard Chizmar](/source/Richard_Chizmar), Paul Cornell, Christopher Golden, [Brian Keene](/source/Brian_Keene), [Cassandra Khaw](/source/Cassandra_Khaw), Stephen Kozeniewski, Nick Mamatas, Sisters of Slaughter (Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason), [Paul Tremblay](/source/Paul_G._Tremblay), and Alyssa Wong |- | '''''False Idols''''' || 1 || N/A || Lisa Klink, Patrick Lohier, Diana Renn, and Robert K. Wittman |- |'''''First Street''''' |1 |Catherine McKenzie |Catherine McKenzie, Jasmine Guillory, Elyssa Friedland, Shawn Klomparens, Randy Susan Meyers, Kermit Roosevelt III |- | '''''Geek Actually''''' || 1 || N/A || Cathy Yardley, Melissa Blue, Rachel Stuhler, and Cecilia Tan |- |'''''Gods and Lies''''' |1 |Elizabeth Vail |None |- |'''''Knox''''' |1 |N/A |K Arsenault Rivera, Brooke Bolander, [Gabino Iglesias](/source/Gabino_Iglesias), and Sunny Moraine |- |'''''Machina''''' |1 |[Fran Wilde](/source/Fran_Wilde_(author)) |[Fran Wilde](/source/Fran_Wilde_(author)), [Malka Older](/source/Malka_Older), and Curtis C. Chen, with [Martha Wells](/source/Martha_Wells) |- |'''''Marvel's [Black Panther](/source/Black_Panther_(character)): Sins of the King''''' |1 |N/A |Steven Barnes, Ira Madison III, Tananarive Due, Geoffrey Thorne, and Mohale Mashigo |- |'''''Marvel's [Black Widow](/source/Black_Widow_(Natasha_Romanova)): Bad Blood''''' |1 |N/A |Lindsay Smith, Margaret Dunlap, [Mikki Kendall](/source/Mikki_Kendall), [L.L. McKinney](/source/L.L._McKinney), and Taylor Stevens |- |'''''Marvel's [Jessica Jones](/source/Jessica_Jones): Playing With Fire''''' |1 |N/A |[Lauren Beukes](/source/Lauren_Beukes), Vita Ayala, Sam Beckbessinger, [Zoe Quinn](/source/Zo%C3%AB_Quinn), and [Elsa Sjunneson](/source/Elsa_Sjunneson) |- |'''''Marvel's [Thor](/source/Thor_(Marvel_Comics)): Metal Gods''''' |1 |N/A |Aaron Stewart-Ahn, Jay Edidin, [Brian Keene](/source/Brian_Keene), and [Yoon Ha Lee](/source/Yoon_Ha_Lee) |- | '''''A Most Dangerous Woman''''' || 1 || [Brenda Clough](/source/Brenda_Clough) || None |- | '''''[Ninth Step Station](/source/Ninth_Step_Station)''''' || 2 || [Malka Older](/source/Malka_Older) || Curtis C. Chen, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and [Fran Wilde](/source/Fran_Wilde_(author)) |- |'''''[Orphan Black](/source/Orphan_Black): The Next Chapter''''' |2 |[Malka Older](/source/Malka_Older) |Madeline Ashby, Mishell Baker, Heli Kennedy, E. C. Myers and Lindsay Smith |- |'''''Outliers''''' |1 |Dave Beazley |Casey Wells. Voiced by [Rory Culkin](/source/Rory_Culkin). |- | '''''ReMade''''' || 2 || Matthew Cody || Gwenda Bond, Amy Rose Capetta, Carrie Harris, E.C. Myers, Andrea Phillips, and Kiersten White |- | '''''Silverwood: The Door''''' || 1 || [Brian Keene](/source/Brian_Keene) || [Brian Keene](/source/Brian_Keene), [Richard Chizmar](/source/Richard_Chizmar), Stephen Kozeniewski, Sisters of Slaughter (Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason) |- | '''''[Sonic the Hedgehog](/source/Sonic_the_Hedgehog) Presents: The Chaotix Casefiles''''' || 1 || N/A || [Ian Jones-Quartey](/source/Ian_Jones-Quartey), [Dan Jolley](/source/Dan_Jolley), [Ian Flynn](/source/Ian_Flynn), Evan Stanley |- | '''''Spider King''''' || 1 || Justin C. Key || None |- | '''''Tremontaine''''' || 4 || [Ellen Kushner](/source/Ellen_Kushner) || [Liz Duffy Adams](/source/Liz_Duffy_Adams), Patty Bryant, [Joel Derfner](/source/Joel_Derfner), Tessa Gratton, [Alaya Dawn Johnson](/source/Alaya_Dawn_Johnson), [Malinda Lo](/source/Malinda_Lo), [Karen Lord](/source/Karen_Lord), Racheline Maltese, [Mary Anne Mohanraj](/source/Mary_Anne_Mohanraj), [Delia Sherman](/source/Delia_Sherman), and Pat Witcover. |- | '''''The Triangle''''' || 1 || Dan Koboldt || Mindy McGinnis and [Sylvia Spruck Wrigley](/source/Sylvia_Spruck_Wrigley) |- | '''''The Vela''''' || 2 ||[Yoon Ha Lee](/source/Yoon_Ha_Lee) || [Becky Chambers](/source/Becky_Chambers_(author)), SL Huang, and [Rivers Solomon](/source/Rivers_Solomon) |- | '''''Whitehall''''' || 2 || [Liz Duffy Adams](/source/Liz_Duffy_Adams) || [Mary Robinette Kowal](/source/Mary_Robinette_Kowal), Madeleine Robins, [Barbara Samuel](/source/Barbara_Samuel), and [Delia Sherman](/source/Delia_Sherman) |- | '''''[The Witch Who Came in from the Cold](/source/The_Witch_Who_Came_in_from_the_Cold)''''' || 2 || [Max Gladstone](/source/Max_Gladstone) and Lindsay Smith || Cassandra Rose Clarke, Michael Swanwick, Ian Tregillis, and [Fran Wilde](/source/Fran_Wilde_(author)) |- |'''''Woodbine''''' |2 |Alex Nursall and Emily Kellogg |None |} ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} Category:Audiobook companies and organizations Category:Book publishing companies based in New York City Category:Fantasy book publishers Category:Science fiction publishers Category:Podcasting companies --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Realm Media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realm_Media) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realm_Media?action=history)). 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