Defending Jacob (2020)

Name: Defending Jacob
Released: 2020
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Chris Evans, Jaeden Martell, Michelle Dockery, Cherry Jones, Pablo Schreiber

TV-MA 7.6/10 IMDb

Drama Mystery Crime

A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.

Creator: Mark Bomback

Cast: Chris Evans, Jaeden Martell, Michelle Dockery, Cherry Jones, Pablo Schreiber

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child (referenced)Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation)

Other

Car accidents / crashes Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Wrongful imprisonment

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore

Sexual Content

Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children (referenced)Gore / graphic violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) (referenced)Sexual assault / rape

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Does It Get Worse?

Unknown Not enough data to determine a trend.

6 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.7)

Death of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Car accidents / crashesGaslighting / emotional manipulationWrongful imprisonmentChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Sexual assault / rape