HBO, LeBron James Developing Serial Season 3 Into HBO Limited Series
As in the podcast, the series will explore the Ohio criminal justice system.
Serial, the hit podcast devoted to thoroughly telling a single true-crime story each season, will have its third season adapted into a limited series for HBO according to
The Hollywood Reporter. The series doesn t yet have a name, but host Sarah Koenig will executive produce alongside professional basketball player LeBron James via his production company SpringHill Entertainment.
The podcast s third season, which first aired in 2018, explores the criminal justice system in Cleveland. (James was born in Akron, Ohio and has family ties to the state.) The untitled drama will reportedly follow a young cop and the man he s accused of beating while illuminating the flawed inner-workings of a middle-American courthouse and how the system impacts everyone it touches, from cops, lawyers, and citizens accused of and victimized by crimes.
January 27th, 2021
Serial host Sarah Koenig at The 74th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony. Jemal Countess via Getty Images
The third season of
Serial is being turned into a TV series. HBO is adapting the nine-episode run, which examined multiple cases handled by the Cleveland justice system. According to
Deadline, writer and director Shola Amoo (
The Last Tree) is involved, with
Serial host Sarah Koenig, NBA superstar LeBron James and former HBO miniseries chief Kary Antholis as executive producers. The currently untitled drama will reportedly follow a young police officer and a man that he’s accused of beating. The case will be a lens for the court system and everything it touches, including lawyers and citizens that have been accused of and victimized by crimes.
Serial Season 3 to Become HBO Limited Series
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Serial season three is getting the TV treatment.
HBO is developing an untitled limited series based on the 2018 third season of the podcast that explored the criminal justice system at work in Cleveland. Host Sarah Koenig will exec produce alongside LeBron James and his SpringHill banner.
The untitled drama will follow a young cop and the man he s accused of beating as the potential series illuminates the flawed inner workings of a middle-American courthouse and how the system impacts everyone it touches, from cops to lawyers and citizens accused of and victimized by crimes.
HBO, LeBron James to Develop ‘Serial’ Podcast Season 3 Into Limited Series
Shola Amoo to write and direct series centered on the Cleveland criminal justice systemTim Baysinger | January 26, 2021 @ 12:00 PM
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HBO is in development on a limited series based on the third season of Sarah Koenig’s podcast “Serial,” with LeBron James among the executive producers.
The series will examine the criminal justice system at work in Cleveland, Ohio. Following a young cop and the man he’s accused of beating, it illuminates the deeply flawed inner workings of a middle-American courthouse and how the system impacts every person it touches: cops, lawyers and citizens accused of and victimized by crimes.
New Muhammad Ali Movie Will Focus on His Vietnam War Draft Refusal
New Muhammad Ali Movie Will Focus on His Vietnam War Draft Refusal
The Muhammad Ali project will primarily focus on the boxing legend s refusal to be drafted into the military during the Vietnam War.
The life and times of legendary boxer
Muhammad Ali are rife with stories worthy of cinematic depiction, and now Searchlight is developing a movie centered on Ali s refusal to be drafted into the military during the Vietnam War. Up and coming director Shola Amoo has signed on to helm the project from a script by Phillip Howze, whose previous credits include the Netflix true crime series