Defending Jacob

Defending Jacob is a TV series based on the novel of the same name. The series was created by Mark Bomback and stars Chris Evans. All eight episodes were written by Mark Bomback and directed by Morten Tyldum.

Cast and characters

 * Chris Evans as Andy Barber
 * Michelle Dockery as Laurie Barber
 * Jaeden Martell as Jacob Barber
 * Cherry Jones as Joanna Klein
 * Pablo Schreiber as Neal Loguidice
 * Betty Gabriel as Paula Duffy
 * Sakina Jaffrey as Lynn Canavan

Premise
The limited drama series unfolds around a shocking crime that rocks a small Massachusetts town and one family in particular, forcing an assistant district attorney to choose between his sworn duty to uphold justice and his unconditional love for his son.

Differences between the show and the original novel

 * In the series, the Barber family goes to Puerto Vallarta takes a vacation after Jacob's acquittal from Ben's murder. In the book, the Barbers head off to Jamaica.
 * Hope Connors' fate is different in both versions. In the television series, Hope met an unknown man at a party who drugged her and brought to his home, but his friend panicked and called the police, after which the girl was returned unharmed to her parents. However, in the book, Hope was found strangled to death a few weeks after her experience with Jacob.
 * In the book, Laurie began to suspect her son of involvement in Hope's disappearance after the discovery of a red stain on his swim shorts. In the series, Laurie's suspicion came from the fact that he have left his white shirt somewhere.
 * Both show and book have an accident, but the outcome of the accident is different. In the book, Jacob dies and his mother sustaining critical injuries. However, in the series, Jacob is in critical condition at the hospital, but the nurses are optimistic about his recovery.