Dirty John True Crime Podcast Gets Scripted Adaptation at Bravo

Dirty John, the Los Angeles Times' popular true crime podcast about the twisted life of "Dirty" John Meehan, is getting a scripted anthology series adaption at Bravo, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The show is reportedly nearing a two-season pickup with the first season based on the podcast and the second telling an entirely new, closed-ended story that's yet to be determined.

Dirty John came out last year and quickly earned popular success -- it was downloaded ten million times in its first six weeks -- and critical acclaim. On the podcast, journalist Chris Goffard tells the story of con man John Meehan and his wife Debra Newell and her two daughters, Jacquelyn and Terra, whose lives are forever changed by Meehan's abuse and deception.

Additionally, Bravo's sister network Oxygen, which recently rebranded as a true crime network, has commissioned a companion documentary series about Meehan's crimes.

Bravo's Dirty John series will be written and executive-produced by Desperate Housewives' Alexandra Cunningham. Other executive producers are Mark Herzog, Chris Cowen, Chris Argentieri, Charles Roven and Richard Suckle.

No premiere date has been set for either series.