With only two episodes left of Presumed innocent left, the tension is becoming unbearable. While we don’t yet know the outcome of the case, we do know that the show is such a success that Apple has already greenlit a second season.
There are no plot details yet – it will “unfold around a thrilling, brand-new case,” says Apple TV Plus – but all the big names are back on board, with David E. Kelley, J.J. Abrams and Jake Gyllenhaal executive producing and writer Scott Turow back in the writing chair. It’s currently unclear whether Gyllenhaal will appear onscreen in season two or if he’ll serve purely as an executive producer.
Deadline suggests we look to the season finale for clues: “Like other successful limited series turned drama series, including white lotus And ShogunThere will probably be characters that connect the seasons.”
Presumed Innocent has become a huge Apple TV hit
The show has received mostly positive reviews. It currently holds a 76% on Rotten Tomatoes with 81% viewership; the main criticism of the show is that it may have stretched itself a bit too far, turning a two-hour movie into an eight-hour season. However, many of the reviews are based on an incomplete viewing experience: for example, the LA Times notes that the first seven episodes have already aired, so the ending remains a mystery for now.
The penultimate and final episodes of Presumed innocent There are just a few more days until the first season begins: the penultimate episode will be available to stream from July 17, and the finale will be available from July 24.
Apple says season one of Presumed innocent is Apple TV Plus’ most-watched drama of all time, surpassing Idris Elba’s drama Hijacking, which was also renewed for a second season earlier this year. So a second season of Presumed innocent is no surprise.
It will be interesting to see what source material the second season will be based on. Scott Turow did write a sequel, the 2010 novel Innocentwhich was adapted for television in 2011 starring Bill Pullman. But Turow also wrote the 1990 film Burden of proof as a sequel of sorts, and set in the same fictional Midwest location of Kindle County, Illinois. So a second season of the best Apple TV Plus show could be based on either, or a mix of both.