Rectify

Synopsis

After 19 years on Death Row for the rape and murder of his teenage girlfriend, Daniel Holden is going home. His conviction has been vacated due to new DNA evidence. Now he has to return to a world he no longer knows and his reentry into the outside world may be as unforgiving as prison. Daniel is haunted by the past, dogged by the present, and uncertain of the future. As he struggles to adapt to his new life, his homecoming reignites the fears of a small town and threatens to shatter his family’s fragile peace. Daniel’s alleged crime divided a community. Will his freedom tear it in half?

First Air Date: 2013-04-22

Last Air Date: 2016-12-14

Number of Seasons: 4

Number of Episodes: 30

Created By: Ray McKinnon

Networks: SundanceTV

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Top Cast

Aden Young as Daniel Holden
Abigail Spencer as Amantha Holden
Adelaide Clemens as Tawney Talbot
Clayne Crawford as Ted Talbot Jr.
J. Smith-Cameron as Janet Talbot
Bruce McKinnon as Ted Talbot Sr.
Jake Austin Walker as Jared Talbot
Luke Kirby as Jon Stern
J.D. Evermore as Sheriff Carl Daggett
Kimberley Drummond as Alesha

Seasons

Season 1 (2013) - (6 Episodes)

Season 2 (2014) - (10 Episodes)

Season 3 (2015) - (6 Episodes)

Season 4 (2016) - (8 Episodes)

Season 1 (2013)

Daniel Holden must put his life back together after serving 19 years on Georgia's Death Row before DNA evidence calls his conviction into question.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Always There (2013-04-22)

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.
Ep. 2: Sexual Peeling (2013-04-22)

Daniel explores the town while Amantha worries about his safety; Ted Jr. fears for the future of the family business; tension run high at Daniel's welcome home party.
Ep. 3: Modern Times (2013-04-29)

Daniel retreats from the stress of recent events; Tawney reaches out to Daniel, unbeknownst to her husband; Amantha fears that the town's anger could erupt at any moment.
Ep. 4: Plato's Cave (2013-05-06)

Janet's day in town with Daniel turns into a media circus; Sheriff Daggett questions Trey Willis about a missing witness.
Ep. 5: Drip, Drip (2013-05-13)

Daniel begins to lose his grip on reality as he struggles to adjust to life on the outside; Ted Jr. starts to question Daniel's innocence.
Ep. 6: Jacob's Ladder (2013-05-20)

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.