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Defending Jacob

Defending Jacob

Description: Defending Jacob is an American crime drama streaming television miniseries, based on the 2012 novel of the same name by William Landay, produced by Apple TV+. The series was created and written by Mark Bomback and directed by Morten Tyldum. Wikipedia
Genre: Drama miniseries
Number of episodes: 8
First episode air date: April 24, 2020
Initial Release: 2020
Director: Morten Tyldum
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