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Rectify (2013)

Rectify poster
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Length
4 seasons, 30 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 295 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man struggles to adjust to life in a small Southern town after being released from death row for a crime he did not commit. The story follows his quiet, painful efforts to reconnect with family and find his place in a world that has moved on without him.

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What happens

Rectify is an American television Southern Gothic drama series exploring the life of a man after he is released from prison after nearly 20 years on death row following a wrongful conviction. It was created by Ray McKinnon and is the first original series from Sundance TV. It stars Aden Young, Abigail Spencer, J. Smith-Cameron, Adelaide Clemens, Clayne Crawford, and Luke Kirby, and premiered on April 22, 2013, with a first season run of six episodes. A second season of ten episodes, premiered on June 19, 2014. A third season of six episodes premiered on July 9, 2015. A fourth and final season of eight episodes premiered on October 26, 2016. Praised for its authentic Southern culture-based storytelling, all four seasons of the show have been critically acclaimed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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