Apple gives a series order to Octavia Spencer's Are You Sleeping true-crime podcast drama series

Deadline

Based on Kathleen Barber's true-crime novel of the same name, Are You Sleeping will delve into America's obsession with true-crime podcasts, with Serial's Sarah Koenig serving as a consultant and Reese Witherspoon on board as executive producer. According to Deadline, the 10-episode pickup "is the first project bought by Apple to be developed for straight-to-series consideration to get a green light."