The case eventually went all the way to the Supreme Court, but in 2019 they rejected Syed’s appeal.
It’s a stunning turn of events, particularly after Serial’s initial release failed to help Syed gain an appeal, despite multiple attempts.
He’s to be detained in his home for 30 days while prosecutors decide whether or not he should be retried.
It sparked enormous interest in Syed’s case, and helped inspire a series of television shows about it, including HBO’s four-part documentary The Case Against Adnan Syed, which updated viewers on Syed’s appeals of his conviction.