THE BLACK TAPES Drama Based On Podcast In Works At NBC

NBC is set to develop a supernatural drama based on The Black Tapes podcast, according to Deadline. The series hails from Emerald City co-creator Matthew Arnold, podcast creators Paul Bae and Terry Miles, Entertainment 360 and Universal TV.

The Black Tapes adaptation follows a journalist's investigations into the unexplained supernatural mysteries caught on tape by a skeptical scientist. Each week the two of them embark on a journey exploring the literal and figurative ghosts that haunt them both.

The series will be written and executive produced by Arnold, Bae and Miles with Guymon Casady and Ben Forkner executive producing for 360 Productions. Universal TV is the studio.

In the podcast, host Alex Reagan narrates a nonfiction-styled fictional story over multiple episodes, using a format that has been compared to Serial. The story begins as a BIOGRAPHY of paranormal investigator Dr. Richard Strand, an "evangelical skeptic" on a mission to debunk all claims of the supernatural. Reagan becomes interested in his collection of unsolved cases, which she begins calling his "Black Tapes," and the podcast evolves into an exploration of these cases, paranormal culture, and the mysterious life of Dr. Strand.

Read the original article on Deadline.