The questionable case of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's disappearance from his Afghanistan post in 2009 has producers and journalists from the popular podcast series "Serial" vying to expose the truth.

Serial's The podcast's leading journalist Sarah Koenig has taken interest in Bergdahl, the soldier held prisoner by the Taliban for five years now facing charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, and was spotted in the courtroom during his Article 32 hearing in San Antonio last week, according to Maxim magazine, who first reported the story.

Also in the courtroom was screenwriter Mark Boal, who wrote the controversial film following the hunt for Osama bin Laden, "Zero Dark Thirty," Maxim said.

The storyline following Bergdahl's case would debut in one of the following two podcast seasons, according to the article, citing anonymous sources.

Parties affiliated with the program would not confirm whether Bergdahl would be the center of Season 2 of "Serial."

Journalist Sarah Koenig, of "This American LIfe" and "Serial" podcast, gives a talk in March 2015.

Journalist Sarah Koenig, of "This American LIfe" and "Serial" podcast, gives a talk in March 2015.

Photo Credit: Kenneth C. Zirkel/Wikimedia Commons

A producer from "Serial" and its sister program, "This American Life," told Maxim they would not disclose what they were "publicly working on."

"We'd very much appreciate if fellow journalists would give us some room and not feel the need to attempt to dig into and try to figure out what you think we might be doing, especially since we're actively reporting stories, and having a bunch of wild speculation out there makes our job reporting harder. Doesn't feel very menschy," said production manager Emily Condon.

Speaking anonymously to Maxim, two members from Bergdahl's Afghanistan unit said that the coverage would strain the public's perception of the truth:

"Anyone who tries to benefit from Bowe's situation has little interest in the truth," one unit member said. "What happened in 2009 is both troubling and politically incorrect...my concern is that the truth is being diluted by those looking to gain from Bowe's story."

"I think it's the height of crassness for them to do this when it could potentially affect the legal proceedings," another member said. "I assume it will be a great way to paint us as kooks and sore losers," he said of the "Serial" story, and the potential movie by Boal.

"Serial" first debuted in 2014, and followed the case of Adnan Syed, a Baltimore-area man currently facing life in prison for the 1999 murder of his girlfriend Hae Min Lee.

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