Landmark Works

Serial

Podcast

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General Reference

Film and Media Atlas. "Serial." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://media.interactiveatlas.org/works/serial-podcast.

APA Style

Film and Media Atlas. (n.d.). Serial. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://media.interactiveatlas.org/works/serial-podcast

BibTeX

@misc{filmandmediaatlas-serial,
  author = {Film and Media Atlas},
  title = {Serial},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://media.interactiveatlas.org/works/serial-podcast},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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.

Facts

Release Year

2014 1

Country

United States 1

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