Presumed Innocent is an Apple series that tackles a high-profile murder case where the main suspect is someone from the Chicago’s Persecuting Attorney Office, and what is more, the chief prosecutor. The murder act has been committed against one of the persecutors and since she had an affair with the chief persecutor, Rusty Sabich (Jake Gyllenhaal) who was also obsessed with her and did not want to end the affair, he is the main suspect.
The whole series is basically about the chief prosecutor defending himself and trying to figure out who did it to at least cast a reasonable doubt with the jury. The persecution just has a motif against Sabich but no weapon or evidence beyond the indication that he was there on the night of the murder, that they were having an affair, which he did not want to end, and that she was pregnant with his child.
What is particularly interesting in this series is that the viewer is left to criticize the justice system and prejudicial behaviour of the attorney’s office, which obsessively focuses on their colleague, and there are elements of personal vendetta here. The politics is also portrayed because the district attorney is appointed in a public vote and thus, acts as a politician, which is also very interesting.
I also generally like detective shows and always enjoy them but only if they are very convincing, full of details and it is not entirely clear who committed the murder, which in this series only happens in the very last episode and surprised me. That meets my criteria of excellence when it comes to series. I really enjoyed this series and look forward to further seasons (presumably with different characters and stories).
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