Defending Jacob
2020 · Miniseries · TV-MA · ★ 8.2 · 66% critics
A family's life is shattered when their 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a classmate. As the case unfolds, the family is forced to navigate intense scrutiny, conflicting information, and mounting pressure.
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Streaming on Apple TV+.
7 hours to watch · 8 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-04-24
- Network
- Apple TV
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.2/10 (1,563 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you want a courtroom mystery thriller that keeps you guessing, with intense family tension and strong performances; Not for you if you dislike slow-burn dramas or need a fully satisfying, clear-cut resolution—similar to The Outsider and The Undoing.
Pros: tense mystery; strong performances; keeps guessing | Cons: drags in places; divisive characters; some plot issues
Themes
- detective
- based on novel or book
- husband wife relationship
- knife
- investigation
- high school
- bullying
- murder
- lawyer
- miniseries
- teenage boy
- murder suspect
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Chris Evans
as Andy Barber
Jaeden Martell
as Jacob Barber
- DD
Devon Diep
as Reiko
- CM
Cheryl McMahon
as Mrs. Mandel
- LK
Liam Kilbreth
as Ben Rifkin
- AW
Audrey Wasilewski
as Jeanine
- RG
Rebecca Gibel
as Wendy
- HY
Hannah Yun
as Dina Yoo
- MD
Mai Delapa
as Katie
- AR
Austin J. Ryan
as Lacrosse Kid
Directed by Morten Tyldum
Created by Mark Bomback
Episodes1 season · 8 episodes
Season 18 episodes
- S1E1Pilot45mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E2Everything Is Cool45mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E3Poker Faces52mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E4Damage Control48mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E5Visitors48mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E6Wishful Thinking46mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E7Job53mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E8After65mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+