Chris Evans takes on the role of dad in the Apple+ drama ‘Defending Jacob’. Read the review:
A Massachusetts couple's life is turned upside down by the possibility that their son Jacob is actually a murderer, forcing them to confront the limits of what they'd do to protect their family or learn the truth. That's the plot of Rosellen Brown's novel. It's also the plot, right down to the state and name of the potential demon-spawn son, of William Landay's novelThis isn't to imply any sort of theft or narrative borrowing. Quite the opposite, actually.
In this version of the "Is my kid a killer?" narrative, the Barbers are a seemingly aspirational Newton family. Laurie is the face of a school for troubled youth and Andy is a rising assistant district attorney, which will be the closest thing to a fresh wrinkle when 14-year-old son Jacob is accused of killing a classmate at his fancy prep school.
I can't tell if the show doesn't understand Jacob or if it purposefully doesn't want to understand him, as if digging deeper into the character would make him less mysterious. You don't want to over-explain a character who's supposed to be enigmatic, but Jacob is developed only through buzzwords that give Martell nothing to play. Murder gene! Torture porn! Social media!boasts a tremendous ensemble of actors who make you wish they had the rich characterizations they deserve.
The underutilization of these could've-been-leads made me appreciate the series' true supporting performances, like Patrick Fischler as the murder victim's grieving dad, Poorna Jagannathan as the dedicated deliverer of "murder gene" exposition and Jordan Alexa Davis as Jacob's vulnerable friend and classmate.
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