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The Captain America star plays a father protecting his son from suspicion of murder is this intimate eight-part portrayal of a family under pressure
Jennifer Aniston in The Morning Show. Steven Spielberg resurrecting his Amazing Stories. Oprah Winfrey given free rein over whatever form and content she likes. And now Captain America in Defending Jacob. The Apple TV+ policy of securing big names for splashy projects to highlight the new streaming platform’s presence in an overcrowded market shows no sign of faltering.
A heavily bearded Chris Evans has set aside his shield (and razor) to play assistant district attorney and devoted family man Andy Barber. He has, in the manner of all standard American TV crime series, an implausibly muscular frame beneath his expensive suit, a noble mien and a thin, loving wife (Michelle Dockery) with mandated wife-length hair (below the shoulder, stopping just short of lower-mid-back) and a sweetly caring job that embeds her deeply in their community (running a charity residential centre for traumatised children). Continue reading...