Per The Hollywood Reporter, third season of the successful podcast Serial is potentially going to HBO as a limited series. Hostess Sarah Koenig and LeBron James will serve as executive co-producers on the project, which is currently in the early stages of development. Screenwriter Shola Amoo, who wrote and directed the beloved Sundance The last tree, is set to executive produce, direct and write the script for the series yet to be titled.
According THR, the show is going “follow a young police officer and the man he is accused of beating as the potential series illuminates the flawed inner workings of a mid-American court and how the system affects everyone it touches, from police officers to lawyers and citizens accused and victimized crimes. “
The podcast, created by This American Life, has become a kind of breeding ground for possible large-scale adaptations of HBO. The instantly popular debut season of the audio luminary – which followed the complicated case of Adnan Syed and the murder of Hae Min Lee – was originally chosen for an adaptation that was part of a bidding war. HBO ended up producing a four-part documentary called The Case Against Adnan Syed, who was nominated for an Emmy. An offshoot of Serial, Beautiful White Parents, is receiving pilot treatment with Issa Rae and Adam McKay added as executive producers.