There has been plenty of news for "Serial" fans to follow of late. Adnan Syed is closer to getting a fair trail and a new podcast, "Undisclosed: The State v. Adnan Syed," has provided those obsessed with the case (read: everyone) an inside look at the legal aspect of the whole ordeal.
Sarah Koenig and her team of journalists that originally presented the story of Hae Min Lee's murder to the masses in the form of a podcast have been mostly quiet throughout all the latest news in the case. On Wednesday, they finally broke the silence and announced more than just their opinion on Syed's current case against the state of Maryland.
In an email sent to "Serial" newsletter subscribers, the team, written by Koenig, went into the happenings of Syed's current appeal case before dropping the bomb that two seasons of the podcast will be done by next spring:
"We are hard at work reporting not one, but two distinct new stories. This means we're planning on a third season of "Serial." And we hope it means we can reduce the amount of time between the end of Season Two and the beginning of Season Three. As it stands, we intend to launch Season Two this fall and Season Three next spring. Sorry - we can't tell you details about the new stories yet. What we can say is that they're very different from Season One, but no less interesting to us."
Regarding the court's actions in Syed's fight for another trial, the team contemplated whether or not the popularity of the podcast has affected what is happening:
"What's hard to know is whether all the outside attention to even the smallest wrinkles in Adnan's case has influenced the Court of Special Appeals to take this unusual step. I really hate to speculate about why a court makes any particular ruling. I don't presume to know the judges' minds, or ascribe extra-judicial motives to their rulings. But clearly the appellate judges are aware the public is watching, and while I don't imagine they'd order anything they didn't think was just, I do think it's possible that they're being extra careful to make this process as transparent as they can, so that the public will fully understand their ultimate decision."
Don't expect any details on the upcoming seasons of "Serial" to leak though. I mean, we are talking about a team full of journalists here. As The AV Club points out, the best chance at getting any clue as to what Koenig will be blowing our minds with next will come at select speaking events the "Serial" team is doing this summer. The dates are below, courtesy of The AV Club.
Serial Tour Dates 2015
June 6-Wolf Trap-Vienna, VA (Evening lecture with Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder)
June 10-The Bushnell Theatre-Hartford, CT (Evening lecture with Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder)
August 1-Long Center-Austin, TX (Evening lecture with Sarah Koenig)
August 2-Podcast Movement 2015-Fort Worth, TX (Evening lecture with Sarah Koenig)
August 3-AT&T Performing Arts Center-Dallas, TX (Evening lecture with Sarah Koenig)
September 9-Writers Center Stage Series-Cleveland, OH (Evening lecture with Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder)
September 25-BAM-Brooklyn, NY (Evening lecture with Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder)
