JAKARTA - Actor Chris Evans will return to star in the television series. In the midst of the corona virus pandemic or COVID-19, Apple TV + released the first trailer for the Defending Jacob series on March 25 yesterday. The series is adapted from the 2012 crime novel by William Landay.
Defending Jacob tells the story of the assistant attorney in Massachusetts, Andy Barber (Evans) and his family facing murder charges that were filed against his son, Jacob (Jaeden Martell). The Barber family tries to find a way to endure the trauma amid the accusations against Jacob.
This trailer is shown according to the synopsis. The intensity of the mystery given is also sufficient to capture the story to be told. The production team uses black and white in terms of character.
From the almost three-minute video, you can see the worries experienced by the Barber family. Not only Andy but, his wife Laurie (Michelle Dockery) is also experiencing turmoil and trauma. Meanwhile, Jacob shows calm and worry.
"You can be a good man, or you can be a good father," a sentence addressed to Andy Barber, who acts as a lawyer assistant. It seemed that he would be handling his son's case himself.
Family is unconditional. @ChrisEvans, Michelle Dockery, and @JaedenMartell are the Barbers. Watch the series premiere of #DefendingJacob April 24 on the Apple TV app: https://t.co/srAbFUovRn pic.twitter.com/1D2irspxMF
- Apple TV (@AppleTV) March 25, 2020
Defending Jacob was created and written by Mark Bomback who handled films such as Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Wolverine, and The Divergent Series. This series will also reunite Chris Evans with Jaeden Martell after the two competed acting in the film Knives Out.
Apart from them, there were also Michelle Dockery, Cherry Jones, Pablo Schreiber, Sakina Jaffrey, Betty Gabriel, and JK Simmons. With the tagline 'Family is unconditional', Defending Jacob will start broadcasting it exclusively through the Apple TV application on April 24.
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