Episode 1
Pilot
Assistant District Attorney Andy Barber is assigned as the lead prosecutor in the case of his son's murdered classmate.
TV series
Defending Jacob
2020TV-MA1 season8.2 / 10
Family is unconditional.
A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Synopsis
A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
Everything Is Cool
When new evidence is discovered, Andy is taken off the case.
Episode 3
Poker Faces
Andy admits a family secret to Laurie before it becomes public.
Episode 4
Damage Control
Andy takes matters into his own hands. Laurie reexamines the life she knew.
Episode 5
Visitors
Andy visits his father, and learns some troubling information from Jacob’s friends Derek and Sarah.
Episode 6
Wishful Thinking
Andy and Klein explore two last-ditch efforts to prove Jacob's innocence.
Episode 7
Job
As the trial begins, Jacob's fate hangs in the balance.
Episode 8
After
The trial comes to an end, but with unexpected consequences.
Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026
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