The popular podcast about an Alabama town will be adapted and made into a movie.

Participant Media has acquired feature rights to "S-Town", according to a report from Deadline. The seven-part podcast is from the makers of "Serial" and "This American Life," and focuses on a man who lived in rural Bibb County.

"Spotlight" director Tom McCarthy is in negotiations to direct the film and Samuel Hunter could write the script, the website reported. "This American Life" would also produce the movie.

The program is hosted by Brian Reed, and centers around a Woodstock man named John B. McLemore and his life. "S-Town" was downloaded 40 million times worldwide within a month of its March 2017.

Reed's investigation started with an email from McLemore, who urged the journalist to investigate what McLemore said was the cover-up of a murder by a prominent member of a local family. The series takes a turn, though, and explores McLemore's life and relationships. The podcast's website describes the story as a "search for the truth" that leads "to a nasty feud, a hunt for hidden treasure, and an unearthing of the mysteries of one man's life."

The series won a Peabody Award earlier this year, and the award described "S-Town" as "break[ing] new ground for the medium by creating the first audio novel."

The podcast caused an increase in tourism in Woodstock, along with a recent focus on mental illness and suicide prevention.