Jake Gyllenhaal is about to make his first major foray into television with the upcoming Apple TV+ limited series "Presumed Innocent" which hails from David E. Kelley ("Big Little Lies"), J.J. Abrams ("Star Wars: The Force Awakens") and Dustin Thomason ("Castle Rock"). Gyllenhaal is in negotiations to star in and executive produce the miniseries, which is inspired by the courtroom thriller novel of the same name by Scott Turow.
Gyllenhaal will play Rusty Sabich, the fervent prosecutor suspected of killing a close colleague when the evidence begins to point to him. THe novel, which was published in 1987, was previously adapted into the 1990 movie of the same name starring Harrison Ford in the lead role.
Kelley is the writer, executive producer and showrunner of the series, which will be exploring obsession, sex, politics, and the power and limits of love, as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together.
The series hails from Bad Robot Productions and David E. Kelley Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Abrams and Rachel Rusch Rich executive produce for Bad Robot. Kelley executive produces through David E. Kelley Productions alongside Matthew Tinker.
Gyllenhaal can next be seen starring in Guy Ritchie's "The Covenant" and Doug Liman's "Road House". "Presumed Innocent" will mark his first television project in a series regular capacity.
Gyllenhaal will play Rusty Sabich, the fervent prosecutor suspected of killing a close colleague when the evidence begins to point to him. THe novel, which was published in 1987, was previously adapted into the 1990 movie of the same name starring Harrison Ford in the lead role.
Kelley is the writer, executive producer and showrunner of the series, which will be exploring obsession, sex, politics, and the power and limits of love, as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together.
The series hails from Bad Robot Productions and David E. Kelley Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Abrams and Rachel Rusch Rich executive produce for Bad Robot. Kelley executive produces through David E. Kelley Productions alongside Matthew Tinker.
Gyllenhaal can next be seen starring in Guy Ritchie's "The Covenant" and Doug Liman's "Road House". "Presumed Innocent" will mark his first television project in a series regular capacity.
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