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1 season · 8 episodes · best: S1E7 "Job" 9.0

Story

Family is unconditional.

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

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Directors: Morten Tyldum
Written by: Mark Bomback, William Landay
Music by: Ólafur Arnalds, Atli Örvarsson

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Facts

April 24, 2020 · May 29, 2020 · Ended

First aired: April 24, 2020
Last aired: May 29, 2020
Status: Ended
Length: 1 season · 8 episodes
Age rating: TV-MA
Content: Violence, Strong Language
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Available in: 86 countries
Keywords: based on novel or book

Tropes

Ambiguous Situation, False Confession, Offing the Offspring +9

Ambiguous Situation
False Confession
Offing the Offspring
Bittersweet Ending
Murder-Suicide
Attempted Suicide
Spared by the Adaptation
How We Got Here
The Reveal
Amoral Attorney
Make It Look Like an Accident
Never Suicide

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Where can I stream Defending Jacob?

Apple TV

In the United States, Defending Jacob streams on Apple TV. It also streams in 26 other countries.

Is Defending Jacob worth watching?

72

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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72 (IMDb 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes 70%, and Metacritic 61). Audiences rate it higher (80 out of 100) than critics (66).

Will I feel good after watching Defending Jacob?

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Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.