Jake Gyllenhaal is set to take on his first major TV role with Presumed Innocent, a new Apple TV Plus series from Big Little Lies creator David E. Kelley.
The limited series will be inspired by the 1987 novel of the same name, which was adapted into a movie starring Harrison Ford in 1990. It follows Rusty Sabich, the role played by Ford and now Gyllenhaal, a prosecutor suspected of murdering a close colleague. The case rocks the Chicago Prosecuting Attorneys’ office and Rusty must attempt to hold his family and marriage together as all evidence starts to point to him.
This will be his first major small-screen role other than appearances in comedy specials and sketch shows like Saturday Night Live, Inside Amy Schumer, and John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch.
