Defending Jacob is described as a a gripping, character-driven thriller based on Landay’s 2012 novel published by Random House.
Warner Bros. originally planned to adapt Defending Jacob into a feature film back in 2012, but nothing ever materialized.
After years of starring in recurring roles and in short-lived series, Schreiber found his breakout role in the Netflix dramedy Orange is the New Black, for which he was nominated for an Emmy for Oustanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, followed by lead roles in the short-lived NBC remake of Ironside, the HBO comedy The Brink and the hit Starz adaptation of the Neil Gaiman novel, American Gods.
The book tells the story of a father dealing with the accusation that his son is a 14-year-old murderer.