Captain America star Chris Evans is set to executive produce and star in Defending Jacob, a limited series from Paramount Television and Anonymous Content which is set up at Apple and follows a father whose teenage son is accused of murder.
The Amazon description for the book reads:
Andy Barber’s job is to put killers behind bars. And when a boy from his son Jacob’s school is found stabbed to death, Andy is doubly determined to find and prosecute the perpetrator. Until a crucial piece of evidence turns up linking Jacob to the murder. And suddenly Andy and his wife find their son accused of being a cold-blooded killer. In the face of every parent’s worst nightmare, they will do anything to defend their child. Because, deep down, they know him better than anyone. Don’t they?
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Based upon William Landay’s 2012 novel, the series has been created by writer Mark Bomback (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Outlaw King), who will serve as showrunner, and has Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) attached to direct.
Evans will next be seen in writer-director Gideon Raff’s The Red Sea Diving Resort, and also reprises his role as Captain America – perhaps for the final time – in Marvel’s as-yet-untitled Avengers 4.
