Presumed Innocent
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• Director: Greg Yaitanes (5 episodes), Anne Sewitsky (3 episodes)
• Writers: Miki Johnson, David E. Kelley, Sharr White
• Based On: “Presumed Innocent” by Scott Turow
• Premiere Date: 12 June 2024 (US)
• Network: Apple TV
• MPAA Rating: TV-MA
• Parents Guide: View content advisory for parents
• Genre: Crime | Drama | Mystery
• Runtime: 60 minutes (Episode List)
A horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s’ office when one of its own is suspected of the crime.
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Cast Highlights
• Ruth Negga … Barbara Sabich
• Nana Mensah … Det. Alana Rodriguez
• Bill Camp … Raymond Horgan
• Peter Sarsgaard … Tommy Molto
• Renate Reinsve … Carolyn Polhemus
• O-T Fagbenle … Nico Della Guardia
Trivia
- Though Jake Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard play adversaries, they have been real life brothers in law since Sarsgaard married Jake’s sister Maggie in 2009 and actually get along great.
- Bill Camp (Raymond Horgan) and Elizabeth Marvel (Lorraine Horgan) have been married in their real lives since 2004.
- Part of the reason why Jake Gyllenhaal was drawn to the role, was the prospect of working with both David E. Kelley and J.J. Abrams, who both executive produce the show.
- Jake Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard previously appeared in Jarhead (2005) and Rendition (2007).
- The series is the first television adaptation of the 1987 novel of the same name, by Scott Turow. There was a 1990 film adaptation, starring Harrison Ford, which received generally favorable reviews.
- Filming began in February 2023, in Pasadena, California. Only establishing shots were done in Chicago.
- Lily Rabe (Dr Liz Rush) plays Jake Gyllenhall’s (Rusty Sabich) psychiatrist in the Presumed Innocent mini series. In another Apple TV series, Shrinking, Lily Rabe plays the daughter of Harrison Ford, who portrays Rusty Sabich in the original Presumed Innocent movie in 1990.
- Ruth Negga (Barbara) and Bill Camp (Hugh) previously worked together on the film Passing (2021).
