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Crimetown creator Marc Smerling and Sony Music Entertainment will be developing a slate of original podcasts together through Smerling’s Truth Media, a podcast and television production company. Smerling is also the creative force behind the hit podcasts The RFK Tapes and The Ballad of Billy Balls.
In partnership with Sony Music Entertainment, Truth Media will expand the overall number of podcast series it produces, including several upcoming true-crime shows. The partnership will kick off with Morally (In)Defensible, a companion to Smerling’s new TV docuseries A Wilderness of Error, which he directed and executive produced with Blumhouse Television and UCP for FX Networks that will air later this year on FX and FX on Hulu.
Smerling said, “I’m thrilled to be partnering with talented people who understand the power of audio storytelling, and have a deep and successful history in creating content. Our goal together is to expand the genre by telling truly unique stories that dive much deeper and say something larger about who we are and the world we live in.”
Tom Mackay, President, Premium Content, Sony Music Entertainment said, “From _Crimetown _to The Jinx to Capturing the Friedmans, Marc Smerling is a master of true crime storytelling whose groundbreaking hits have long captivated audiences. As a best-in-class podcaster and an award-winning film and television producer, he is a dual threat creative talent and we are pleased to be partnering with the team at Truth Media in support of his creative vision.”