Jay Ellis Sets True-Crime Podcast ‘Freeway Phantom’ & Plans Scripted Series

The story of the murder of six Black girls in the Washington, D.C. area in the 1970s will be turned into a podcast and scripted series.

March 22, 2023 · 1 min · 78 words · Joseph Morrow

Jay Ellis, who starred inTop Gun: Maverickand HBOsInsecure, is behind both projects.

The podcast series,FreewayPhantom, will launch May 17.

Five decades later, their killer has never been brought to justice.

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Tenderfoot TV is the company behind series such asAtlanta Monster, The MLK TapesandTo Live andDie in LA.

Ellis and the producers are already working up plans to develop a scripted series based on the podcast.

This series answers so many tough questions and asks just as many.