Defending Jacob (2020)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Family is unconditional.
A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.
- Released: 2020-04-24
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime
- Seasons: 1, 8 episodes
- Network: Apple TV
- Status: Ended
- TMDB rating: 8.2/10 from 1,639 votes
Created by Mark Bomback.
Top 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
Where to watch Defending Jacob
- United States: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
- United Kingdom: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
- India: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
- Canada: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
- Australia: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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