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The best television shows<\/a> are ones where you feel compelled to zoom through each episode until you reach the very end. These types of binges<\/a> point to a series being altogether addictive, and who doesn’t love becoming obsessed with a fantastic new show? Within Apple TV’s already impressive streaming library, one series<\/a> released in the summer of 2024 is guaranteed to have you binging it in one sitting.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Presumed Innocent<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is based on the 1987 novel by Scott Turow<\/strong>, and you might have already seen the 1990 film version<\/a> starring Harrison Ford<\/a>, but that shouldn’t deter you from checking out the Apple TV series, <\/strong>which puts its own spin on the source material<\/strong>. The eight-episode thriller follows Rusty Sabich (Jake Gyllenhaal<\/strong><\/a>), a successful prosecutor with a loving family, but viewers quickly learn that there’s a very different side to his character.<\/p>\n Rusty has secretly been having an affair with his co-worker, Carolyn Polhemus (Renate Reinsve<\/strong><\/a>), and this only comes to light after Carolyn is brutally murdered in her home. Rusty’s life would have been complicated enough after her murder, but things become even more disastrous when his colleague, Tommy Molto<\/a> (Peter Sarsgaard<\/strong><\/a>), decides to charge him with Carolyn’s murder. Presumed Innocent<\/em> unfolds at breakneck speed<\/a> as Rusty fights for his innocence, but the question remains: is Rusty truly innocent \u2014 and if he didn’t kill Carolyn, who did?<\/strong><\/p>\n \n What Is ‘Presumed Innocent’ About?
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