The article contains mild spoilers for Presumed Innocent.
Summary
Presumed Innocent, the thriller led by Jake Gyllenhaal, has been renewed after breaking a massive record at Apple TV+. Based onthePresumed Innocentbookby author Scott Turow, the eight-episode series stars Gyllenhall as a prosecutor who stands accused of viciously murdering a co-worker that he’d been sleeping with. Adapted for the small screen by David E. Kelley,Presumed Innocenthas been a hit with viewers and will now be moving ahead with season 2.
Apple TV+ has now confirmed thatPresumed Innocentseason 2 is happening afterthe legal thriller became Apple’s most-watched drama of all-time.Kelley, Gyllenhaal, and J.J. Abrams are returning as executive producers. Though it’s confirmed that the new installment will focus on a brand-new case, it’snot known whether the same actors and characters will be a part of the story.
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But ifPresumed Innocentgoes in an anthology direction, there’s a potential positive in that Apple TV+ is known for bringing together star-studded casts.
The legal thriller centers on a horrific murder that leaves the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office reeling.Chief Deputy ProsecutorRusty Sabich (played by Gyllenhaal) is suspected of the crime, as he had a rocky relationship with the victim, Carolyn Polhemus (Renate Reinsve). He is shown to be quite rage-filled by the time the trial starts, though it remains a mystery if he’s actually guilty and who committed the murder.
Presumed Innocentwas also made into a 1990 movie starring Harrison Ford as Rusty.
The talentedcast ofPresumed Innocent, which includes Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, O-T Fagbenle, Elizabeth Marvel, Nana Mensah, Peter Sarsgaard, Lily Rabe, and Noma Dumezweni, are now primarily featured in scenes of Rusty’s trial. At the time of this writing, there are only two episodes to go, andit’s unclear who actually committed the crime.But what makes the thriller unique is that the book features an unexpected twist that takes readers by surprise. It’s not clear if the Apple TV+ version will keep the twist.
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But ifPresumed Innocentgoes in an anthology direction, there’s a potential positive in that Apple TV+ is known for bringing together star-studded casts. Given the connections of Kelley, a master of television legal drama, having created shows likeAlly McBealandThe Practice, not to mention Abrams and Gyllenhaal, it might be fun to see who pops up in the now-confirmed second season.
Presumed Innocent
Cast
An eight-episode limited series based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Scott Turow. Starring Gyllenhaal in the lead role of chief deputy prosecutor Rusty Sabich, the series takes viewers on a gripping journey through the horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office when one of its own is suspected of the crime. The series explores obsession, sex, politics, and the power and limits of love, as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together.
