Apple TV+ has decided to renew David E. Kelley’s legal-crime thriller ‘Presumed Innocent‘ for a 2nd Season despite being originally billed as a limited series.
based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Scott Turow, the first season stars Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role of chief deputy prosecutor Rusty Sabich, and takes viewers on a gripping journey through the horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office when one of its own is suspected of the crime. The series explores obsession, sex, politics, and the power and limits of love, as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together. The star-studded ensemble cast of the thriller also includes Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, Elizabeth Marvel, Peter Sarsgaard, O-T Fagbenle and Renate Reinsve.
The second season will unfold around a suspenseful, brand-new case, so it’s currently unclear if any of the current cast will return, or if it will continue in an anthology format. Multi-Emmy Award winners David E. Kelley and J.J. Abrams, Gyllenhaal, Rachel Rusch Rich, Dustin Thomason and Matthew Tinker will return to executive produce, and author Scott Turow will serve as co-executive producer.Since its global debut, Gyllenhaal has received praise for his “endlessly watchable” and “stellar performance” in the lead role as Rusty Sabich. The series has been hailed as “one of the best legal thrillers to arrive on television in years,” “sleek and riveting,” “undeniably compelling viewing,” “TV at its highest quality” and the “pop-culture talk of the summer.”‘Presumed Innocent’ hails from Bad Robot Productions and David E. Kelley Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, where Bad Robot is under an overall deal. Abrams and Rachel Rusch Rich executive produce for Bad Robot. Kelley serves as showrunner and executive produces through David E. Kelley Productions alongside Tinker. Gyllenhaal executive produces under his Nine Stories banner. Season one is also executive produced by Thomason and Sharr White. Turow and Miki Johnson serve as co-executive producers. The first season is directed and executive produced by Anne Sewitsky and Greg Yaitanes.‘Presumed Innocent‘ Season 1 is currently streaming on Apple TV+ worldwide.
