Emmanuel Dzotsi and Sarah Koenig.
Photo: Sandy Honig/Courtesy of Serial
Serial is deep into its third season, and in many ways, it’s never been better. Building on material from a year spent embedded in Cleveland’s Justice Center Complex, the team is painting a striking portrait of life as processed by the bureaucracy of the city’s criminal-justice system. That portrait is often difficult to absorb, but it is also nuanced, complex, and packed with vivid characters who spend their days at the center, from judges and defenders to ordinary people waiting for their day in court. When the season is running at full speed, it provides the highs of a great journalistic documentary study as well as the warmth of a workplace drama.
This season sees Sarah Koenig joined by This American Life reporter Emmanuel Dzotsi — born in England…
