Jemima Khan is producing a documentary on Serial podcast's Adnan Syed
If you, like us, were obsessed with the true-crime podcast Serial in 2014, we've got some great news!
The enthralling podcast debuted to an instantly obsessed audience and follows producer and presenter, Sarah Koenig's re-investigation of the long cold case of a high-school teen, Hae Min Lee and the ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed convicted of her murder on apparently thin evidence.
It was one depressing but incredibly compelling story told week-by-week in a free online radio show; the case is now being turned into a documentary, thanks to Jemima Khan's production company!
Two years in the making and we are excited to announce that our company Instinct Productions & Working Title are bringing Adnan Syed’s story (the subject of the global podcast phenomenon SERIAL) to the screen. Directed by the brilliant Amy Berg @disarmingfilms https://t.co/AoVzCF1lU3
— Jemima Goldsmith (@Jemima_Khan) May 16, 2018
The Case Against Adnan Syed, a four-hour documentary series directed by Academy Award nominee Amy Berg (best known for her other crime documentaries Deliver Us from Evil and West of Memphis).
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The new series will reportedly include “new discoveries, as well as groundbreaking revelations that challenge the state’s case.”
Per its official synopsis, the series “will offer a cinematic look at the life and 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee and conviction of Adnan Syed, from the genesis of their high school relationship, to the original police investigation and trial, through to the current day, when Syed faces a new trial after serving 18 years in jail.” The series also includes “exclusive access to Adnan Syed, his family and his lawyers,” as Berg “has been closely following their efforts to obtain justice, with the outcome still to be determined — and possibly shaped by the investigation pursued within the series itself.”
The doc has been in production since 2015; an official air date has not yet been announced.
