Serial Productions

Serial Productions is a New York-based narrative podcast production company owned by The New York Times Company, acquired in July 2020 for a reported $25 million. Founded in 2017 as a formal entity by the creators of the groundbreaking 'Serial' podcast (itself launched in 2014 as a spinoff of 'This American Life'), the company is widely credited with popularizing the true crime podcast genre and transforming audio journalism. Serial Productions has produced some of the most downloaded and award-winning podcasts in history, including 'Serial,' 'S-Town,' 'Nice White Parents,' 'The Trojan Horse Affair,' 'The Coldest Case in Laramie,' 'The Retrievals,' 'The Good Whale,' 'The Idiot,' and 'The Preventionist,' with total downloads across its catalog exceeding 743 million.