In 2014, the NPR podcast Serial became the medium’s first mega hit, ultimately downloaded over 86 million times. Developed by the producers of This American Life, the 12-episode Serial (the first of what would be three seasons focusing on three different subjects) saw journalist Sarah Koenig investigating the 1999 murder of a Baltimore high school student, Hae Min Lee. There were many who believed, at the time and now, that the man arrested for her murder — her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, also in high school at the time — was innocent. Serial went deep into the particulars of the … The post ‘The Case Against Adnan Syed’ Review: HBO Series Offers a New Perspective on the Riveting Tale appeared first on Collider.

It's been five years since season 1 of the Serial podcast miraculously gave everyone on the internet their criminology degrees all at the same time, but the conversation still burns around the real-life murder of high-school student Hae Min Lee and the ensuing conviction of her ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed. A new four-part HBO documentary from Oscar-nominee Amy Berg, The Case Against Adnan Syed, is looking to explore the investigation once again, and a new trailer gives a glimpse of evidence, testimonials, and interviews that weren't featured in the original podcast. I'm extremely …

The first teaser trailer for HBO's upcoming documentary The Case Against Adnan Syed is here ahead of the miniseries' debut this spring. Academy Award-nominee Amy Berg (Deliver Us from Evil) directs this exploration of the 1999 disappearance and murder of 18-year-old Baltimore County high school student, Hae Min Lee, as well as the resulting conviction of her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed. The HBO documentary will follow up on the global attention brought to the case thanks to the massively popular first season of the Serial podcast. The Case Against Adnan Syed, which has been in production …