TV-MA
2020    50mMystery, Thriller
7.770%86%8.2
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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 murder.

1 Season

  • Miniseries
    Miniseries8 Episodes
  • Chris EvansAndy Barber / Executive Producer
  • Jaeden MartellJacob Barber
  • Michelle DockeryLaurie Barber
  • Cherry JonesJoanna Klein
  • Pablo SchreiberNeal Logiudice
  • J.K. SimmonsBilly Barber
  • Daniel HenshallLeonard Patz
  • Betty GabrielPam Duffy
  • Sakina JaffreyLynn Canavan
  • Jordan Alexa DavisSarah Grohl
  • Ben TaylorDerek Yoo
  • Megan ByrneJoan Rifkin
  • Poorna JagannathanElizabeth Vogel
  • Tamara HickeyToby
  • Patrick FischlerDan Rifkin
  • Hale LytleMatt McGrath
  • Maria Elena RamirezCara
  • Ted ArcidiKingston
  • Liam KilbrethBen Rifkin
  • Shawn FitzgibbonDetective Peterson
  • Arjan ter HeegdeJuly 30, 2025
    One of the most impressive series I’ve ever seen. It starts off a little slow and feels like a predictable thriller at first, but before long it turns into something entirely its own, gripping you right up until the very last minute of the final episode. Highly recommended; I absolutely loved it.

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