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[06/30/20 - 11:22 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, June 30
Updates include: Priyanka Chopra Jonas inks first-look deal with Amazon; "Defending Jacob's" Mark Bomback sets up shop at Apple; Mahershala Ali to play Jack Johnson in HBO's "Unruly."

[03/25/20 - 09:16 AM]
Video: "Defending Jacob" - Official Trailer - Apple TV+
The limited drama series stars Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery, Jaeden Martell, Cherry Jones, Pablo Schreiber, Sakina Jaffrey, Betty Gabriel, and J.K. Simmons.

[01/19/20 - 01:13 PM]
Apple Announces "Defending Jacob" Starring Chris Evans and Michelle Dockery to Premiere April 24
Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by William Landay, "Defending Jacob" will premiere its first three episodes exclusively on Apple TV+ starting Friday, April 24, and new episodes will premiere weekly thereafter every Friday.

[04/05/19 - 11:28 PM]
Development Update: Friday, April 5
Updates include: "Page Six TV" to fold after two seasons; Pamela Sue Martin cast in The CW's "Nancy Drew" project; and Apple TV+ rounds out the cast of "Defending Jacob."

[03/20/19 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, March 20
Updates include: Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins to star in new season of Hulu's "Castle Rock"; Katherine Heigl to star in comedy pilot "Our House" at CBS; and Andy Garcia joins Kenan Thompson in NBC's "The Kenan Show."

[09/20/18 - 11:50 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, September 20
Updates include: HBO renews "The Deuce" for third and final season; AMC cancels freshman drama "Dietland"; and Alan Tudyk set to star in Syfy's "Resident Alien."







DEFENDING JACOB (APPLE TV PLUS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
4/24/20 - 5/29/20
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2019-2020 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
1 (8 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
limited series
DESCRIPTION:
(from Apple's web site, April 2020) A family’s lives are irreparably disrupted when the son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate in this dramatic legal thriller. Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery, and Jaeden Martell star in the adaptation of William Landay’s bestselling novel.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Betty Gabriel as Paula Duffy
· Cherry Jones as Joanna Klein
· Chris Evans as Andy Barber
· Jaeden Martell as Jacob Barber
· Michelle Dockery as Laurie Barber
· Pablo Schreiber as Neal Logiudice
· Sakina Jaffrey as Lynn Canavan
CREW INFORMATION:
· Adam Shulman as EP
· Chris Evans as EP
· Mark Bomback as CRTR/EP
· Morten Tyldum as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Rosalie Swedlin as EP
· William Landay as BOOK
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Anonymous Content
· Paramount Television