Third Season Of True Crime Podcast ‘The Devil Within’ Follows Son Of Sam; Switches To Weekly Format

Anthony D'Alessandro
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EXCLUSIVE: Cloud10 Media and writer, producer & narrator Branden Morgan have joined forces to launch the third season of the true-crime podcast The Devil Within; which literally dropped yesterday. The podcast, which was in a limited format, racked up 8M downloads in its first two season. The podcast will now drop episodes on a 45-week basis.

Morgan created the show before joining the now-defunct Cavalry Audio Network, which helped produce the first two seasons. When Morgan’s time at the embattled Cavalry Media was up, he left with his show in hand and joined up with Cloud10 Media for a new season.

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“This season’s story will be even better than the past two,” said Sim Sarna, founder and CEO of Cloud10 Media. “The third season of The Devil Within will take listeners on a journey through one of the most feared serial killers in history.”

The podcast The Devil Within returns with “A Season in Hell…”, which features exclusive interviews from journalists, FBI agents, historians and mental health experts who discuss the 13-month reign of terror perpetrated by David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, in New York City in the late 1970’s.

The first season of The Devil Within told the story of the brutal slaying of Betty Ann Sullivan, which shocked the small town of Jefferson Township, New Jersey. The violence of that evening shocked the nation for the perpetrator who was her own son, a boy of 14 who would take his own life only hours later.

Morgan then followed with season two which covered Michael Taylor, who was believed to be possessed by 48 demons that would require an exorcism to save his soul and protect his family from evil.

The Devil Within was acquired by MGM+ (an Amazon company) to be made into a four-part docuseries with Eli Roth attached as EP.

“Sim Sarna is a pioneer in the world of podcasting and what he’s been able to build at Cloud10 is very impressive,” says Morgan. “I couldn’t be happier with my new network home and I’m excited to build The Devil Within’s audience as we move into the new ‘always on’ structure.”

The new and improved version of The Devil Within launches December 6, 2023. Listen to The Devil Within on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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