Per The Hollywood Reporter, season three of the hit podcast Serial may be making its way to HBO as a limited series. Host Sarah Koenig and LeBron James will co-executive produce the project, which is currently in early development. Screenwriter Shola Amoo, who wrote and directed Sundance’s Sweetheart The last tree, is set to produce, direct and write the script for the as-yet-untitled series.
According to THR, the show will “Follow a young police officer and the man he is accused of, as the potential series highlights the flawed inner workings of a Central American courthouse and how the system affects everyone who touches it, from police to lawyers and civilians accused of and the have been victims of crimes. “
The podcast, created by This American Life, has become something of a breeding ground for potential large-scale HBO adaptations. The audioluminary’s immediately popular debut season – which followed the complicated case of Adnan Syed and the murder of Hae Min Lee – was originally chosen for an adaptation that was part of a bidding war. HBO eventually produced a four-part documentary called The case against Adnan Syed, which was nominated for an Emmy. An offshoot of Serial, Nice white parents, receives pilot treatment Issa Rae and Adam McKay joined as executive producers.