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The Prestige TV Podcast

‘Presumed Innocent’ Series Premiere: Does the Famous Courtroom Drama Deserve Another Adaptation?

The Prestige TV Podcast

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney reunite in the courtroom to recap the two-episode premiere of ‘Presumed Innocent,’ the Apple TV+ limited series starring Jake Gyllenhaal. They start by discussing the benefits of translating this well-known courtroom drama into a serialized iteration, the strong ensemble of actors led by a showstopping Ruth Negga performance, and the violent nature of the story (1:05). Along the way, they unpack how swapping out Harrison Ford for Gyllenhaal significantly alters the chemistry of the Rusty Sabich character (28:00). Later, they talk through David E. Kelley’s lasting imprint on legal television and whether a single case is enough to sustain an eight-episode arc (37:31). Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney Producer: Kai Grady Additional Production Support: Justin Sayles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Bill Simmons. I am thrilled to announce our newest YouTube channel. It's called Ringer Movies. If you're a fan of our movie coverage here at the Ringer, then you're in luck, because every episode of The Rewatchables and the Big Picture, now on YouTube. Like Bill said, Ringer Movies will feature full episodes of my show, The Big Picture, the Rewatchables, as well as special live episodes, deep dives into movie history, and a bunch of other fun stuff featuring other movie-loving Ringer personalities.

0:23.6

Search Ringer movies on YouTube and Experience the Joy, Chris Ryan impersonating Wayne Jenkins on camera. Hello, welcome back to the Prestige TV podcast feed.

0:46.8

I'm Joyne Robinson, and we're back, baby.

0:49.2

It's Rob Mahoney.

0:50.4

Hi, Rob.

0:51.1

We're so back.

0:52.5

So, so back, Joe.

0:53.9

I miss you. I miss Kai. We're all together again

0:57.2

here to talk about a sick little murder mystery in Chicago. This is our sweet spot, I think.

1:03.9

I think so. We appreciate to talk about the new Apple TV Plus series Presumed Innocent.

1:13.9

First two episodes dropped today, Wednesday, double premiere.

1:21.2

So we're here to talk about episodes one and two of Presumed Innocence that's bases loaded and The People versus Rosette Savage.

1:48.7

So if you have not watched this first two episodes, you might want to go scoot, dial up your Jake Gyllenhaal fandom, and go ahead and do that and come back and listen to us. Talk about this. On the spoiler front for this, this is like a murder mystery. This is a court, like drama sort of thing, courtroom drama. This is based on a book by Scott Turrow, like a best-selling book, based on a very popular, made a really depressing amount of money.

1:53.1

And by depressing, I mean, like, nobody makes as much money on like a courtroom drama movie anymore. So just existentially depressing, you know.

1:56.0

With Harrison Ford.

1:57.5

So that movie exists.

1:58.5

That book exists.

1:59.5

I've seen the movie.

2:00.1

I've not read the book.

2:01.1

Rob is innocent of all of that. He has only watched these two episodes. But we're not going to be talking about what happens at the end of this story or even in the middle of this story.

2:11.6

So my continuing mission to keep Rob like frozen in amber of his knowledge of the story that we are covering continues.

2:22.6

So we'll talk a little bit about the Ford movie, just like sort of to talk about why you would want to make a TV show out of an existing popular movie.

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