Epix picks up docuseries based on Slow Burn podcast
Streaming service Epix has spent the last few years getting serious about its exclusive content and originals, but no streaming service can truly play in the big leagues without a buzzy documentary series that sheds new light on an old, possibly familiar story. Netflix had Making A Murderer, and now Epix is getting Slow Burn, a documentary series (or “docuseries”) based on Slate’s podcast of the same name. As announced in a press release, Epix’s version will be a six-episode miniseries that explores the “strange subplots and forgotten characters involved in the downfall of a president”—specifically Richard Nixon in the show’s first season (mirroring the first season of the podcast).