The White Vault
Logo of the series for the first four seasons | |
| Running time | 19–37 min |
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| Country of origin | Germany |
| Language(s) | English |
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| Created by | K. A. Statz Travis Vengroff |
| Written by | K. A. Statz |
| Directed by | Travis Vengroff |
| Produced by | Travis Vengroff |
| Executive producer(s) | Bobby Fatemi (season 4) Dennis Greenhill (season 5–6) AJ Punk'n (season 5–6) Maico Villegas (season 5–6) Carol Vengroff (season 6) |
| Narrated by | Hem Brewster (season 1–5) |
| Original release | October 3, 2017 |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 54 |
| Opening theme | "Unsealed" by Brandon Boone (season 1–2) "Base Camp Piedra" by Brandon Boone (season 3–4) "Beneath the Ice" by Brandon Boone (season 5) "Goshawk (Main Theme)" by Dayn Leonardson (season 6-7) |
| Ending theme | "Unsealed" by Brandon Boone (season 1–5) various tracks by Dayn Leonardson (season 6-7) |
| Website | Official website |
| Podcast | iTunes Store |
The White Vault is a horror fiction podcast created by K.A. Statz and Travis Vengroff. It is written by Statz, directed, produced, edited and sound designed by Travis Vengroff, and released by the two's Fool and Scholar Productions company. Ongoing since October 3, 2017, it is made available on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, and Spotify on release, and later on YouTube.
The series originally uses the found footage format and follows a group of individuals sent to the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard to investigate a remote outpost gone radio silent after sending a distress signal. In addition to the main show, Fool and Scholar Productions released several canonical miniseries, some of which introduce elements and characters later featured or mentioned in the main show, such as 2018's Artifact, 2019's Imperial, 2020's Iluka, and 2021's Avrum; Echoes, released in 2023, is a standalone sequel set a decade after The White Vault. Although the main show concluded its original run with the conclusion of its fifth season on March 15, 2022, it was revived as The White Vault: Goshawk, with a sixth season which premiered on October 24, 2023, set in the same universe but following new characters and dropping the found footage format. An eighth season planned for late 2025 has been announced as the final Goshawk season, although it is unknown if the podcast will continue past it.
The award-winning show features an international cast and crew, with notable members including David Ault and Peter Joseph Lewis of The NoSleep Podcast, Beth Eyre of Wooden Overcoats, Lani Minella, and Eric Nelsen.