Defending Jacob (Season 1)

Family is unconditional.

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

  • Poster for Pilot

    Pilot (Episode 1) 7.6

    Writer: Mark Bomback

    Air date: 2020-04-24

    Runtime: 45 min

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

  • Poster for Everything Is Cool

    Everything Is Cool (Episode 2) 7.7

    Writer: Mark Bomback

    Air date: 2020-04-24

    Runtime: 45 min

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

  • Poster for Poker Faces

    Poker Faces (Episode 3) 7.6

    Writer: Mark Bomback

    Air date: 2020-04-24

    Runtime: 52 min

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

  • Poster for Damage Control

    Damage Control (Episode 4) 7.5

    Writer: Mark Bomback

    Air date: 2020-05-01

    Runtime: 48 min

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

  • Poster for Visitors

    Visitors (Episode 5) 7.7

    Writer: Mark Bomback

    Air date: 2020-05-08

    Runtime: 48 min

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

  • Poster for Wishful Thinking

    Wishful Thinking (Episode 6) 7.8

    Writer: Mark Bomback

    Air date: 2020-05-15

    Runtime: 46 min

    Overview: Andy and Klein explore two last-ditch efforts to prove Jacob's innocence.

  • Poster for Job

    Job (Episode 7) 8.2

    Writer: Mark Bomback

    Air date: 2020-05-22

    Runtime: 53 min

    Overview: As the trial begins, Jacob's fate hangs in the balance.

  • Poster for After

    After (Episode 8) 7.9

    Writer: Mark Bomback

    Air date: 2020-05-29

    Runtime: 65 min

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

Defending Jacob

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