HBO Is Taking On The Case From ‘Serial’ With New Evidence And We Might Finally Get Justice For Adnan

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There was once a time when podcasts were almost exclusively reserved for comedy nerds and people who were way too invested in a certain television show but the game changed forever in 2014 when the world was introduced to the cultural phenomenon that was Serial.

Podcasts were suddenly thrust into the spotlight thanks to Sarah Koenig, an investigative journalist who decided to do a deep dive into the case of Adnan Syed, a man was sentenced to life in prison (and an additional 30 years for good measure) after being convicted of the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend in Baltimore.

Koenig unearthed a fair amount of evidence that never surfaced before Syed was sentenced and came up with some alternate theories about how things really played out on that fateful day. Thanks to her efforts, he would eventually receive a new trial that is still making its way through the court system (an appeals court in Maryland is scheduled to review the case by August of this year.

Fans were hoping for a followup to the first season but the podcast’s host abandoned the case to examine another one. Thankfully, others are taking up the torch in the quest to get justice for Adnan.

Last year, HBO announced it was working on a documentary series called The Case Against Adnan Syed, which will document what transpired after Koenig’s examination.

On Tuesday, the network released a teaser trailer for the series—which promises to unveil a piece of evidence that’s previously gone unnoticed—and I have a feeling this is going to become the newest true-crime sensation when it drops.

There’s currently no release date for the series but HBO says it’s planning to air it at some point in the spring.

It can’t come soon enough.

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Connor Toole is the Deputy Editor at BroBible. He is a New England native who went to Boston College and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. Frequently described as "freakishly tall," he once used his 6'10" frame to sneak in the NBA Draft and convince people he was a member of the Utah Jazz.