Defending Jacob(TV show/series, 2020)

Name: Defending Jacob
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Released: 2020
Rating: 4.2

FSK: 12+ years

| 45min per episode | Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime

Mini series in 1 season with 8 episodes

Rating: 4.2/5 (with 664 votes)

Defending Jacob is an American crime 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... ()

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About Defending Jacob

A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.

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Trailer for Defending Jacob + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Defending Jacob — Official Trailer | Apple TV+(Trailer, 2:37)

Defending Jacob Seasons and Episodes

04/24/2020Miniseries - 8 episodes

#1 | 04/24/2020Pilot

3.6/5 (with 19 votes)

Assistant District Attorney Andy Barber is assigned as the lead prosecutor in the case of his son's murdered classmate.

#2 | 04/24/2020Everything Is Cool

3.5/5 (with 18 votes)

When new evidence is discovered, Andy is taken off the case.

#2 | 04/24/2020Episode 2

#3 | 04/24/2020Poker Faces

3.6/5 (with 18 votes)

Andy admits a family secret to Laurie before it becomes public.

#3 | 04/24/2020Episode 3

#4 | 05/01/2020Damage Control

3.6/5 (with 17 votes)

Andy takes matters into his own hands. Laurie reexamines the life she knew.

#5 | 05/08/2020Visitors

3.6/5 (with 17 votes)

Andy visits his father, and learns some troubling information from Jacob’s friends Derek and Sarah.

#6 | 05/15/2020Wishful Thinking

3.6/5 (with 15 votes)

Andy and Klein explore two last-ditch efforts to prove Jacob’s innocence.

#7 | 05/22/2020Job

3.9/5 (with 15 votes)

As the trial begins, Jacob’s fate hangs in the balance.

#8 | 05/29/2020After

3.9/5 (with 16 votes)

The trial comes to an end, but with unexpected consequences.

#8 | 05/29/2020Wishful Thinking

Additional Information

Official websites:

tv.apple.com

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Based on: "Defending Jacob" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Anonymous Content, Paramount Television, Mimir Films, Mark Bomback Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 33 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hindi (HI), Hungarian (HU), Indonesian (ID), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 04/24/2020

Last episode released on: 05/29/2020

Cast: Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery, Jaeden Martell, Cherry Jones, Betty Gabriel, Sakina Jaffrey, Poorna Jagannathan, J. K. Simmons

Director: Morten Tyldum

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Да защитиш Яков"

"捍卫雅各布"

"디펜딩 제이콥"

Keywords: murder, teenage boy, murder suspect, knife, investigation, husband wife relationship, bullying, lawyer, high school, detective

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