HBO announces TV follow-up to the hit 'Serial' podcast
The documentary will examine the life and 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, and conviction of Adnan Syed
The documentary will examine the life and 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, and conviction of Adnan Syed
The documentary will examine the life and 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, and conviction of Adnan Syed
HBO has commissioned a four-hour documentary series on the Adnan Syed case that inspired the hit "Serial" podcast.
Academy Award nominee Amy Berg, who directed the documentary "Deliver Us From Evil," will direct The new docu-series will explore the 1999 disappearance and murder of 18-year-old Baltimore County high school student Hae Min Lee, and the subsequent conviction Syed, her ex-boyfriend.
Working Title TV and Instinct Productions will produce the series, and NBC Universal International Studios will distribute the follow-up to the case.
According to HBO, the director and producers gained unprecedented access to those closest to the case, including the defense team, the Syed family, Lee's and Syed's friends, teachers and members of Baltimore City law enforcement.
The documentary has been in production since 2015 and will closely re-examine everything from the events leading to Lee's disappearance in January 1999 through present day while Syed awaits a new trial.
The team behind the new documentary said the series will present new discoveries, as well as groundbreaking revelations that will challenge the state's case. The documentary will trace how the rush to justice in Syed's 2000 conviction raised more questions than answers about what happened to Lee, and it will underscore the instability of memory and conflicting eyewitness accounts.