Full Trailer - S3 - DERELICT WAR

Summary

DERELICT Podcast

Episode Title: Full Trailer - S3 - DERELICT WAR
Date: March 24, 2026
Produced by: Night Rocket Productions
Website: derelictpodcast.com

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Overview

In the highly anticipated trailer for Season 3, DERELICT WAR, the team at Night Rocket Productions teases a dramatic escalation in the DERELICT universe. The story revisits the submerged, enigmatic “Vault” artifact discovered deep beneath the ocean at the secret laboratory base, FATHOM. As tensions reach a breaking point, alliances fracture, loyalties are tested, and the secrets lurking in the depths threaten all involved. This season promises a war—between titanic forces, haunted individuals, and the shadows of the unknown.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Brief Campaign Announcement

• Host J. Barton Mitchell (JBM) announces the trailer drop and urges fans to support the crowdfunding campaign.
  • Details about early access and rewards for backers.
  • [00:00–01:04]

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The Return to FATHOM

• “Everything started deep, deep down at a place called Fathom.” (B, 01:04)
  • Sense of nostalgia, trauma, and unfinished business woven throughout.
• Characters recall their individual and shared scars from Fathom.
  • “I left parts of myself there. Everyone did.” (B, 01:19–01:22)
• The fate of the story seems inescapably linked to Fathom:
  • “What started there is going to end here. One way or another.” (B, 01:27)

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War Is Inevitable

• The theme of war—personal, corporate, and existential—is at the forefront:
  • “War is two sides sharing the same terrible faith. The belief that a life is a price worth paying.” (C, 01:46)
  • “So it’s to be war. War between us. Then I think it must be Maas versus Dorian.” (C, 01:52)
• Stark warnings and growing tension:
  • “People are going to die, Francis.” (C, 02:07)
  • “This is gonna go south fast.” (E, 02:09)

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Orders, Betrayal, and Distant Masters

• The futility and detachment of those giving orders from afar:
  • “We have our orders from an MD CEO. We will carry those orders out.” (A, 02:34)
  • “We’ll watch over holograms from a distance. While people under our employ tear themselves apart.” (C, 02:21, 02:30)
• Soldiers and staff recognize the moral vacuum and expendability:
  • “You are in violation of materials. You are not supposed to be here.” (A, 02:15)
  • “Neither are you.” (E, 02:20)

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Chaos and Personal Bonds

• Breakdowns in order and rising chaos among the team:
  • “Ah, shit.” (D, 02:39)
  • “It doesn’t have to go this way.” (E, 02:40)
  • “Boss, I think we’re going to shoot more.” (D, 02:55)
• The messy intimacy of relationships under duress:
  • “You and Captain Lopez are in love with one another, trooper. That’s going to get you both killed.” (B, 03:15)

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Doubt, Fear, and The Cost of Survival

• The human cost and weariness are palpable:
  • “How the hell are we supposed to win this? I don't know, but it doesn't happen without Blaine.” (B, 03:25)
  • “I can't do this. Whatever this is.” (B, 03:51)
  • “Because the people I care about, they always die.” (B, 03:54)
• Fear of failure and the weight of responsibility:
  • “I'm so scared of failing.” (C, 04:00)
  • “It's so heavy.” (B, 04:03)
  • “Fear.” (C, 04:06)
• Wisdom about coping with the burden:
  • “My experience. What crushes us, it isn't the wait. It's the story that the wait won't ever end. You gotta stop that story. You gotta make each moment smaller.” (F, 04:07)

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Cryptic Prophecies and Dread

• Allusions to horrors hiding in the depths and shadows:
  • “I know what swarms in the shadows you've been to, Traveler. You've seen it, too. It's why you have no cards to play here.” (C, 04:32–04:37)
• The sense that stakes are higher than ever:
  • “Because what's coming, you cannot hope to face without me.” (B, 04:42)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• “Everything started deep, deep down at a place called Fathom.” (B, 01:04)
• “I left parts of myself there. Everyone did.” (B, 01:19–01:22)
• “War is two sides sharing the same terrible faith. The belief that a life is a price worth paying.” (C, 01:46)
• “People are going to die, Francis.” (C, 02:07)
• “We’ll watch over holograms from a distance. While people under our employ tear themselves apart.” (C, 02:21, 02:30)
• “I can't do this. Whatever this is.” (B, 03:51)
• “My experience. What crushes us, it isn't the wait. It's the story that the wait won't ever end.” (F, 04:07)

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Key Timestamps

• 00:00 – Campaign pitch and trailer intro by J. Barton Mitchell
• 01:04 – Opening lines, return to Fathom
• 01:46 – Monologue on war and the upcoming conflict
• 02:10 – Rising tension, characters clash with authority
• 03:25 – Questions about survival and personal stakes
• 04:07 – Philosophical reflections on fear and endurance
• 04:32–04:42 – Ominous hints of what lurks in the depths

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Summary & Takeaway

The trailer for DERELICT WAR sets the stage for a gripping third chapter in the narrative podcast’s saga. With powerful, haunting language and crackling tension, it hints at a story of war—not only between corporations, but within haunted, traumatized individuals caught in something much bigger and far darker than they ever imagined. The season promises a collision of ambition, loss, and unimaginable danger lurking beneath the waves. The stakes are higher, the threat is greater, and as the closing line warns: “Because what’s coming, you cannot hope to face without me.”

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Transcript

[A]

Hey everyone. JBM here with, as you probably can guess from the title of this drop, the premiere of the trailer for season three, Derelict War, which, if you haven't heard it yet, we're very excited about. But before we get to that, I wanted to just super quick say that we are incredibly close to reaching the base goal for our campaign and getting the budget we need to bring season three to life. So if you've been listening to the show, like what you hear in the trailer, and want to help us get across the finish line, Please, please visit derelictpodcast.com war or click the link in the episode notes below to check out the crowdfunding page. With your support, you'll get early access to the premium uninterrupted version of season three, which is the best way to experience everything that we have in store, story wise. On the page you can also read more details about season three and check out all the really cool rewards we have on offer for backing us. So again, visit derelictpodcast.com war or just click the link in the episode notes below and enjoy the trailer for Derelict War.

[B]

Everything started deep, deep down at a place called Fathom. I see trees of green.

[C]

How?

[D]

Sarah?

[B]

I left parts of myself there.

[D]

Tell her.

[B]

Everyone did.

[D]

Tell her she owes me one.

[B]

What started there is going to end here. One way or another. Who is this Dr. Graff you keep talking about?

[C]

War is two sides sharing the same terrible faith. The belief that a life is a price worth paying. So it's to be war. War between us. Then I think it must be Mars versus Dorian.

[B]

Jesus Christ.

[C]

People are going to die, Francis.

[E]

This is gonna go south fast.

[A]

FCT 4, stand down now.

[C]

Not you or I. Of course.

[A]

You are in violation of materials. You are not supposed to be here.

[E]

Neither are you.

[C]

We'll watch over holograms from a distance.

[A]

Lopez. That you, Hawkins? Yeah, yeah. It's.

[C]

While people under our employ tear themselves apart.

[B]

Captain, they're moving up.

[A]

We have our orders from an MD CEO. We will carry those orders out.

[D]

Ah, shit.

[E]

Captain. Hawkins. Hawkins. It doesn't have to go this way.

[A]

This is going to be objectionable.

[E]

Wait a minute.

[D]

Holy.

[A]

Remember that target. Jesus.

[B]

Over.

[D]

Right.

[C]

Over.

[A]

Right.

[D]

Boss, I think we're going to shoot more.

[E]

Yeah, you may be on to something.

[C]

There is one solace, Ms. Rainer.

[B]

Really? What?

[C]

There are heroes there.

[E]

FCT4, what do you say we roll

[D]

out Deeds, not words, Stevens.

[A]

Hello, Rainer.

[E]

Dr. Clayton.

[B]

Captain Lopez. You and Captain Lopez are in love with one another, trooper. That's going to get you both killed.

[E]

Oh, right these things.

[B]

How the hell are we supposed to win this? I don't know, but it doesn't happen without Blaine.

[D]

Be honest. Does she in any resemble the daughter you had?

[B]

Your friends will come for you, you know. You can watch them die one by one.

[D]

Because unless she happened to be a raving homicidal maniac, I'd say you kind of missed the mark.

[B]

I can't do this. Whatever this is.

[E]

Why?

[B]

Because the people I care about, they always die.

[C]

I'm so scared of failing.

[B]

It's so heavy.

[C]

Fear.

[F]

My experience. What crushes us, it isn't the wait. It's the story that the wait won't ever end. You gotta stop that story. You gotta make each moment smaller.

[D]

This isn't just about me anymore, Blake. I think, darlin, you may have to go to the end without me.

[B]

I can't do that.

[C]

I know what swarms in the shadows

[B]

you've been to, Traveler.

[C]

You've seen it, too. It's why you have no cards to play here.

[B]

Because what's coming, you cannot hope to face without me. Season 3 Derelict War Coming soon.