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Defending Jacob: Miniseries

8 episodes Premiered Apr 24, 2020 Updated Jul 23, 2026

Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Apr 24, 2020 · 45 min

Assistant District Attorney Andy Barber is assigned as the lead prosecutor in the case of his son's murdered classmate.

S1·E2 Core

Apr 24, 2020 · 45 min

When new evidence is discovered, Andy is taken off the case.

S1·E3 Core

Apr 24, 2020 · 52 min

Andy admits a family secret to Laurie before it becomes public.

S1·E4 Core

May 1, 2020 · 48 min

Andy takes matters into his own hands. Laurie reexamines the life she knew.

S1·E5 Core

May 8, 2020 · 48 min

Andy visits his father, and learns some troubling information from Jacob’s friends Derek and Sarah.

S1·E6 Core

May 15, 2020 · 46 min

Andy and Klein explore two last-ditch efforts to prove Jacob's innocence.

S1·E7 Mytharc

May 22, 2020 · 53 min

As the trial begins, Jacob's fate hangs in the balance.

S1·E8 Mytharc

May 29, 2020 · 65 min

The trial comes to an end, but with unexpected consequences.