A true-crime podcast created and co-produced by Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder, developed by This American Life and hosted by Koenig, which premiered on October 3, 2014. It ranked number one on iTunes before its official debut and held that position for weeks, and the New York Times called it podcasting's first breakout hit; it is widely credited with bringing podcasting into the cultural mainstream and popularizing the true-crime podcast genre.
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What has each season of Serial been about?
Each season follows a different story: the Hae Min Lee case, Bowe Bergdahl and the Cleveland courts. Season 4 covers Guantánamo Bay.
Serial tells one story per season. Season 1 investigated the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee, an 18-year-old student at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore County. Season 2 focused on Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, an American Army soldier who was held for five years by the Taliban and then charged with desertion. Season 3 explores cases within the Justice Center Complex in the Cleveland area. Season 4, covering the history of the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, premiered in March 2024.
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- Wikipedia: 'Serial won a Peabody Award in April 2015 for its innovative telling of a long-form nonfiction story' (checked 2026-09-26)
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October 3, 2014
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Episode one of the series was released on October 3, 2014, with additional episodes released weekly online.
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