Apple TV+ has officially enlisted a brand new protagonist for Presumed Innocent Season 2. The first installment was originally led by Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, who was introduced as a prosecutor accused of murdering his colleague.
Who is joining Presumed Innocent Season 2?
Emmy winner Rachel Brosnahan has officially signed on for the leading role in the next installment of Apple TV+’s hit legal thriller series. In addition, Brosnahan is also set to serve as an executive producer. This marks Brosnahan’s TV comeback, after two years since Prime Video’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel had concluded its five-season run. She will also next be seen as the newest live-action Lois Lane in James Gunn’s highly anticipated Superman movie
Presumed Innocent Season 2 will be inspired by Jo Murray’s upcoming 2026 novel Dissection of a Murder, which will reportedly center around a young lawyer defending the accused killer of a well-respected judge. It is executive produced by showrunners David E. Kelley and Erica Lipez. Despite no longer leading the show, Gyllenhaal is still set to return as an executive producer alongside J.J. Abrams, Rachel Rusch Rich, Matthew Tinker, Dustin Thomason, and Scott Turow.
The first installment was based on Turrow’s 1987 novel. The cast also included Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, Elizabeth Marvel, Renate Reinsve, Peter Sarsgaard, O-T Fagbenle, Chase Infiniti, Nana Mensah, Kingston Rumi Southwick, Matthew Alan, and Lily Rabe. It currently holds a Certified Fresh rating of 79% on Rotten Tomatoes. Before the Apple TV+ adaptation, the novel was first adapted into a film in 1990, which starred Harrison Ford as Rusty Sabich.
(Source: THR)
