--- description: (But it won't be about the Adnan Syed case) title: A 'Serial' TV Show Is on the Way image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A _Serial_ TV Show Is on the Way by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 30, 2015 9:17 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 30, 2015 9:17 PM CUT We officially live in a world where a podcast inspires a TV show, because it’s 2015, and things have changed. _S_ _erial_, the wildly popular podcast that took over the zeitgeist last fall, is officially becoming a TV show. _Deadline_ [reports](http://deadline.com/2015/09/serial-tv-series-podcast-chris-miller-phil-lord-fox-21-1201561363/ "undefined") that producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord (known for _The Lego Movie_ and _21 Jump Street_) has optioned the rights to the podcast, which began as an offshoot of _This American Life._ _Serial_ co-producers Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder will executive produce the project, but it won’t be about the same case investigated in the podcast. So, no, you won’t get to learn any more about Adnan Syed. According to _Deadline_, they’re still looking for a writer to crank out a script, so if you feel qualified, try sending over some writing samples. Don’t bother trying to audition to play Sarah Koenig, though, because we think [Cecily Strong has that on lock](http://time.com/3643958/serial-snl-saturday-night-live-parody/ "undefined"). _Read next:_ [_The Next_ ](http://time.com/4047714/sgt-bowe-bergdahl-serial-talibanpodcast-afghanistan/ "undefined")[Serial _Podcast May Explore the Story of Taliban Captive Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl_](http://time.com/4047714/sgt-bowe-bergdahl-serial-talibanpodcast-afghanistan/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4056614/serial-tv-show/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4056614/serial-tv-show/"},"headline":"A Serial TV Show Is on the Way","datePublished":"2015-09-30T21:17:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:25:27.375Z","description":"(But it won't be about the Adnan Syed case)","url":"https://time.com/4056614/serial-tv-show/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4056614/serial-tv-show/","name":"A Serial TV Show Is on the Way"}}]}] ```