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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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N/A

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Genre

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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Bail is set at $1,000 cash
or 10,000 personal recognizance. - Defending Jacob

Bail is set at $1,000 cash or 10,000 personal recognizance.

Mr. Logiudice, I presume you know
Mr. Barber isn't accused of anything. - Defending Jacob

Mr. Logiudice, I presume you know Mr. Barber isn't accu...

I have to assume that every kid in school
has seen those posts. - Defending Jacob

I have to assume that every kid in school has seen those pos...

Listen, I just want you to know, I think
it was fucked up, what Logiudice did. - Defending Jacob

Listen, I just want you to know, I think it was fucked up, w...

Yeah, uh, she said it had something
to do with my grandson. - Defending Jacob

Yeah, uh, she said it had something to do with my grandson.

But his history with this case
is of great relevance - Defending Jacob

But his history with this case is of great relevance

Told her I didn't know I had a
grandson till I saw him on the news. - Defending Jacob

Told her I didn't know I had a grandson till I saw him ...

Life just went back to normal? - Defending Jacob

Life just went back to normal?

Honey, if people wanna gossip,
they're gonna gossip. - Defending Jacob

Honey, if people wanna gossip, they're gonna gossip.

You see a tragedy as enormous as this,
and it makes you furious. - Defending Jacob

You see a tragedy as enormous as this, and it makes you furi...

No, I think you would have
thought about it, - Defending Jacob

No, I think you would have thought about it,

Indictment number 17-2832,
Commonwealth versus William J. Moore. - Defending Jacob

Indictment number 17-2832, Commonwealth versus William J. Mo...

Commonwealth seeks a bail
in the amount of 500,000 cash, - Defending Jacob

Commonwealth seeks a bail in the amount of 500,000 cash,

All right, we'll convene
again next week, young man. - Defending Jacob

All right, we'll convene again next week, young man.

Dina Yoo. Maybe she has some insight
into what's going on with the boys. - Defending Jacob

Dina Yoo. Maybe she has some insight into what's going ...

Commonwealth feels the defendant
poses a particular risk of flight - Defending Jacob

Commonwealth feels the defendant poses a particular risk of ...

Fourteen and they already got
him on a fucking murder. Jesus. - Defending Jacob

Fourteen and they already got him on a fucking murder. Jesus...

I think that's a mistake. My gut says
that if Jacob's not upset by it, then-- - Defending Jacob

I think that's a mistake. My gut says that if Jacob...

But Jacob Barber is innocent. - Defending Jacob

But Jacob Barber is innocent.

Your Honor, the defendant has no priors.
He has no history of arrests. - Defending Jacob

Your Honor, the defendant has no priors. He has no history o...

And I want to say that again - Defending Jacob

And I want to say that again

The court does not consider the defendant
a flight risk in the least. - Defending Jacob

The court does not consider the defendant a flight risk in t...

Your Honor, I'm afraid
we have to insist on a continuance - Defending Jacob

Your Honor, I'm afraid we have to insist on a continuan...

There may have been a break in the case. - Defending Jacob

There may have been a break in the case.

Jacob Barber is wholly
and completely innocent. - Defending Jacob

Jacob Barber is wholly and completely innocent.

You say he's innocent, fine.
He's innocent. - Defending Jacob

You say he's innocent, fine. He's innocent.

Okay. - Defending Jacob

I'll be sending this case
to Judge French for trial, - Defending Jacob

I'll be sending this case to Judge French for trial,

I don't disagree, but right now,
all the evidence points one way. - Defending Jacob

I don't disagree, but right now, all the evidence point...

This court already granted you
a continuance four months ago. - Defending Jacob

This court already granted you a continuance four months ago...

When you understand
what really happened that day, - Defending Jacob

When you understand what really happened that day,

Yes, Your Honor, but this witness
has been very difficult to locate. - Defending Jacob

Yes, Your Honor, but this witness has been very difficult to...

You can pull a couple strings, - Defending Jacob

You can pull a couple strings,

Without getting into detail,
it has to do with her choice of lifestyle. - Defending Jacob

Without getting into detail, it has to do with her choice of...

She's an escort, Your Honor, - Defending Jacob

She's an escort, Your Honor,

That day in court, - Defending Jacob

That day in court,

The fingerprint, for example, - Defending Jacob

The fingerprint, for example,

I know his story sucks, but he's a kid.
They get confused. They say dumb things. - Defending Jacob

I know his story sucks, but he's a kid. They get confus...

Same kind of kid
you showed interest in before. - Defending Jacob

Same kind of kid you showed interest in before.

We're gonna get him through this,
I promise, - Defending Jacob

We're gonna get him through this, I promise,

I'm helping you why? - Defending Jacob

I'm helping you why?

She does now. Jacob too. - Defending Jacob

She does now. Jacob too.

I thought, "At least now I know." - Defending Jacob

I thought, "At least now I know."

He saw his classmate lying on the ground, - Defending Jacob

He saw his classmate lying on the ground,

Because he's your grandson
and he's in trouble. - Defending Jacob

Because he's your grandson and he's in trouble.

My assistant Ellen will swing by
with some groceries, - Defending Jacob

My assistant Ellen will swing by with some groceries,

Continuance is denied.
Trial is set for three weeks from today. - Defending Jacob

Continuance is denied. Trial is set for three weeks from tod...

And when he discovered that Ben was dead, - Defending Jacob

And when he discovered that Ben was dead,

You were under a ton of stress.
We both were. - Defending Jacob

You were under a ton of stress. We both were.

Tomorrow you'll run a couple of errands,
you'll fill up the tank. Whatever. - Defending Jacob

Tomorrow you'll run a couple of errands, you'll fi...

I know there's something there,
and I'm not gonna stop until I find it. - Defending Jacob

I know there's something there, and I'm not gonna ...

Just let them get their pictures
and they'll leave you alone. - Defending Jacob

Just let them get their pictures and they'll leave you ...

You're due back in
for a session in 15 minutes, - Defending Jacob

You're due back in for a session in 15 minutes,

He feared that if he told someone
about the body, he'd become a suspect. - Defending Jacob

He feared that if he told someone about the body, he'd ...

Is my lawyer here yet? - Defending Jacob

Is my lawyer here yet?

That story shook me up too.
More than I let on. - Defending Jacob

That story shook me up too. More than I let on.

After all, this was Ben Rifkin,
the boy who bullied him. - Defending Jacob

After all, this was Ben Rifkin, the boy who bullied him.

Oh, and I forgot to mention, I got
a voice mail from a Globe reporter. - Defending Jacob

Oh, and I forgot to mention, I got a voice mail from a Globe...

Listen, my hands are mostly tied
on this case, but, you know, - Defending Jacob

Listen, my hands are mostly tied on this case, but, you know...

See, there you go again
with the fucking attitude - Defending Jacob

See, there you go again with the fucking attitude

Does Jacob wish that he had been braver
from the start and told the truth? - Defending Jacob

Does Jacob wish that he had been braver from the start and t...

-Just look at my file. You'll see.
-This has nothing to do with your file. - Defending Jacob

-Just look at my file. You'll see. -This has nothing to...

One thing we knew for sure was that
there was nothing left for us here. - Defending Jacob

One thing we knew for sure was that there was nothing left f...

He sounds real sure he's gonna win.
Too sure. - Defending Jacob

He sounds real sure he's gonna win. Too sure.

It was the worst mistake he's ever made.
It was a horrible, terrifying mistake. - Defending Jacob

It was the worst mistake he's ever made. It was a horri...

What the fuck is so funny?
Huh? You cocky little prick. - Defending Jacob

What the fuck is so funny? Huh? You cocky little prick.

And I don't give a damn how
the state chooses to try him. - Defending Jacob

And I don't give a damn how the state chooses to try hi...

You wouldn't be talking so tough - Defending Jacob

You wouldn't be talking so tough

She was intrigued.
She just wanted to take it slow. - Defending Jacob

She was intrigued. She just wanted to take it slow.

He was a 14-year-old boy. - Defending Jacob

He was a 14-year-old boy.

Out of the way. Get out of the way. - Defending Jacob

Out of the way. Get out of the way.

That was my assistant Ellen.
She has a niece Jacob's age. - Defending Jacob

That was my assistant Ellen. She has a niece Jacob's ag...

They live in Needham, but you know how
all the kids know each other these days. - Defending Jacob

They live in Needham, but you know how all the kids know eac...

where we were wanted least of all. - Defending Jacob

where we were wanted least of all.

It's looking very good. No. Very good. - Defending Jacob

It's looking very good. No. Very good.

That's what she said. - Defending Jacob

That's what she said.

So I got a call from Claudia Hoffman
today confirming our reservation. - Defending Jacob

So I got a call from Claudia Hoffman today confirming our re...

Don't destroy another child's life
to make up for it. - Defending Jacob

Don't destroy another child's life to make up for ...

Attention. - Defending Jacob

Oh. God, I completely forgot. - Defending Jacob

Oh. God, I completely forgot.

Well, he doesn't give a shit
who gets hurt, so long as it's not us. - Defending Jacob

Well, he doesn't give a shit who gets hurt, so long as ...

I'm sorry. It's just... - Defending Jacob

I'm sorry. It's just...

... make sure
all students are accounted for. - Defending Jacob

... make sure all students are accounted for.

- It's not that big of a deal.
- Don't tell me what's not a big deal! - Defending Jacob

- It's not that big of a deal. - Don't tell me wha...

Well, it's Christmas week, so if we
wanna cancel, we need to do it now. - Defending Jacob

Well, it's Christmas week, so if we wanna cancel, we ne...

It's usually Andy
whose advice I ask on things like this. - Defending Jacob

It's usually Andy whose advice I ask on things like thi...

Ma, is Middle East
considered Africa or Asia? - Defending Jacob

Ma, is Middle East considered Africa or Asia?

Shit. Jacob! - Defending Jacob

Just wanted to find a way
to get some power over me, - Defending Jacob

Just wanted to find a way to get some power over me,

That's right. Look out. They're coming.
Closer, okay? Come on. You got it? - Defending Jacob

That's right. Look out. They're coming. Closer, ok...

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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