Should you watch Defending Jacob?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Defending Jacob
Series · 2020
A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.
The sides of Defending Jacob
- A father defending his 14-year-old son
- A classmate stabbed in a park
- A prosecutor's office turning on one of its own
Defending Jacob is good for you if…
- you like watching an ordinary family crack under suspicion.
- you want to know who killed the boy in the park.
- you like a case that tightens with every hearing.
Defending Jacob is bad for you if…
- you need to know for certain whether Jacob did it.
- you can't sit with a story built around a dead child.
About: parenthood · doubt · guilt
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