Serial

The Season Two finale: What is Bowe’s fault, and what isn’t? To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Are you hearing what I’m hearing? To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You don’t make peace with your friends.  To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Woulda, coulda, shoulda… To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It makes sense if you’re Bowe Bergdahl. To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Why did Bowe Bergdahl walk off?  To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

CIA, FBI, YouTube, the Portland PD? There was no handbook for getting Bergdahl back. To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What's happening on the other side of the door? To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bergdahl’s first year in captivity starts with an escape and ends with an escape. In between, he learns necessary, twisted lessons of survival. To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the move with Bergdahl, the Taliban slip past the U.S. Army’s massive effort to find him. During those days and weeks, each side is asking, what is Bergdahl worth to us? To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In the middle of the night, Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl grabs a notebook, snacks, water, some cash. Then he quietly slips off a remote U.S. Army outpost in eastern Afghanistan and into the dark, open desert. About 20 minutes later, it occurs to him: he’s in over his head.  To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It’s Baltimore, 2022. Adnan Syed has spent the last 23 years incarcerated, serving a life sentence for the murder of Hae Min Lee, a crime he says he didn’t commit. He has exhausted every legal avenue for relief, including a petition to the United States Supreme Court. But then, a prosecutor in the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s office stumbled upon two handwritten notes in Adnan’s case file, and that changes everything.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

February 2016: Sarah Koenig ducks back into the Adnan Syed case for a few days. There’s a hearing in Baltimore—a court proceeding that’s been nearly sixteen years in the making. Syed’s attorney will introduce new evidence, and present a case for why his conviction should be overturned. Sarah and producer Dana Chivvis will discuss what happens, day by day.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

February 2016: Sarah Koenig ducks back into the Adnan Syed case for a few days. There’s a hearing in Baltimore—a court proceeding that’s been nearly sixteen years in the making. Syed’s attorney will introduce new evidence, and present a case for why his conviction should be overturned. Sarah and producer Dana Chivvis will discuss what happens, day by day.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

February 2016: Sarah Koenig ducks back into the Adnan Syed case for a few days. There’s a hearing in Baltimore—a court proceeding that’s been nearly sixteen years in the making. Syed’s attorney will introduce new evidence, and present a case for why his conviction should be overturned. Sarah and producer Dana Chivvis will discuss what happens, day by day.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On January 13, 1999, Adnan Syed was a hurt and vengeful ex-boyfriend who carried out a premeditated murder. Or he was a bewildered bystander, framed for a crime he could never have committed. After 15 months of reporting, we take out everything we’ve got - interviews and documents and police reports - we shake it all out, and we see what sticks.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Almost everyone describes the 17-year-old Adnan the same way: good kid, helpful at the mosque, respectful to his elders. But a couple of months ago, Sarah started getting phone calls from people who knew Adnan back then, and told her stories of a different kind of boy.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Adnan’s trial lawyer was M. Cristina Gutierrez, a renowned defense attorney in Maryland – tough and savvy and smart. Other lawyers said she was exactly the kind of person you’d want defending you on a first-degree murder charge. But Adnan was convicted, and a year later, Gutierrez was disbarred. What happened?To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

New information is coming in about what maybe didn’t happen on January 13, 1999.  And while Adnan’s memory of that day is foggy at best, he does remember what happened next: being questioned, being arrested and, a little more than a year later, being sentenced to life in prison.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The state’s case against Adnan Syed hinged on Jay’s credibility; he was their star witness and also, because of his changing statements to police, their chief liability. Naturally, Adnan’s lawyer tried hard to make Jay look untrustworthy at trial. So, how did the jurors make sense of Jay? For that matter, how did the cops make sense of Jay? How are we supposed to make sense of Jay?To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com To learn more about our shows and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.