Rectify was created and written by Ray McKinnon (The Accountant, That Evening Sun, Mud) and executive produced by Mark Johnson and Melissa Bernstein. Sundance will bring the series back for season two in 2014.
The Plot:
When Daniel Holden (Aden Young) is released after nearly 20 years of complete isolation on death row, he returns as an outsider to his family, to his community, and to the times. Somehow, he survived the mental and emotional strain of his imprisonment, but now the walls have suddenly come crumbling down and Daniel is set free in a world he no longer understands. He’s an outsider, lost in a once familiar world, struggling to navigate his new found freedom. Combined with two decades of technological and social changes to his small town and the larger world, everything he encounters is a puzzle.
Daniel’s unexpected presence not only throws his family into disarray, it ripples out to all the people connected to his case – the prosecutor who rode the notoriety to become a State Senator, the Sheriff who pushed the boundaries of the investigation, and the entire town of Paulie, GA, that blamed him for killing one of their own. Like a deadly spark, Daniel’s release reignites the mystery, the power plays, and the questionable justice that condemned him.
Also starring in Rectify alongside Aden Young as Daniel Holden are Abigail Spencer, who portrays Amantha Holden, Daniel Holden’s younger sister who believes completely in his innocence and has devoted her entire adult life to securing his release; J. Smith Cameron who plays Janet Talbot, Daniel’s loving mother, who has been living with the impending death of her son for nineteen years, and who long ago had made peace with the loss of her son, giving up on any hope for his release; Luke Kirby tackles the role of Jon Stern, Daniel’s lawyer who works for an organization dedicated to exonerating the wrongfully convicted; Clayne Crawford portrays Ted Talbot, Jr., Daniel’s stepbrother whom he had never previously met; and Adelaide Clemens plays Tawney Talbot, Ted’s kind-hearted wife; Bruce McKinnon as Daniel’s step father Ted Sr.; Jake Austin Walker as Daniel’s half brother Jared; Michael O’Neill as Senator Roland Foulkes; and Hal Holbrook as Rutherford Gaines, Daniel’s former attorney.
Rectify Season One Marathon
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD
2:00PM ET/PT
Episode 101: Always There
After 19 years on Death Row, Daniel Holden is released due to new DNA evidence. He returns with his family to his childhood home, struggling to adjust to life on the outside. Meanwhile, the Senator who prosecuted him plots to reopen the case.
3:00PM ET/PT
Episode 102: Sexual Peeling
While Daniel explores town on his own, Amantha worries for his safety. Ted Jr. fears for the future of the family business and Senator Foulkes learns some valuable gossip from his secret lover. Unease and tension pervade Daniel’s welcome home party.
4:00PM ET/PT
Episode 103: Modern Times
Daniel retreats from the stress of recent events as his return opens old wounds. Tawney reaches out to him, unbeknownst to her husband. Jon confronts Daniel’s original defense lawyer and Amantha fears the town’s anger may erupt any moment.
5:00PM ET/PT
104: Plato’s Cave
Janet’s day in town with Daniel becomes a media spectacle. Back on the case, Sheriff Daggett questions Trey Willis about a missing witness. Daniel and Tawney connect in unexpected ways.
6:00PM ET/PT
105: Drip, Drip
Daniel loses his grip on reality as he wrestles with life after Death Row. Following a surreal night with a mysterious stranger, he finds himself at odds with Ted Jr. – who questions Daniel’s innocence.
7:00PM ET/PT
106: Jacob’s Ladder
As the town’s anger hits the boiling point, Daniel’s family goes on alert. Foulkes presses the D.A. for a retrial. Ted Jr. and Tawney recover from disturbing encounters. Trey Willis searches for the missing George Melton. Daniel must decide his future.
Source: Sundance Channel
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