7.9/102,745 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/24/2020
Assistant District Attorney Andy Barber is assigned as the lead prosecutor in the case of his son's murdered classmate.
Director: Morten Tyldum
Writer: Mark Bomback
8.2/102,575 votes#2 - Everything Is Cool
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/24/2020
When new evidence is discovered, Andy is taken off the case.
Director: Morten Tyldum
Writer: Mark Bomback
8.2/102,477 votes#3 - Poker Faces
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/24/2020
Andy admits a family secret to Laurie before it becomes public.
Director: Morten Tyldum
Writer: Mark Bomback
7.8/102,269 votes#4 - Damage Control
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/1/2020
Andy takes matters into his own hands. Laurie reexamines the life she knew.
Director: Morten Tyldum
Writer: Mark Bomback
7.9/102,196 votes#5 - Visitors
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/8/2020
Andy visits his father, and learns some troubling information from Jacob’s friends Derek and Sarah.
Director: Morten Tyldum
Writer: Mark Bomback
8.0/102,146 votes#6 - Wishful Thinking
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/15/2020
Andy and Klein explore two last-ditch efforts to prove Jacob's innocence.
Director: Morten Tyldum
Writer: Mark Bomback
9.0/102,877 votes#7 - Job
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/22/2020
As the trial begins, Jacob's fate hangs in the balance.
Director: Morten Tyldum
Writer: Mark Bomback
7.9/102,773 votes#8 - After
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/29/2020
The trial comes to an end, but with unexpected consequences.
Director: Morten Tyldum
Writer: Mark Bomback
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A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.
Genres:DramaMysteryCrime
Network:Apple TV+
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Defending Jacob" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 2745 votes. Directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Mark Bomback, it aired on 4/24/2020. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Everything Is Cool".