Realm's podcasts feature an array of production styles depending on the story, some with full casts, others with single voice narration.

Realm hires a lead author, or showrunner, write a pilot episode and a "show bible" which will outline the plot for each season.

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.

[6] It is the responsibility of the showrunner to ensure that all episodes maintain a consistent writing style despite the involvement of multiple authors.

[7] Molly Barton, Jeff Li, James Stuart, and Julian Yap were nominated for the 2019 World Fantasy Professional Award for their work with Serial Box.