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David E. Kelley on Shaping ‘Presumed Innocent’ With Ruth Negga’s Barbara as the Killer — Then Changing the Ending After Filming Began


David E. Kelley planned out theending of ‘Presumed Innocent’ but oncefilming began, everything changed

It’s why, over the past five years, the prolific creator and showrunner has churned out nearly a dozen series, including Hulu’s “Nine Perfect Strangers”; HBO’s “The Undoing” and “Love & Death”; Netflix’s “Anatomy of a Scandal” and “A Man in Full”; and Apple TV+’s “ Presumed Innocent ” and the upcoming “Margo’s Hot Money Troubles.” Kelley built an incredible career on original series like “Ally McBeal” and “The Practice.” Only in the last decade has he begun adapting novels like Liane Moriarty’s “Big Little Lies” and Stephen King’s “Mr. It’s a great legal thriller with richly drawn characters orbiting a charming but morally deficient lead in Rusty Sabich (Jake Gyllenhaal), a hot-shot prosecutor who is charged with the murder of his colleague Carolyn (Renate Reinsve), with whom he was having a volatile affair.

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