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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

After
The trial comes to an end, but with unexpected consequences.
Trailers & More
About Defending Jacob
- Creators
- Mark Bomback
- Cast
- Chris Evans, Jaeden Martell, Michelle Dockery, Cherry Jones, Pablo Schreiber, J.K. Simmons
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Crime
- Content rating
- TV-MA
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Ended
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