Presumed Innocent

A horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney's Office when one of its own is suspected of the crime—leaving the accused fighting to keep his family together.

Presumed Innocent (2024-present) is an American legal thriller series created by David E. Kelley for Apple TV. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Rozat 'Rusty' Sabich, a Chicago prosecutor who becomes the suspect when a horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney's Office and one of his own colleagues is killed. Ruth Negga plays his wife Barbara, whose loyalty is tested as the investigation tightens, while Bill Camp, Elizabeth Marvel and Peter Sarsgaard add pressure from the office and the courtroom. Renate Reinsve and Nana Mensah round out the principal cast. The engine of the show is the accused man's struggle to keep his family intact while proving nothing he cannot prove, with every episode turning on a fresh piece of evidence, a shifting alliance, or a private secret surfacing. Told across a single eight-episode season, it moves through interrogations, hearings and tense domestic scenes with a grim, paranoid pull. Its tone is adult, suspicious and bleak, a legal thriller where doubt is the main character. Fans of The Night Of, Big Little Lies and Mare of Easttown will find resonance in its prestige crime texture and morally tangled households.

Audiences rate the limited adaptation positively for its strong lead performances and tense courtroom mystery.

• The Night Ofshared prestige legal drama tone, moral ambiguity inside a prosecutor's office
• Big Little Liesshared adult courtroom thriller, marital betrayal and legal peril
• Mare of Easttownshared legal thriller framing, institutional scrutiny of a respected professional

Created by

David E. Kelley

Release Date

2024-06-11

Episode runtime

46 min

Rating

7.7 / 10 (704)

What is Presumed Innocent about?

A Chicago prosecutor becomes the prime suspect in a colleague's murder, fighting to hold his family together while the case closes in.

What is Presumed Innocent like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Presumed Innocent as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is Presumed Innocent violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Presumed Innocent as moderate.

What did critics think of Presumed Innocent?

Audiences rate the limited adaptation positively for its strong lead performances and tense courtroom mystery.

Which shows are like Presumed Innocent?

Shows with a similar feel include The Night Of, Big Little Lies, and Mare of Easttown.

How long is Presumed Innocent?

Presumed Innocent: 1 season, 8 episodes.

Is Presumed Innocent still running?

Yes, Presumed Innocent is still running.