Presumed Innocent is an American legal thriller anthology television series created by David E. Kelley and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Scott Turow. The book was previously adapted into the 1990 film starring Harrison Ford and Brian Dennehy. The series premiered on Apple TV+ on June 12, 2024. In July 2024, it was renewed for a second season. The second season will be based on Dissection of a Murder by Jo Murray.
The first season received four acting nominations at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards for Jake Gyllenhaal, Ruth Negga, Bill Camp and Peter Sarsgaard.
A prosecutor becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his colleague with whom he was having an affair.
In February 2022, it was announced that Apple TV+ had ordered an eight-episode miniseries adaptation of Scott Turow's novel Presumed Innocent created by David E. Kelley who also executive produced alongside Dustin Thomason, J. J. Abrams, Rachel Rusch Rich, Ben Stephenson, and Matthew Tinker. Kelley also served as showrunner. In December, Jake Gyllenhaal entered negotiations to star and executive produce. He would be confirmed by January 2023, with Ruth Negga, Bill Camp and Elizabeth Marvel joining the cast. Greg Yaitanes and Anne Sewitsky were hired to direct. In February, additional actors cast included Renate Reinsve, Peter Sarsgaard, O-T Fagbenle, Lily Rabe and Nana Mensah. Noma Dumezweni, Gabby Beans and Sarunas J. Jackson joined the cast in March.
Filming for the series began in February 2023 in Pasadena, California.
On July 12, 2024, Apple TV+ renewed the series for a second season. On October 29, 2024, it was reported that the upcoming novel Dissection of a Murder by Jo Murray is to be used as a source material for the second season. On June 10, 2025, Rachel Brosnahan was cast in a lead role for the second season. On July 29, 2025, Jack Reynor joined the starring cast. On September 11, 2025, Matthew Rhys was cast in a main role. In October 2025, Fiona Shaw and Courtney B. Vance joined the starring cast while John Magaro and Michael Hsu Rosen were cast in recurring capacities for the second season. On November 14, 2025, Lesley-Ann Brandt was cast as a series regular for the second season. On January 23, 2026, Ji-young Yoo joined the cast in a recurring role for the second season. On March 20, 2026, Judith Light was cast in a recurring capacity for the second season.
Filming for the second season began on December 18, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. It was also revealed Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre would direct the first episode of the second season.
Presumed Innocent had its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival on June 9, 2024, and was released on Apple TV+ on June 12, 2024.
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 76% approval rating with an average rating of 7/10, based on 68 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Enlivened by an outstanding ensemble, Presumed Innocent isn't guilty of upstaging the original movie but acquits itself well as an entertaining courtroom drama." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 64 out of 100 based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
In a review for Variety, Aramide Tinubu called Presumed Innocent "one of the best legal thrillers to arrive on television in years". She also praised the development of the characters, especially Gyllenhaal's Sabich. Lucy Mangan of The Guardian was less effusive, awarding the show 3 out of 5 stars. Mangan described it as "an efficient tale, with good performances. But it's soullessly slick, fails to properly develop female characters and all feels meaningless". In a negative review for The New York Times, Mike Hale criticized the show's "claustrophobic atmosphere, the emphasis on psychology and trite family drama". Hale also disliked the performances, writing "Gyllenhaal is sweaty, jumpy and over the top".