Podcast-inspired TV shows are all the rage

The Hollywood Reporter

There are currently more than a dozen podcast-inspired TV projects in the works, including one based on Sarah Koenig's Serial. In fact, some companies are now producing podcasts with an eye toward future TV adaptation. “We knew that listening to a four- or five-hour podcast would paint a more accurate picture of what a story could look like as a TV or movie than a script would," says Hernan Lopez, CEO of the Los Angeles-based podcast network Wondery.