“Podcasts are sort of perfect for TV adaptations, since they have set story structures, they’re often serialized, and they come with a built-in audience, which is exactly what IP-hungry networks are looking for,” writes Neil Turitz.
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Instead of a scripted retelling of the Adnan Syed case, Phil Lord and Chris Miller are going to focus on the reporters who made this successful podcast, and the pros and cons of investing so much in a single story.