Popular ‘Serial’ podcast launching 2nd season on different platform

By MESFIN FEKADU
AP Music Writer

NEW YORK (AP) – The top-rated and popular podcast “Serial” will launch its second season on Pandora after debuting on iTunes last year.

Pandora announced Monday that it has become the exclusive streaming partner for the award-winning podcast as well as “This American Life,” from which “Serial” is a spin-off.

A premiere date for season two of “Serial” has not been announced, but season one will be available on Pandora on Nov. 24.

The first season, which included 12 episodes, tells the story of Adnan Syed, a Baltimore high school student who was found guilty in 2000 of murdering his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. “Serial,” hosted by veteran radio producer and former Baltimore Sun reporter Sarah Koenig, won a Peabody Award this year.

Once “Serial” premieres, episodes will be available Thursdays at 6 a.m. EST.

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