Rectify

2013 • Sundance TV
4.6
822 reviews
TV-14
Rating
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (8)

1 Always There
4/22/13
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.
2 Sexual Peeling
4/22/13
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.
3 Modern Times
4/23/13
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.
4 Plato's Cave
4/23/13
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.
5 Drip, Drip
4/23/13
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.
6 Jacob's Ladder
4/23/13
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. & Tawney recover from disturbing encounters. Trey Willis searches for the missing George Melton. Daniel must decide his future.
101 Official Trailer
4/8/13
Daniel Holden is freed after 19 years on death row and reignites the fears of a small town. From the producers of Breaking Bad.
102 Behind the Scenes of Rectify with Production Designer David Blass
4/8/13
Production Designer, David Blass, talks about the fictional Southern town for the Sundance Channel Original, Rectify.

About this show

Nineteen years ago, Daniel Holden was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of his teenage girlfriend, Hanna Dean. Thanks to newly discovered DNA evidence and the efforts of his sister Amantha and lawyer Jon Stern, Daniel's conviction has been vacated and he's returned to his mother Janet's home in Paulie, Georgia. But not everyone is convinced of his innocence - nor is his future as a free man secure. Season Two finds Daniel committed to living in the present and making choices that prove frustrating for some of the Holden/Talbot family. Unfortunately, there are many places and faces in Paulie that remind Daniel of the past - his incarceration, Hanna, and his role the night of Hanna's murder. He's forced to the realization that he must understand and accept what really happened if he's ever going to know any peace, a conclusion that shapes his determination to do whatever it takes to finally put his past behind him, no matter how high the price.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
822 reviews
Susie Joz-Williams
July 28, 2021
This show simply drew you in...the interpersonal experience of every member of the family was just so authentic and real. Daniel's sister Amatha and the Mom always trying to help him and the relationships were so genuine. I loved watching Daniel, he was a sad soul, then he slowly (at times) would do something so out of the blue that was funny; just a exceptionally well written show that pulled you into each character and I loved it from the beginning to the end! I'd love more shows like this!💖
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Patrick Comerford
October 27, 2016
Magnificent cast and acting with a story that keeps me guessing. Something almost Scandinavian about the main character in his reticence(who wouldn't be withdrawn after going through what he does). Maybe a bit slow for some but once you adjust, the show pays off in spades. A prime example of less is more.
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Timothy Tulloch
January 10, 2016
There is so much to praise in this show. For one, it demonstrates the depth of American acting talent...the show is cast impeccably down to the most minor character and the cast responds to the depth of the story and the writing with unfailing sensitivity. For another, it's a drama about intelligent people, good people, struggling to deal with loss and deep-seated pain... instead of melodrama we get perfectly rendered moments that seem entirely true to life as it is lived.Too, it is a welcome antidote to the southern gothic strain--a la True Detective--in American television. Finally it is a wonderful portrayal of a complicated family and its oft-tested loyalty to one another.
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