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. Senator Roland Foulkes - the man who originally prosecuted Daniel - plots to reopen the case. Against the backdrop of suspicion, Daniel struggles to adapt to life outside of prison. Much has changed during his years of isolation, including himself. Can he find his place in this strange new life, or will his unexpected return spark a world of trouble? Daniel Holden may be free, but the battle for his life is far from over.
Each episode of Rectify unfolds like a new chapter in a richly engrossing novel, fleshing out these characters with fascinating precision, and giving every member of the supporting cast a chance to shine.
Thankfully, creator and writer Ray McKinnon, Sundance and the producing team behind Breaking Bad, Mark Johnson and Melissa Bernstein, weren't against letting viewers see Daniel's every new discovery, conflicted emotion and painful memory.
Rectify is touching in so many ways, and the only drawback is that six hours is not nearly enough to tell this story, with an open-ended conclusion that's more disturbing than satisfying.
Rectify would be lost in transition without Young's stellar work in the lead role. It's a fearless, fully immersed, Emmy caliber performance tinged with sadness, searching, primitive pleasures and even a little comedy.
the main focus of Rectify stays on the most interesting material - on what it means for a person to find himself with a future, after having written himself off as a dead man walking.
