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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: After Hope mysteriously vanishes and Andy reveals to her that the confession that exonerated Jacob was fake, Laurie believes Jacob to be Ben's murderer, and despite Hope having actually been found alive, attenpts to kill him and herself in a car crash. Neither does, as Jacob enters a coma and Laurie survives albeit with major injuries and without remembering her motivations. It is then revealed that Andy was being interrogated at Laurie's trial and the show ends with Andy's family in shambles.]] This was changed from the outright DownerEnding of the book where [[spoiler: Hope was actually found dead and Laurie believed that Jacob had killed her from a drop of blood on his bathing suit, and Jacob actually died in the crash.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: After Hope mysteriously vanishes and Andy reveals to her that the confession that exonerated Jacob was fake, Laurie believes Jacob to be Ben's murderer, and despite Hope having actually been found alive, attenpts attempts to kill him and herself in a car crash. Neither does, as Jacob enters a coma and Laurie survives albeit with major injuries and without remembering her motivations. It is then revealed that Andy was being interrogated at Laurie's trial and the show ends with Andy's family in shambles.]] This was changed from the outright DownerEnding of the book where [[spoiler: Hope was actually found dead and Laurie believed that Jacob had killed her from a drop of blood on his bathing suit, and Jacob actually died in the crash.]]
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It stars Creator/ChrisEvans, Creator/MichelleDockery and Creator/JaedenMartell, and it centers on Andy Barber (Evans) a small-town prosecutor whose world is upended when his 14-year-old son Jacob (Martell) comes under heavy suspicion for the brutal murder of a classmate of his.
He and his wife Laurie (Dockery) try to hold down and support their child, but have different reactions to what happens: Andy is about defending his son no matter what while Laurie will stop at nothing to uncover the truth.
He and his wife Laurie (Dockery) try to hold down and support their child, but have different reactions to what happens: Andy is about defending his son no matter what while Laurie will stop at nothing to uncover the truth.
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It stars Creator/ChrisEvans, Creator/MichelleDockery and Creator/JaedenMartell, and it centers on Andy Barber (Evans) a small-town prosecutor whose world is upended when his 14-year-old son Jacob (Martell) comes under heavy suspicion for the brutal murder of a classmate of his.
his classmate.
He and his wife Laurie (Dockery) try to hold down and support their child, but have different reactions to what happens: Andy is about defending his son no matterwhat what, while Laurie will stop at nothing to uncover the truth.
He and his wife Laurie (Dockery) try to hold down and support their child, but have different reactions to what happens: Andy is about defending his son no matter
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* FalseConfession: [[spoiler:Leonard Patz is coerced into confessing he murdered Ben to clear Jacob.]]
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[spoiler:Leonard Patz is strangled, then made to look like he hung himself.]]
* MurderSuicide: [[spoiler:Laurie tries to kill Jacob and also herself at the end. Both survive.]]
* MurderSuicide: [[spoiler:Laurie tries to kill Jacob and also herself at the end. Both survive.]]
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* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:Laurie attempts to kill her son Jacob, convinced he's a murderer.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: After Hope mysteriously vanishes and Andy reveals to her that the confession that exonerated Jacob was fake, Laurie believes Jacob to be Ben's murderer, and despite Hope having actually been found alive, decides to kill him and herself in a car crash, but neither does, as Jacob enters a coma and Laurie survives albeit with major injuries and without remembering her motivations. It is then revealed that Andy was being interrogated at Laurie's trial and the show ends with Andy's family in shambles.]] This was changed from the outright DownerEnding of the book where [[spoiler: Hope was actually found dead and Laurie believed that Jacob had killed her from a drop of blood on his bathing suit, and Jacob actually died in the crash.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: After Hope mysteriously vanishes and Andy reveals to her that the confession that exonerated Jacob was fake, Laurie believes Jacob to be Ben's murderer, and despite Hope having actually been found alive, decides attenpts to kill him and herself in a car crash, but neither crash. Neither does, as Jacob enters a coma and Laurie survives albeit with major injuries and without remembering her motivations. It is then revealed that Andy was being interrogated at Laurie's trial and the show ends with Andy's family in shambles.]] This was changed from the outright DownerEnding of the book where [[spoiler: Hope was actually found dead and Laurie believed that Jacob had killed her from a drop of blood on his bathing suit, and Jacob actually died in the crash.]]
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* GrayRainOfDepression: The series, especially the first episodes, has a grayish color palette and features many rainy shots, mirroring the grave topic of the series.
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* HowWeGotHere: The show starts with Andy being interrogated by LoGiudice in court and then flashes back 10 months to the start of the story.
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* HowWeGotHere: The show starts with Andy being interrogated by LoGiudice [=LoGiudice=] in court and then flashes back 10 months to the start of the story.
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* AmoralAttorney: Neal LoGiudice is shown as more interested in some misplaced revenge on Andy and publicity than truth as he is mounting a case against Jacob.
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* AmoralAttorney: Neal LoGiudice [=LoGiudice=] is shown as more interested in some misplaced revenge on Andy and publicity than truth as he is mounting a case against Jacob.
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Hope and technically Jacob]].
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Hope and technically Jacob]].Jacob]].
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: After Hope mysteriously vanishes and Andy reveals to her that the confession that exonerated Jacob was fake, Laurie believes Jacob to be both Ben and Hope's murderer, and decides to kill him and herself in a crash, but neither does, as Jacob enters a coma and Laurie survives albeit with major injuries. It is then revealed that Andy was being interrogated at Laurie's trial and that Hope just left for her boyfriend's and never was missing and the show ends with Andy's family in shambles.]] This was changed from the outright DownerEnding of the book where [[spoiler: Hope was actually found dead and Laurie believed that Jacob had killed her from a drop of blood on his bathing suit, and Jacob actually died in the crash.]]
* EnfantTerrible: Throughout the series Jacob's past is revealed and he is revealed as a very troubled kid. One anecdote related by her mother even has a 5-year-old Jacob picking up a bowling ball and ready to plow it on another kid's head before she stopped him.
* EnfantTerrible: Throughout the series Jacob's past is revealed and he is revealed as a very troubled kid. One anecdote related by her mother even has a 5-year-old Jacob picking up a bowling ball and ready to plow it on another kid's head before she stopped him.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: After Hope mysteriously vanishes and Andy reveals to her that the confession that exonerated Jacob was fake, Laurie believes Jacob to be both Ben and Hope's Ben's murderer, and despite Hope having actually been found alive, decides to kill him and herself in a car crash, but neither does, as Jacob enters a coma and Laurie survives albeit with major injuries. injuries and without remembering her motivations. It is then revealed that Andy was being interrogated at Laurie's trial and that Hope just left for her boyfriend's and never was missing and the show ends with Andy's family in shambles.]] This was changed from the outright DownerEnding of the book where [[spoiler: Hope was actually found dead and Laurie believed that Jacob had killed her from a drop of blood on his bathing suit, and Jacob actually died in the crash.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Laurie when Andy reveals to her that the confession was fake, which is to her a sign of Jacob's guilt. A few days later she actually attempts the deed, attempting to kill both her son and herself. In the show neither dies, in the book Jacob dies]].
* EnfantTerrible: Throughout the series Jacob's past is revealed and he is revealed as a very troubled kid. One anecdote related byher his mother even has a 5-year-old Jacob picking up a bowling ball and ready to plow it on another kid's head before she stopped him.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Laurie when Andy reveals to her that the confession was fake, which is to her a sign of Jacob's guilt. A few days later she actually attempts the deed, attempting to kill both her son and herself. In the show neither dies, in the book Jacob dies]].
* EnfantTerrible: Throughout the series Jacob's past is revealed and he is revealed as a very troubled kid. One anecdote related by
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* NeverSuicide: The pedophile [[spoiler: who wrote his confession and then allegedly committed suicide was forced to do both]].
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''Defending Jacob'' is a 2020 Creator/AppleTvPlus miniseries based on the book of the same name by William Landay.
It stars Creator/Chris Evans, Creator/MichelleDockery and Creator/JaedenMartell, and it centers on Andy Barber (Evans) a small-town prosecutor whose world is upended when his 14-year-old son Jacob (Martell) comes under heavy suspicion for the brutal murder of a classmate of his.
It stars Creator/Chris Evans, Creator/MichelleDockery and Creator/JaedenMartell, and it centers on Andy Barber (Evans) a small-town prosecutor whose world is upended when his 14-year-old son Jacob (Martell) comes under heavy suspicion for the brutal murder of a classmate of his.
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''Defending Jacob'' is a 2020 Creator/AppleTvPlus [[Creator/AppleTvPlus AppleTv+]] miniseries based on the book of the same name by William Landay.
It starsCreator/Chris Evans, Creator/ChrisEvans, Creator/MichelleDockery and Creator/JaedenMartell, and it centers on Andy Barber (Evans) a small-town prosecutor whose world is upended when his 14-year-old son Jacob (Martell) comes under heavy suspicion for the brutal murder of a classmate of his.
It stars
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''Defending Jacob'' is a 2020 Creator/AppleTv+ miniseries based on the book of the same name by William Landay.
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''Defending Jacob'' is a 2020 Creator/AppleTv+ Creator/AppleTvPlus miniseries based on the book of the same name by William Landay.
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''Defending Jacob'' is a 2020 Creator/AppleTv+ miniseries based on the book of the same name by William Landay.
It stars Creator/Chris Evans, Creator/MichelleDockery and Creator/JaedenMartell, and it centers on Andy Barber (Evans) a small-town prosecutor whose world is upended when his 14-year-old son Jacob (Martell) comes under heavy suspicion for the brutal murder of a classmate of his.
He and his wife Laurie (Dockery) try to hold down and support their child, but have different reactions to what happens: Andy is about defending his son no matter what while Laurie will stop at nothing to uncover the truth.
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!!The series contains examples of:
* AmbiguousSituation: The show never reveals who killed Ben Rifkin. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] slightly in the book, where it's implied that Jacob did do it]].
* AmoralAttorney: Neal LoGiudice is shown as more interested in some misplaced revenge on Andy and publicity than truth as he is mounting a case against Jacob.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: After Hope mysteriously vanishes and Andy reveals to her that the confession that exonerated Jacob was fake, Laurie believes Jacob to be both Ben and Hope's murderer, and decides to kill him and herself in a crash, but neither does, as Jacob enters a coma and Laurie survives albeit with major injuries. It is then revealed that Andy was being interrogated at Laurie's trial and that Hope just left for her boyfriend's and never was missing and the show ends with Andy's family in shambles.]] This was changed from the outright DownerEnding of the book where [[spoiler: Hope was actually found dead and Laurie believed that Jacob had killed her from a drop of blood on his bathing suit, and Jacob actually died in the crash.]]
* EnfantTerrible: Throughout the series Jacob's past is revealed and he is revealed as a very troubled kid. One anecdote related by her mother even has a 5-year-old Jacob picking up a bowling ball and ready to plow it on another kid's head before she stopped him.
* HowWeGotHere: The show starts with Andy being interrogated by LoGiudice in court and then flashes back 10 months to the start of the story.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: The confession that exonerates Jacob for Ben Rifkin's murder was actually extorted at gunpoint by an acolyte of Andy's criminal father]].
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Hope and technically Jacob]].
It stars Creator/Chris Evans, Creator/MichelleDockery and Creator/JaedenMartell, and it centers on Andy Barber (Evans) a small-town prosecutor whose world is upended when his 14-year-old son Jacob (Martell) comes under heavy suspicion for the brutal murder of a classmate of his.
He and his wife Laurie (Dockery) try to hold down and support their child, but have different reactions to what happens: Andy is about defending his son no matter what while Laurie will stop at nothing to uncover the truth.
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!!The series contains examples of:
* AmbiguousSituation: The show never reveals who killed Ben Rifkin. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] slightly in the book, where it's implied that Jacob did do it]].
* AmoralAttorney: Neal LoGiudice is shown as more interested in some misplaced revenge on Andy and publicity than truth as he is mounting a case against Jacob.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: After Hope mysteriously vanishes and Andy reveals to her that the confession that exonerated Jacob was fake, Laurie believes Jacob to be both Ben and Hope's murderer, and decides to kill him and herself in a crash, but neither does, as Jacob enters a coma and Laurie survives albeit with major injuries. It is then revealed that Andy was being interrogated at Laurie's trial and that Hope just left for her boyfriend's and never was missing and the show ends with Andy's family in shambles.]] This was changed from the outright DownerEnding of the book where [[spoiler: Hope was actually found dead and Laurie believed that Jacob had killed her from a drop of blood on his bathing suit, and Jacob actually died in the crash.]]
* EnfantTerrible: Throughout the series Jacob's past is revealed and he is revealed as a very troubled kid. One anecdote related by her mother even has a 5-year-old Jacob picking up a bowling ball and ready to plow it on another kid's head before she stopped him.
* HowWeGotHere: The show starts with Andy being interrogated by LoGiudice in court and then flashes back 10 months to the start of the story.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: The confession that exonerates Jacob for Ben Rifkin's murder was actually extorted at gunpoint by an acolyte of Andy's criminal father]].
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Hope and technically Jacob]].
