Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple has given a series order to the drama “Presumed Innocent” from David E. Kelley, J.J. Abrams, and Dustin Thomason.Inspired by the Scott Turow novel of the same name, the courtroom thriller series tells the story of a horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorneys’ office when one of its own is suspected of the crime.
Apple has given the limited series an eight-episode order.Kelley is adapting the novel for the screen and will serve as executive producer and showrunner via David E.
Kelley Productions. J.J. Abrams and Ben Stephenson will executive produce for Bad Robot. Dustin Thomason also executive produces along with Matthew Tinker of David E.
Kelley Productions. Turow and Bad Robot’s Rachel Rusch Rich will serve as co-executive producers. Warner Bros. Television is the studio.
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