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Apr 24, 2020 · The story of a child murder and the emotional tumult it creates in a community, and the family of the accused killer, needs to bleed and cry and scream. But “Defending Jacob” feels so removed from reality that it rarely allows itself an emotion that doesn’t feel calculated by a production team.
May 4, 2020 · This bestseller book Defending Jacob by William Landay is adapted in a mini series starring Chris Evans as Andy Barber and telecasted on Apple TV in April 2020.
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- Denouement
The first thing we should note and commend about the series is its commitment to diversity—a key concept when writing works that involve a major metropolitan area where populations are multicultural. The overall cast features several people of color as one would see in and around a Boston suburb. Not to mention, two of the novel’s pivotal secondary...
The eight-part miniseries remains faithful to the novel with certain passages—like the dialogue exchange between Andy and his boss as he’s put on administrative leave—being pulled from the book almost verbatim. Even the grand jury question and answer that we see at the top of the first episode is represented similarly in the book as a framework for...
Both the book and the show vacillate between an unidentified grand jury proceeding in the present and the past events leading up to the murder trial of a middle school student named Ben Rifkin. The novel tells the story of this tragedy solely from Andy Barber’s perspective, often using hindsight statements—like “Laurie was neither stupid nor bellig...
Prior to the show’s release, the executive producers of Defending Jacob made a number of announcements that the series would end differently from the novel. Therefore, if you are reading this, please note that there are major spoilers ahead—but before you go, it is worth knowing that the changes succeed at simultaneously exonerating and casting add...
May 29, 2020 · The eighth episode, which premiered Friday, begins with a big development: The murder charges that troubled teen Jacob (Jaeden Martell) had been facing all season are suddenly dropped.
May 29, 2020 · Apple TV+'s Defending Jacob ending is tragic, but the book handled a bit differently. Since the Apple TV+ series strays from the source material and doesn't provide absolute clarity, viewers may be wondering what it all means, and whether the titular character is indeed a cold-blooded killer.
Feb 1, 2012 · DEFENDING JACOB. by William Landay ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 1, 2012. Landay is yet another lawyer-turned-writer, and it’s inevitable that he’ll be compared to Scott Turow, but this novel...
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May 20, 2020 Full Review Lucy Mangan Guardian Approached as a crime drama, Defending Jacob might seem a little slow and underbaked, but as an ensemble character piece it hits the mark.
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