TV series
Defending Jacob
Overview
A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.
Details
- First air date
- 2020-04-24
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Crime
- Network
- Apple TV
- Production
- Anonymous Content, Mimir Films, Mark Bomback Productions, Paramount Television Studios
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Chris Evans as Andy Barber
- Jaeden Martell as Jacob Barber
- Michelle Dockery as Laurie Barber
- Cherry Jones as Joanna Klein
- Pablo Schreiber as Neal Logiudice
- J.K. Simmons as Billy Barber
- Daniel Henshall as Leonard Patz
- Betty Gabriel as Pam Duffy
- Sakina Jaffrey as Lynn Canavan
- Jordan Alexa Davis as Sarah Grohl
- Ben Taylor as Derek Yoo
- Megan Byrne as Joan Rifkin
Creators and crew
- Mark Bomback - Creator
- Chris Evans - Executive Producer
- Rosalie Swedlin - Executive Producer
- Adam Shulman - Executive Producer
- Mark Bomback - Executive Producer
- Morten Tyldum - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Pilot
Assistant District Attorney Andy Barber is assigned as the lead prosecutor in the case of his son's murdered classmate.
Episode 2: Everything Is Cool
When new evidence is discovered, Andy is taken off the case.
Episode 3: Poker Faces
Andy admits a family secret to Laurie before it becomes public.
Episode 4: Damage Control
Andy takes matters into his own hands. Laurie reexamines the life she knew.
Episode 5: Visitors
Andy visits his father, and learns some troubling information from Jacob’s friends Derek and Sarah.
Episode 6: Wishful Thinking
Andy and Klein explore two last-ditch efforts to prove Jacob's innocence.
Episode 7: Job
As the trial begins, Jacob's fate hangs in the balance.
Episode 8: After
The trial comes to an end, but with unexpected consequences.
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