This article is part of The Poynter 50, a series reflecting on 50 moments and people that shaped journalism over the past half-century — and continue to influence its future. As Poynter celebrates its ...

According to a press release from the Serial team, Season 1 was downloaded over 16 million times. The phenomenal popularity ...

Serial, a true-crime podcast hosted by Sarah Koenig and a spin-off of the popular This American Life, began Oct. 3, 2014. The first season tells the story of the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee in ...

After spending 16 years in prison, a man convicted of murder who was at the center of the podcast "Serial" has won a new trial in Baltimore. Adnan Syed was convicted of murdering his former high ...

“Hosted by Maurice Chammah, a journalist for The Marshall Project and leading authority on the death penalty, the series focuses on the high stakes and at times bizarre work involved in trying to halt ...

Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts whose quality and innovation transformed the medium. “Serial” began in 2014 as a spinoff of the public radio show “This American Life.” In 2020, we joined ...

People are obsessed with true crime these days. From documentaries to books to podcasts, people just can’t seem to get enough. It’s no wonder that true crime has become one of the most popular genres ...