New Presumed Innocent Trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal Is Suspected of Murder Following a Secret Affair — Watch
In Apple TV+’s upcoming limited series, Jake Gyllenhaal hopes to be Presumed Innocent and not proven guilty.
Based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Scott Turow — which of course previously begat the 1990 Harrison Ford/Greta Scacchi/Bonnie Bedelia film — the eight-episode series covers a horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office when chief deputy prosecutor Rusty Sabich (played by Gyllenhaal) 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,” reads its official description.
In the newly released trailer embedded above, we see flashes of an affair between Gyllenhaal’s Sabich and colleague Carolyn Polhemus. We soon learn that Carolyn is the victim of the brutal murder, but is Sabich the guilty party?
Joining Gyllenhaal are Ruth Negga (Preacher) as Rusty’s wife Barbara, Bill Camp (The Queen’s Gambit), O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale), Elizabeth Marvel (House of Cards), Nana Mensah (13 Reasons Why), Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World), Peter Sarsgaard (Dopesick), and relative newcomers Kingston Rumi Southwick and Chase Infiniti.
Presumed Innocent debuts on Apple TV+ Wednesday, June 12, with its first two episodes, followed by weekly releases.
David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers) serves as showrunner and executive producer alongside Gyllenhaal, Dustin Thomason (Castle Rock) and J.J. Abrams.
Watch the trailer by pressing PLAY above, then let us know if you’ll be watching in the comments.
I don’t know if I’ll try this one. I loved the movie with Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, and Raoul Julia. I don’t see how this could top that.
Agreed. This story was told already, and told well. And they did it in 2 hours, not 8.
Is it really necessary to describe the affair as “steamy”? Good sex does not justify cheating on your partner. TV has increasingly normalized cheating, and using words like “hot and steamy” to describe it only contributes to the problem.
It’s marketing. This project will have sex scenes that are basically soft core porn, only with “name” performers. That is the hook on this show.
I’ve read the book and seen the movie. Both are excellent, but I know all the big plot surprises — hope they change up the story to make this less predictable.
I see how you can play with the narrative by making it a series, but how much can you change?
Shhh… don’t tell anybody that Bonnie did it.
On any other source ?