One of the series available on Apple TV that has had the most critical success is Defending Jacob, an 8-episode miniseries starring Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery and Jaeden Martell, a psychological thriller in which Evans plays the role of a lawyer whose teenage son is accused of murdering a classmate
This series now available for purchase on Blu-Ray or DVD, being the first Apple TV + series to hit the market in physical format. Defending Jacob premiered on Apple TV in March 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic had become a worldwide problem.
According to the guys at 9to5Mac, the series in DVD and Blu-Ray format only available in the United States and at the moment it is unknown if the series will arrive in the same format to other countries.
The physical release of the series suggests that Apple allows its production partners retain certain rights, such as the distribution of physical media. Interested parties residing in the United States can go to Amazon and get the series for $ 19,96 on DVD y $ 34,99 on Blu-Ray.
Defend Jacob is based on a book and initially it was planned to be a movie. However, the showrunner in charge of bringing this project to the small screen, Mark Bomback, considered that to tell the story well, the only way to do it was through a miniseries and although there was speculation about a second season, Bomback said that it was in their plans.
Defend Jacob is based on the novel of the same name published in 2012 by William Landay. The book translation in Spain is In defense of Jacob and not Defend Jacob as translated for Apple TV.
