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Defending Jacob

TV·2020–2020·Apple TV·Drama, Thriller, Legal·51m·7.8·Created by Mark Bomback

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Defending Jacob unfolds around a shocking crime that rocks a small Massachusetts town and one family in particular, forcing an assistant district attorney to choose between his sworn duty to uphold justice and his unconditional love for his son.

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Chris EvansChris EvansAndy BarberJaeden MartellJaeden MartellJacob BarberMichelle DockeryMichelle DockeryLaurie BarberCherry JonesCherry JonesJoanna KleinPablo SchreiberPablo SchreiberNeal LogiudiceJ.K. SimmonsJ.K. SimmonsBilly BarberDaniel HenshallDaniel HenshallLeonard PatzBetty GabrielBetty GabrielPam Duffy

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