HBO Sets Follow-Up Episode To Adnan Syed Docuseries Leading Up To & Following Prison Release

HBO Documentary Films is in production on a follow-up episode to the critically acclaimed, four-part docuseries 'The Case Against Adnan Syed'

Directed by Amy Berg, the episode will feature exclusive access to Syed leading up to and following his release from prison earlier this week, after 23 years behind bars. The new episode will debut in 2023.

Syed’s prosecution in the 1999 killing of his high school girlfriend Hae Min Lee was examined in minute detail in the massively popular 2014 season of the hit podcastBerg has been filming the follow-up episode in Maryland since early 2021. Most recently, Berg was in the courthouse Tuesday when Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn approved the motion to vacate Syed’s murder conviction. The investigation from the original series was referenced as evidence in the hearing.

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