‘Serial’ TV Series Coming From Phil Lord And Chris Miller
By Russ Fischer/Sept. 30, 2015 1:30 pm EST
So it’s kind of like doing Serial about Serial. That snake-eating-its-tail approach might be a recipe for a dull series for many producers, but Lord and Miller have famously done great things with other seemingly questionable ideas.
(The focus of the TV series will not be the story heard in Serial’s first season.)
Julie Snyder said,
Recently there was a report that the second season of the podcast would focus on the Bowe Bergdahl story, with the podcast created in parallel with the film Mark Boal and Kathryn Bigelow are making about Bergdahl. According to the report, Boal shared research material with the podcast team.
Chris and Phil take an unexpected approach to telling stories and that is so appealing to us at Serial. Developing a show with them is exciting because we feel like we speak the same language, only they’re smarter than us.
Serial’s producers refused to confirm those details. Serial production manager Emily Condon said:
The second season of Serial is expected to premiere this fall, with the third season arriving in spring 2016. We don’t know which season will be the focus of the TV show, but if this is just getting moving it seems more likely that Lord and Miller would have to follow the production of the third season.
