Scripted series · SundanceTV
Rectify
Sentenced to die. Condemned to live.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Aden Young
Daniel Holden
30 eps
Abigail Spencer
Amantha Holden
30 eps
Adelaide Clemens
Tawney Talbot
30 eps
Clayne Crawford
Ted Talbot Jr.
30 eps
J. Smith-Cameron
Janet Talbot
30 eps
Bruce McKinnon
Ted Talbot Sr.
30 eps
Jake Austin Walker
Jared Talbot
30 eps
Luke Kirby
Jon Stern
30 eps
J.D. Evermore
Sheriff Carl Daggett
30 eps
Kimberley Drummond
Alesha
18 eps
Abby Corrigan
Claire
2 eps
Ted Huckabee
Mitch Mitcherson
2 eps
Richard Jackson
Benji Melton
4 eps
Lauren Emily Townsend
Peanut
4 eps
Blake Hughes
Terry
4 eps
Caitlin FitzGerald
Chloe
7 eps
Rebecca Tilney
Maggie Hines
2 eps
W. Earl Brown
The Stranger
1 eps
Johnny Ray Gill
Kerwin Whitman
7 eps
Jayson Warner Smith
Wendall Jelks
8 eps
Robin Mullins
Judy Dean
9 eps
Michael O'Neill
Senator Roland Foulkes
15 eps
Sean Bridgers
Trey Willis
17 eps
Michael Traynor
George Melton
5 eps
Frank Hoyt Taylor
CJ Pickens
5 eps
Kim Wall
Marcy
9 eps
Sonny Shroyer
Mayor Johnny Daggett
1 eps
Ajay Mehta
Mr. Patel
2 eps
Hal Holbrook
Rutherford Gaines
1 eps
John Boyd West
Melvin
8 eps
Linds Edwards
Bobby Dean
12 eps
Sharon Conley
D.A. Sondra Person
12 eps
Faith Renee Kennedy
Alice Willis
5 eps
Stuart Greer
Lid Comphrey
6 eps
Adam Minarovich
Jake Johnson
2 eps
Christine Horn
Nurse Chambers
1 eps
Dan Hildebrand
Hollis
2 eps
Ann Mahoney
Beth
3 eps
Tim Ware
Dr. Perlmutt
3 eps
Derek Wilson
Kent Benny
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Rectify actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Rectify reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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?
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 30 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20136 episodes
8.2IMDbDaniel Holden must put his life back together after serving 19 years on Georgia's Death Row before DNA evidence calls his conviction into question.
Best episode · S01E06 Jacob's Ladder
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201410 episodes
8.6IMDbSeason 2 finds Daniel Holden committed to living in the present. Unfortunately, there are many places and faces in his hometown of Paulie, Georgia that remind Daniel of the past – his incarceration, Hanna, and his role in Hanna’s murder.
Best episode · S02E10 Unhinged
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20156 episodes
9.0IMDbDespite an odd, sometimes contradictory account of his role in Hanna’s death, the plea deal has gone through, making Daniel Holden, once again, a convicted murderer. As Daniel copes with probation, Janet prepares for his looming banishment and Amantha tries to build a life around something other than her brother’s innocence. Even DA Sondra Person harbors lingering doubts about Daniel’s guilt — until a shocking discovery raises new and troubling questions about the night Hanna died.
Best episode · S03E06 The Source
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
20168 episodes
9.2IMDbDaniel has begun his new life at a halfway house in Nashville. Separated from his family, he struggles to manage life after prison. The family that he left behind is fractured, but not completely broken. Can they find ways to move forward?
Best episode · S04E08 All I'm Sayin'
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S04E08
All I'm Sayin'
Daniel begins to appreciate his progress as he realizes what his new life may look like, while the old life is quickly disappearing for Teddy. Jon debriefs Janet and Amantha on what he has learned about Daniel's case.
- Directed by Ray McKinnon
- Written by Ray McKinnon
S04E01
A House Divided
Daniel is navigating the complicated dynamics of group living at The New Canaan Project and learning to cope with his new normal.
- Directed by Patrick Cady
- Written by Ray McKinnon
S04E07
Happy Unburdening
Daniel worries that his life has gotten a little too real. Janet is loosening her grip on the past while Teddy opens up to Ted, Sr. about his future.
- Directed by Billy Gierhart
- Written by Ray McKinnon, Kate Powers
S03E06
The Source
Janet and Daniel take a road trip. Tawney returns home. Jon regrets not helping Daniel more. Amantha has dinner with an unexpected companion.
- Directed by Ray McKinnon
- Written by Ray McKinnon
S03E05
The Future
Daniel tries to repair the pool. Daggett reveals a surprising theory about George Melton’s death. Tawney visits her former foster mother.
- Directed by Nicole Kassell
- Written by Ray McKinnon, Kate Powers
S02E10
Unhinged
Daniel has a problem accepting Jon Stern's advice, while Tawney rethinks her options. Meanwhile, Ted, Jr. seeks a favor, and Amantha comes clean to Jon Stern.
- Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
- Written by Ray McKinnon, Kate Powers
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E07
Happy Unburdening
- Directed by Billy Gierhart
- Written by Ray McKinnon, Kate Powers
S04E06
Physics
- Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
- Written by Coleman Herbert, Scott Teems
S04E05
Pineapples In Paris
- Directed by Scott Teems
- Written by Coleman Herbert, Scott Teems
S04E04
Go Ask Roger
- Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
- Written by Ray McKinnon
S04E03
Bob & Carol & Ted Jr & Alice
- Directed by Keith Boak
- Written by Ray McKinnon
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Ray McKinnon
Showrunner
Melissa Bernstein
Executive producer
Keith Gordon
Executive producer
Mark Johnson
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Coleman Herbert
Writer
Michael D. Fuller
Writer
Graham Gordy
Writer
Chad Feehan
Writer
Scott Teems
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Victoria Morrow
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Kate Powers
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Melissa BernsteinExecutive Producer
- Colin WalshProducer
- Don KurtProducer
- Keith GordonExecutive Producer
- Ray McKinnonExecutive Producer
- Mark JohnsonExecutive Producer
Writing
- Coleman HerbertWriter
- Michael D. FullerWriter
- Graham GordyWriter
- Chad FeehanWriter
- Scott TeemsWriter
- Ray McKinnonWriter
Direction
- Kate WoodsDirector
- Andrew BernsteinDirector
- Stephen GyllenhaalDirector
- Keith BoakDirector
- David LoweryDirector
- Jim McKayDirector
Music
- Gabriel MannOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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