The prize amount was changed to $100,000 some time during its development. The winner was to be announced on Christmas Day 2016. A series of 20 clues were released onto the website leading up to that date. As of April 2015, "Anatomy of Murder 2" is in the works. Then in October 2016, the sequel was set to start production in April 2017, with website members offered an audition. McNamara hoped to up the budget for this series in order to improve the quality. His goal was to produce between 2 and 3 series a year, with the story arcing across the whole season or between seasons. While only one person would win the major prize, there would be smaller additional prizes along the way.