Series Adaptation of Spy Rock and Roll Podcast WIND OF CHANGE Lands at Hulu

Hulu has picked up the rights to the series adaptation of the spy rock and roll podcast Wind of Change, which asks whether the CIA wrote the eponymous Scorpions hit song of the same name. The project is being developed by Alex Karpovsky, and is based on the Patrick Radden Keefe-hosted podcast, which launched in May and became one of the most talked about and popular podcasts of the year.

Wind of Change is being written and exec produced by Karpovsky, who starred in Amazon’s television adaptation of Homecoming and wrote and directed Oh Jerome, No.

Here’s the full synopsis via Deadline:

Created and hosted by New Yorker investigative journalist Radden Keefe, the eight-part podcast series follows Keefe as he explores a rumor he heard from a source within the CIA: The CIA was behind the 1990 international hit. He will look at spies doing the unthinkable, a secret history of propaganda hidden in pop music, and a maze of government secrets as he attempts to untangle one of the great mysteries of the Cold War.

Power ballad Wind of Change was recorded by West German rock band Scorpions in 1990; the lyrics were composed by lead singer Klaus Meine during the band’s visit to the USSR at the height of perestroika. It was released just after the failed coup that would eventually lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

This sounds great, super original and fascinating. I am interested in checking out the podcast now, and I’m curious to see how the series works out. Are you looking forward to the adaptation of Wind of Change?