Defending Jacob (2020)

Directed by

Morten Tyldum

Genre

drama television series

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 8 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 1,582 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family's life unravels when their teenage son is accused of murder. The father, an assistant district attorney, must navigate his own legal world as the evidence mounts.

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What happens

Defending Jacob is an American murder-mystery legal drama miniseries, based on the 2012 novel of the same name by William Landay, produced by Apple TV. The series was created and written by Mark Bomback and directed by Morten Tyldum. It stars Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery, Jaeden Martell, Cherry Jones, Pablo Schreiber, Betty Gabriel, Sakina Jaffrey and J.K. Simmons. It premiered on April 24, 2020, and concluded on May 29, 2020. The series received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised the performances (particularly those of Evans, Dockery and Martell), ambiguity, and emotional weight, but criticized the pacing, length and ending. The miniseries was released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 6, 2021, by Paramount Home Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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