Presumed Innocent is Apple TV Plus’ most-watched drama and it’s getting a second season
If they don’t call it Presumed Innocent-er, there’s no fun in the world
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
With just two more episodes ofPresumed Innocentleft, the tension is getting unbearable. While we don’t yet know the result of the case, we do know that the show has been such a huge success thatApplehas already greenlit a second season.
There’s no detail about the plot just yet – it will “unfold around a suspenseful, brand new case,“Apple TV Plussays – but all the key names are back on board: with David E. Kelley, J.J. Abrams and Jake Gyllenhaal executive producing and author Scott Turow back in the writer’s chair. It’s currently unclear whether Gyllenhaal will appear on screen in the second season or if he’ll purely be an executive producer.
Deadlinesuggests that we should watch the season finale for clues: “Like other hit limited series that became drama series, includingWhite LotusandShōgun, there likely will be character(s) who link the seasons”.
Presumed Innocent has been a huge Apple TV hit
The show has been attracting largely positive reviews. It’s currently sitting at 76% on Rotten Tomatoes with 81% from viewers; the main criticisms of the show have been that it’s perhaps been stretched a little too far, taking what was a two-hour movie and making it an eight-hour season. However many of the reviews are based on an incomplete viewing: for example theLA Timesnotes that it was given the first seven episodes to view, so the ending remains a mystery so far.
The penultimate and final episodes ofPresumed Innocentseason one are just days away: the penultimate episode will be streaming from July 17 and the finale will be available from July 24.
Apple says that season one ofPresumed Innocentis Apple TV Plus' most viewed drama of all time, eclipsing the Idris Elba dramaHijack,which alsogot renewed for a second seasonearlier this year.So a second season ofPresumed Innocentisn’t a surprise.
It’ll be interesting to see what source material the second season may be based on. Scott Turow did write a sequel, the 2010 novelInnocent, which was adapted for TV starring Bill Pullman in 2011. But Turow also wrote the 1990Burden of Proofas a sorta-sequel and set it in the same fictional Midwest location ofKindleCounty, Illinois. So a second season of thebest Apple TV Plus showcould be based on either, or on a mix of both.
Get the best Black Friday deals direct to your inbox, plus news, reviews, and more.
Sign up to be the first to know about unmissable Black Friday deals on top tech, plus get all your favorite TechRadar content.
You might also like
Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than a dozen books. Her memoir,Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock bandUnquiet Mind.
I’m canceling Prime Video for Apple TV Plus this month – here are 5 reasons why
4 new Apple TV Plus movies and shows I’m excited to stream in November
Sonos Arc Ultra review: the best one-box Dolby Atmos soundbar for the price, with one grating flaw
