| Rectify | |
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| Genre | Tragedy[1] Legal drama Southern Gothic[2] |
| Created by | Ray McKinnon |
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| Opening theme | "Bowsprit" by Balmorhea |
| Composer | Gabriel Mann |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 30 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Don Kurt |
| Production location | Georgia |
| Running time | 43–68 minutes |
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| Network | SundanceTV |
| Release | April 22, 2013 – December 14, 2016 |
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Rectify is an American television drama series exploring the life of a man after he is released from prison after nearly 20 years on death row following a wrongful conviction. It was created by Ray McKinnon and is the first original series from SundanceTV. It stars Aden Young, Abigail Spencer, J. Smith-Cameron, Adelaide Clemens, Clayne Crawford, and Luke Kirby,[3] and premiered on April 22, 2013, with a first season run of six episodes.[3]
A second season of ten episodes, premiered on June 19, 2014.[4][5] A third season of six episodes premiered on July 9, 2015.[6] A fourth and final season of eight episodes premiered on October 26, 2016.[7][8][9] All four seasons of the show have been critically acclaimed.
- ^ Potts, Kimberly (November 3, 2018). "Rectify' Creator Ray McKinnon on 'Yolk' And Breaking Free of The Past". Yahoo. Archived from the original on March 25, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
They are very astute. They want to be challenged intellectually, but they also want to feel things emotionally. They want to feel. That goes back to Greek tragedy days. People are still drawn to stories that make them feel sad, feel the tragedy, and the bittersweet sadness of the human condition.
- ^ Sims, David (July 9, 2015). "Rectify Is Still Television's Quiet Triumph". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ a b "Sundance Channel original series RECTIFY premieres April 22 at 9PM". Sundance Channel. December 12, 2012. Archived from the original on December 20, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ "'Rectify' Renewed for Season Two by Sundance". TV by the Numbers. May 1, 2013. Archived from the original on May 4, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "The Second Season of Sundance TV's Critically-Acclaimed Original Scripted Drama "Rectify" Will Premiere on Thursday, June 19th at 9:00 PM ET/PT" (Press release). Sundance Channel. March 6, 2014. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
- ^ Surette, Tim (May 15, 2015). "SundanceTV Slowly and Methodically Gives Rectify Season 3 a Premiere Date". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (July 8, 2015). "Rectify Gets Early Season 4 Renewal". TVLine. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^ Iannucci, Rebecca (January 8, 2016). "Rectify to End After Season 4". TVLine. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ Welch, Alex (July 31, 2016). "'Rectify' season 4 premiere date announced by SundanceTV". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.