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Defending Jacob

The limited drama series is a gripping, character-driven thriller based on the 2012 New York Times best selling novel of the same name by William Landay. An assistant DA's world is shattered when his beloved son gets charged with ...

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crime, drama, mystery

Production

Anonymous Content,Mimir Films,Mark Bomback Productions,Paramount Television Studios

Awards

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. 2 wins & 10 nominations total

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Jacob Barber, you are now a free man. - Defending Jacob

Jacob Barber, you are now a free man.

You have to remember that, in their eyes,
it isn't just Jacob who's guilty. - Defending Jacob

You have to remember that, in their eyes, it isn't just...

Jacob Owen Barber,
in the matter of indictment 08-44-07, - Defending Jacob

Jacob Owen Barber, in the matter of indictment 08-44-07,

They're looking for confirmation,
so don't give it to them. - Defending Jacob

They're looking for confirmation, so don't give it...

This is, of course,
an incredibly hard day for us, - Defending Jacob

This is, of course, an incredibly hard day for us,

Bail posted shall be returned
to the surety. Case dismissed. - Defending Jacob

Bail posted shall be returned to the surety. Case dismissed.

We're gonna conduct an internal review - Defending Jacob

We're gonna conduct an internal review

Right now, I only want
to express my heartfelt regret - Defending Jacob

Right now, I only want to express my heartfelt regret

We wanna thank the school,
and the PTA especially, - Defending Jacob

We wanna thank the school, and the PTA especially,

You said that he was lying face down,
his head at the bottom of the slope. - Defending Jacob

You said that he was lying face down, his head at the bottom...

We believe the Commonwealth may try to
introduce this fact to prejudice the jury. - Defending Jacob

We believe the Commonwealth may try to introduce this fact t...

And unless I'm missing something,
from that angle, - Defending Jacob

And unless I'm missing something, from that angle,

Your Honor, the Commonwealth contends - Defending Jacob

Your Honor, the Commonwealth contends

So then you and Andy
are scheduled to meet me with Joanna - Defending Jacob

So then you and Andy are scheduled to meet me with Joanna

It means a lot to our family. - Defending Jacob

It means a lot to our family.

Obviously,
we are thrilled with this outcome. - Defending Jacob

Obviously, we are thrilled with this outcome.

So, then what? - Defending Jacob

We wanna wish you every success - Defending Jacob

We wanna wish you every success

So we're gonna ask
that you respect their privacy - Defending Jacob

So we're gonna ask that you respect their privacy

God. Fucking Derek.
What kind of idiot writes that online? - Defending Jacob

God. Fucking Derek. What kind of idiot writes that online?

Should the Commonwealth decide - Defending Jacob

Should the Commonwealth decide

I didn't know what it was at first.
I thought it could've been an accident. - Defending Jacob

I didn't know what it was at first. I thought it could&...

Lastly, the defense moves - Defending Jacob

Lastly, the defense moves

Trust me, it's better just to let this go. - Defending Jacob

Trust me, it's better just to let this go.

-Joanna, I don't even have the words.
-Oh, please. - Defending Jacob

-Joanna, I don't even have the words. -Oh, please.

"Perspicacious." - Defending Jacob

"Perspicacious."

Andy's right. We couldn't have
gotten through any of this without you. - Defending Jacob

Andy's right. We couldn't have gotten through any ...

Honey, it's not a crime to own a knife
or to be a stupid teenager. - Defending Jacob

Honey, it's not a crime to own a knife or to be a stupi...

I know I speak for all of us - Defending Jacob

I know I speak for all of us

Then they're in there. "Cursory." - Defending Jacob

Then they're in there. "Cursory."

I went down the hill,
and I got down beside him. - Defending Jacob

I went down the hill, and I got down beside him.

Second shelf, next to the peas. "Myopic." - Defending Jacob

Second shelf, next to the peas. "Myopic."

Got down on your knees. - Defending Jacob

Got down on your knees.

- "Myopic."
- "Possessing a narrow view." - Defending Jacob

- "Myopic." - "Possessing a narrow view."...

But I think that someday
you're gonna realize - Defending Jacob

But I think that someday you're gonna realize

She just asks me
the same questions every week, - Defending Jacob

She just asks me the same questions every week,

Derek saw you at school
a short while later. - Defending Jacob

Derek saw you at school a short while later.

And when I call her out on it,
she just tries to play dumb, - Defending Jacob

And when I call her out on it, she just tries to play dumb,

Just keep your eye on the judge as much
as possible... or on your dad and me. - Defending Jacob

Just keep your eye on the judge as much as possible... or on...

I know it was you! I know it! I know it! - Defending Jacob

I know it was you! I know it! I know it!

Don't give 'em any reason
to not like you. No faces. Okay? - Defending Jacob

Don't give 'em any reason to not like you. No face...

Along Boylston. I got lost
in that history podcast I told you about. - Defending Jacob

Along Boylston. I got lost in that history podcast I told yo...

Your attention, please. - Defending Jacob

Your attention, please.

Then I rolled him over to check on him. - Defending Jacob

Then I rolled him over to check on him.

What do you want me to do with this guy?
Want me to hold him for the cops or what? - Defending Jacob

What do you want me to do with this guy? Want me to hold him...

But she was supposed to get it,
so she starts flipping out. - Defending Jacob

But she was supposed to get it, so she starts flipping out.

You see, this wasn't just
an average boy, the defendant. - Defending Jacob

You see, this wasn't just an average boy, the defendant...

I bent down.
I remember bending down to turn him over. - Defending Jacob

I bent down. I remember bending down to turn him over.

'Cause she was coming at my neck,
so then eventually I called the security. - Defending Jacob

'Cause she was coming at my neck, so then eventually I ...

A father who was the first
assistant district attorney. - Defending Jacob

A father who was the first assistant district attorney.

Yes, right. So, um, - Defending Jacob

Yes, right. So, um,

Turns out we do.
And they're pretty good as well. - Defending Jacob

Turns out we do. And they're pretty good as well.

For years,
the defendant watched his father - Defending Jacob

For years, the defendant watched his father

He listened to dinner conversations.
Overheard phone calls, shop talk. - Defending Jacob

He listened to dinner conversations. Overheard phone calls, ...

I'm an old friend of your pop's.
He asked me to look out for you. - Defending Jacob

I'm an old friend of your pop's. He asked me to lo...

It's good for you
to have someone your own age to talk to. - Defending Jacob

It's good for you to have someone your own age to talk ...

You might even say that murder
was the family business. - Defending Jacob

You might even say that murder was the family business.

Detective Peterson.
Newton Police Department. - Defending Jacob

Detective Peterson. Newton Police Department.

And still,
your phone remained in your pocket. - Defending Jacob

And still, your phone remained in your pocket.

I got scared, and I figured someone else
would find him pretty soon anyways. - Defending Jacob

I got scared, and I figured someone else would find him pret...

But still, the question remains "Why?" - Defending Jacob

But still, the question remains "Why?"

Would an eighth-grade boy
kill his classmate? - Defending Jacob

Would an eighth-grade boy kill his classmate?

When Derek saw you later at school, - Defending Jacob

When Derek saw you later at school,

You're gonna hear testimony
that the victim in this case, - Defending Jacob

You're gonna hear testimony that the victim in this cas...

Jacob, let me tell you something.
It doesn't matter if I believe you. - Defending Jacob

Jacob, let me tell you something. It doesn't matter if ...

The Honorable Justice Rivera presiding. - Defending Jacob

The Honorable Justice Rivera presiding.

Nothing shocking, but still, mean. - Defending Jacob

Nothing shocking, but still, mean.

- Well, that's what really happened.
- No one's saying it didn't. - Defending Jacob

- Well, that's what really happened. - No one's sa...

Ben foolishly mocked this young man, - Defending Jacob

Ben foolishly mocked this young man,

Joanna, please. You made your point. - Defending Jacob

Joanna, please. You made your point.

The jury will disregard the last remark - Defending Jacob

The jury will disregard the last remark

About how many
hours would you say - Defending Jacob

About how many hours would you say

And so, on April 12, - Defending Jacob

And so, on April 12,

Jacob, I am sorry that I upset you,
but I promise you, - Defending Jacob

Jacob, I am sorry that I upset you, but I promise you,

What kind of a son turns his back
on his own father like that, huh? - Defending Jacob

What kind of a son turns his back on his own father like tha...

So you went through every email,
every text, every photo and video? - Defending Jacob

So you went through every email, every text, every photo and...

Indictment number 08-44-07. - Defending Jacob

Indictment number 08-44-07.

We're seeing our first images
of the Barber family - Defending Jacob

We're seeing our first images of the Barber family

Did he ambush the victim, - Defending Jacob

Did he ambush the victim,

Commonwealth versus Jacob Owen Barber. - Defending Jacob

Commonwealth versus Jacob Owen Barber.

- Answers.
- The answers you were looking for, - Defending Jacob

- Answers. - The answers you were looking for,

Our memories are often
less reliable than we think, - Defending Jacob

Our memories are often less reliable than we think,

Maybe Ben called him a name. - Defending Jacob

Maybe Ben called him a name.

But if I were a juror,
I'd have a lot of questions. - Defending Jacob

But if I were a juror, I'd have a lot of questions.

-Ms. Klein, how does the defendant plea?
-Jacob. - Defending Jacob

-Ms. Klein, how does the defendant plea? -Jacob.

All we know - Defending Jacob

Yes, Your Honor. If I may, - Defending Jacob

Yes, Your Honor. If I may,

It's not okay. She just said
the jury won't believe me, so... - Defending Jacob

It's not okay. She just said the jury won't believ...

I remember that day so clearly. - Defending Jacob

I remember that day so clearly.

Evenly spaced wounds. - Defending Jacob

Evenly spaced wounds.

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The limited drama series is a gripping, character-driven thriller based on the 2012 New York Times best selling novel of the same name by William Landay. An assistant DA's world is shattered when his beloved son gets charged with ...

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Director: N/A

Writer: Mark Bomback

Production: Anonymous Content,Mimir Films,Mark Bomback Productions,Paramount Television Studios

Genre: crime, drama, mystery

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice:

Released: 24 Apr 2020

Awards: Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. 2 wins & 10 nominations total

Homepage: https://tv.apple.com/show/defending-jacob/umc.cmc.5h5mr0shyyqqahqdv55ywyilr