Viewers of Defending Jacob Season 1 are wondering how many episodes are in the series and when each new episode comes out. The miniseries is based on William Landay’s written crime-drama novel. It centers around Andy Barber, a respected assistant district attorney, whose personal life is disrupted when a murder surfaces. Shockingly, his son is held accountable for killing a 14-year-old boy. Now, Andy has to try his best to protect his son as well as fulfill his lawful duties. Mark Bomback created the show.
Here’s how many episodes are in Defending Jacob Season 1 and on what day new episodes come out.
How many episodes are in Defending Jacob Season 1?
Defending Jacob Season 1 has 8 episodes.
The episode list is as follows:
- Episode 1: Pilot
- Episode 2: Everything is Cool
- Episode 3: Poker Faces
- Episode 4: Damage Control
- Episode 5: Visitors
- Episode 6: Wishful Thinking
- Episode 7: Job
- Episode 8: After
Season 1 premiered on April 2020. The miniseries starts with Andy Barber, who leads a happy life with his loving wife and son Jacob. Soon, Jacob’s classmate is found dead at a park near middle school, turning their lives upside down. Andy asks Jacob about his classmate’s murder secretly, during which, Jacob expresses a lot of hate towards him. This eventually raises suspicions about him. Andy leads the crime case and tries to find out the real killer.
The cast includes Chris Evans as Andrew, Michelle Dockery as Laurie, Jaeden Martell as Jacob, Cherry Jones as Joanna, and others.
When do new Defending Jacob episodes come out?
All episodes of Defending Jacob Season 1 are currently available to watch on Apple TV Plus. There are no new episodes.
The official synopsis for the series reads:
“A family’s lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.”
