
Earlier, the appeals court had said that if during Syed initial trial which found him guilty in 2000, the testimony of McClain was presented, it could have “directly contradicted the State’s theory of when Syed had the opportunity and did murder Hae”. Another important factor in the play will be the testimony of Syed’s friend Asia McClain. Syed has been a prisoner since he was first arrested in 1999 and is now 38 years old. Both Syed and Lee were students at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore. The series focusses on Syed and his former girlfriend Hae Min Lee who are the two people of central interest in the documentary. The Case Against Adnan Syed Cast: Who is in it? Here’s everything we know about the next season of the show. The show was conceived as a miniseries and first premiered on March 3, 2019. Syed was even granted a retrial in 2018 after the ‘Serial’ podcast brought national attention to the case.

“Groundbreaking revelations” about the case has been promised by HBO. This brought about renewed interest in Syed’s case which has now prompted HBO to make a documentary on the case. The case came to light when a podcast called ‘Serial’ detailed the case and spoke to several people associated with the case.
