Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey) will portray Jacob's mother. Cherry Jones (Transparent), J.K. Simmons (Counterpart), Betty Gabriel (Counterpart), Pablo Schreiber (American Gods and Sakina Jeffrey (Timeless (2016)) will play a role in Defending Jacob.
Down below you can watch the trailer for this series.

The Apple TV+ series is an adaptation of the bestseller with the same name. The series is set to premiere on the 24th of April. The first three episodes will release on that day, followed by five more on different dates.