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• Aden Young
• Abigail Spencer
• J. Smith-Cameron
• Adelaide Clemens
• Clayne Crawford
• Luke Kirby
• Bruce McKinnon
• Jake Austin Walker
• J. D. Evermore

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{edih}| network = SundanceTVRectify 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, and premiered on April 22, 2013, with a first season run of six episodes.WEB,www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2012/12/sundance-channel-original-series-rectify-coming-soon/, Sundance Channel original series RECTIFY premieres April 22 at 9PM, Sundance Channel, December 12, 2012, January 23, 2013, dead,www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2012/12/sundance-channel-original-series-rectify-coming-soon/," title="web.archive.org/web/20121220103257www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2012/12/sundance-channel-original-series-rectify-coming-soon/,">web.archive.org/web/20121220103257www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2012/12/sundance-channel-original-series-rectify-coming-soon/, December 20, 2012, A second season of ten episodes, premiered on June 19, 2014.WEB,tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/01/rectify-renewed-for-season-two-by-sundance/180489/,tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/01/rectify-renewed-for-season-two-by-sundance/180489/," title="web.archive.org/web/20130504071155tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/01/rectify-renewed-for-season-two-by-sundance/180489/,">web.archive.org/web/20130504071155tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/01/rectify-renewed-for-season-two-by-sundance/180489/, dead, May 4, 2013, ‘Rectify’ Renewed for Season Two by Sundance, TV by the Numbers, May 1, 2013, May 25, 2013, PRESS RELEASE,www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2014/03/06/the-second-season-of-sundance-tvs-critically-acclaimed-original-scripted-drama-rectify-will-premiere-on-thursday-june-19th-at-900-pm-et-pt-293102/20140306sundance01/, The Second Season of Sundance TV’s {{Sic, y, Critically, -, Acclaimed Original Scripted Drama “Rectify” Will Premiere on Thursday, June 19th at 9:00 PM ET/PT |publisher=Sundance Channel |date=March 6, 2014 |access-date=March 6, 2014 |archive-date=March 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140306185011www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2014/03/06/the-second-season-of-sundance-tvs-critically-acclaimed-original-scripted-drama-rectify-will-premiere-on-thursday-june-19th-at-900-pm-et-pt-293102/20140306sundance01/ |url-status=live }} A third season of six episodes premiered on July 9, 2015.WEB,www.tv.com/shows/rectify/community/post/rectify-season-3-premiere-date-143171967775/, SundanceTV Slowly and Methodically Gives Rectify Season 3 a Premiere Date, Surette, Tim, TV.com. CBS Interactive, May 15, 2015,www.tv.com/shows/rectify/community/post/rectify-season-3-premiere-date-143171967775/," title="web.archive.org/web/20150518034148www.tv.com/shows/rectify/community/post/rectify-season-3-premiere-date-143171967775/,">web.archive.org/web/20150518034148www.tv.com/shows/rectify/community/post/rectify-season-3-premiere-date-143171967775/, May 18, 2015, live, A fourth and final season of eight episodes premiered on October 26, 2016.WEB,tvline.com/2015/07/08/rectify-renewed-season-4/, Rectify Gets Early Season 4 Renewal, TVLine, Matt Webb, Mitovich, July 8, 2015, July 8, 2015, October 1, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20181001052429/https://tvline.com/2015/07/08/rectify-renewed-season-4/, live, WEB, Rectify to End After Season 4,tvline.com/2016/01/08/rectify-cancelled-season-4-series-finale/, TVLine, Rebecca, Iannucci, January 8, 2016, January 8, 2016, January 9, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190109073151/https://tvline.com/2016/01/08/rectify-cancelled-season-4-series-finale/, live, WEB, ‘Rectify’ season 4 premiere date announced by SundanceTV,tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/07/31/rectify-season-4-premiere-date-announced-by-sundancetv/,tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/07/31/rectify-season-4-premiere-date-announced-by-sundancetv/," title="web.archive.org/web/20160801191328tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/07/31/rectify-season-4-premiere-date-announced-by-sundancetv/,">web.archive.org/web/20160801191328tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/07/31/rectify-season-4-premiere-date-announced-by-sundancetv/, dead, August 1, 2016, TV by the Numbers, Alex, Welch, July 31, 2016, July 31, 2016, All four seasons of the show have been critically acclaimed.

Synopsis

Daniel Holden was imprisoned as a teenager for the rape and murder of his 16-year-old girlfriend, Hanna. After nineteen years on death row, analysis of DNA evidence from his trial contradicts the prosecution’s case, and an appeals court vacates the judgment of his original trial. Daniel is allowed to return to his hometown, Paulie, Georgia. The subsequent adjustments and events in the lives of Daniel, his extended family, and the townsfolk are explored as a character study in a slowly unfolding Southern Gothic story.WEB, Building a Southern Gothic,www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323789704578443023837125706, The Wall Street Journal, Steve, Dollar, April 25, 2013, May 15, 2013, October 2, 2013,online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323789704578443023837125706.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20131002021142online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323789704578443023837125706.html,">web.archive.org/web/20131002021142online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323789704578443023837125706.html, live,

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Aden Young as Daniel Holden, convicted for the rape and strangulation murder of his teenage girlfriend Hanna but decades later released from prison after the discovery of conflicting DNA evidence
• Abigail Spencer as Amantha Holden, Daniel’s younger sister, who has always believed in his innocence
• J. Smith-Cameron as Janet Talbot, Daniel’s mother, who remarried after his father died
• Adelaide Clemens as Tawney Talbot, Teddy’s wife; she is a deeply religious young woman. She is sister-in-law to Daniel, Amantha, and Jared
• Clayne Crawford as Ted “Teddy” Talbot Jr., Daniel’s stepbrother and Tawney’s husband. His father Ted Sr. married Daniel’s mother after Daniel’s father died.
• Luke Kirby as Jon Stern, Daniel’s new lawyer. He did not defend Daniel in the rape and murder trial but helped gain his release. He is in a relationship with Daniel’s sister.
• Bruce McKinnon as Ted Talbot Sr. (recurring season 1, main seasons 2–4), Daniel’s stepfather. He worked at the tire store owned by Daniel’s father, taking over its management after the man’s death. The store is owned by Janet Talbot.
• Jake Austin Walker as Jared Talbot (recurring season 1, main seasons 2–4), Ted Jr., Daniel and Amantha’s younger half-brother
• J. D. Evermore as Carl Daggett (recurring seasons 1–3, main season 4), a local sheriff

Recurring cast

• Michael O’Neill as Senator Roland Foulkes, who was the prosecutor who convicted Daniel. He was elected as State Senator in the aftermath.
• Sean Bridgers as Trey Willis, one of the original “witnesses” to Daniel’s crime
• Sharon Conley as Sondra Person, a district attorney
• Robin Mullins as Judy Dean, Hanna Dean’s mother
• Linds Edwards as Bobby Dean, Hanna’s brother
• John Boyd West as Melvin, manager of Amantha’s apartment complex and a friend of Daniel’s
• Kim Wall as Marcy, a waitress at a local restaurant
• Johnny Ray Gill as Kerwin Whitman (seasons 1–2, 4), a death row inmate and Daniel’s friend
• Michael Traynor as George Melton (seasons 1–2), another witness to Daniel’s crime
• Jayson Warner Smith as Wendall Jelks (seasons 1–2), a death row inmate who antagonizes Daniel and Kerwin
• Stuart Greer as Lid Comphrey (seasons 2–3), Sheriff Daggett’s partner
• Ashley LeConte Campbell as Wynn Lovaas (seasons 2–3), the manager at Thrifty Town, where Amantha works
• Melinda Page Hamilton as Rebecca (seasons 3–4), therapist for Teddy and Tawney
• Caitlin FitzGerald as Chloe (season 4), an artist whom Daniel befriends in Nashville
• Nathan Darrow as Billy Harris (season 4), an old friend from high school and romantic interest for Amantha
• David Dean Bottrell as Dr. Milch (season 4), Daniel’s PTSD therapist

Episodes

{{:List of Rectify episodes}}

Development and production

The series began development in 2008 when it was planned to air on AMC with Walton Goggins set to play the lead role.PRESS RELEASE,www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2008/11/11/amc-announces-rectify-as-new-series-in-development--29491/20081111amc01/, AMC Announces Rectify as New Series in Development, AMC, November 11, 2008, June 1, 2013, Three years after originally being developed at AMC, sister channel SundanceTV announced it had ordered the series for six episodes, to become the channel’s first original scripted series.PRESS RELEASE,www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/10/31/sundance-channel-greenlights-original-scripted-series-rectify-718115/20111031sundance01/, Sundance Channel Greenlights Original Scripted Series “Rectify”, Sundance Channel, October 31, 2011, June 1, 2013, Production for the second season began on February 3, 2014, in Griffin, Georgia.PRESS RELEASE, Season Two of SundanceTV’s Critically-Acclaimed Original Series “Rectify” Begins Production,thefutoncritic.com/news/2014/02/03/season-two-of-sundancetvs-critically-acclaimed-original-series-rectify-begins-production-981403/20140203sundance01/, SundanceTV, February 3, 2014, February 3, 2014, Production began on the fourth and final season in April 2016.PRESS RELEASE, SundanceTV Begins Production on the Fourth and Final Season of Acclaimed Drama “Rectify”,www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2016/04/11/sundancetv-begins-production-on-the-fourth-and-final-season-of-acclaimed-drama-rectify-803310/20160411sundance01/, SundanceTV, May 16, 2016, April 11, 2016,

Casting

In April 2012, Abigail Spencer, Clayne Crawford, Adelaide Clemens, Jonah Lotan, and J. Smith-Cameron were all cast in the series.WEB,www.deadline.com/2012/04/quintet-of-actors-cast-in-sundance-channels-drama-series-rectify/, Quintet Of Actors Cast In Sundance Channel’s Drama Series ‘Rectify’, Deadline.com, Nellie, Andreeva, April 25, 2012, June 1, 2013, June 4, 2013,www.deadline.com/2012/04/quintet-of-actors-cast-in-sundance-channels-drama-series-rectify/," title="web.archive.org/web/20130604154048www.deadline.com/2012/04/quintet-of-actors-cast-in-sundance-channels-drama-series-rectify/,">web.archive.org/web/20130604154048www.deadline.com/2012/04/quintet-of-actors-cast-in-sundance-channels-drama-series-rectify/, live, Aden Young was cast as the series lead in May 2012.WEB,www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/aden-young-sundance-channel-rectify-331709, Aden Young Snags Lead in Sundance Channel’s ‘Rectify’ (Exclusive), The Hollywood Reporter, Marisa, Guthrie, May 31, 2012, June 1, 2013, September 20, 2013,www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/aden-young-sundance-channel-rectify-331709," title="web.archive.org/web/20130920200040www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/aden-young-sundance-channel-rectify-331709,">web.archive.org/web/20130920200040www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/aden-young-sundance-channel-rectify-331709, live, Luke Kirby was cast in June 2012, replacing Lotan as Daniel Holden’s lawyer.WEB,variety.com/2012/tv/news/luke-kirby-cast-in-sundance-s-rectify-1118055456/, Luke Kirby cast in Sundance’s ‘Rectify’, Variety, Al, Marechal, June 13, 2012, June 1, 2013, March 25, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210325041330/https://variety.com/2012/tv/news/luke-kirby-cast-in-sundance-s-rectify-1118055456/, live,

Reception

Critical response

{{Television critical response| rotten_tomatoes1 = 88% (33 reviews)| metacritic1 = 82 (28 reviews)| rotten_tomatoes2 = 96% (23 reviews)| metacritic2 = 92 (16 reviews)| rotten_tomatoes3 = 100% (20 reviews)| metacritic3 = 89 (11 reviews)| rotten_tomatoes4 = 100% (20 reviews)| metacritic4 = 99 (11 reviews)}}

Season 1

The first season of Rectify received critical acclaim, scoring a Metacritic rating of 82 out of 100 based on 28 reviews.WEB,www.metacritic.com/tv/rectify/season-1, Rectify - Season 1 Reviews, Metacritic, May 25, 2013, June 9, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200609133638/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/rectify/season-1, live, One of the positive reviews of Rectify was from the Los Angeles Times, which called the series “mesmerizing.“WEB, McNamara, Mary,www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-rectify-20130422,0,5014226.story, Review: ‘Rectify’ is a revelation that sets a new standard, Los Angeles Times, April 22, 2013, May 25, 2013, May 20, 2013,www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-rectify-20130422,0,5014226.story," title="web.archive.org/web/20130520122545www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-rectify-20130422,0,5014226.story,">web.archive.org/web/20130520122545www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-rectify-20130422,0,5014226.story, live, A less positive review in The New York Times noted the slow pace of the series after the first episode and a quarter.WEB,tv.nytimes.com/2013/04/22/arts/television/rectify-on-the-sundance-channel.html, After Freedom, Peace Is at Stake, The New York Times, Mike, Hale, April 21, 2013, May 27, 2013, May 2, 2013,tv.nytimes.com/2013/04/22/arts/television/rectify-on-the-sundance-channel.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20130502072544tv.nytimes.com/2013/04/22/arts/television/rectify-on-the-sundance-channel.html,">web.archive.org/web/20130502072544tv.nytimes.com/2013/04/22/arts/television/rectify-on-the-sundance-channel.html, live, Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season a rating of 88% based on 33 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4 out of 10, with the critical consensus: ”Rectify is a stylish drama that rewards patient viewers with deep characters and plotlines.“WEB,www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/rectify/s01/, Rotten Tomatoes, Rectify: Season 1, April 7, 2015, March 25, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210325041334/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/rectify/s01, live,

Season 2

The second season continued to receive critical acclaim, with a Metacritic rating of 92 out of 100 based on 16 reviews.WEB,www.metacritic.com/tv/rectify/season-2, Rectify - Season 2 Reviews, Metacritic, June 20, 2014, July 3, 2018,www.metacritic.com/tv/rectify/season-2," title="web.archive.org/web/20180703221601www.metacritic.com/tv/rectify/season-2,">web.archive.org/web/20180703221601www.metacritic.com/tv/rectify/season-2, live, Rotten Tomatoes gave the second season a 96% rating, based on 23 reviews with an average rating of 9 out of 10 and the critical consensus: “Its scenic landscapes and rewarding slow burn prove Rectify{{’}}s second season to be just as good, if not better, than the first.“WEB,www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/rectify/s02/, Rectify: Season 2, Rotten Tomatoes, April 7, 2015, March 25, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210325041334/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/rectify/s02, live, Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that “it remains as riveting and unique as ever.“WEB,www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rectify-tv-review-712464, ‘Rectify’: TV Review, The Hollywood Reporter, Tim, Goodman, June 17, 2014, June 19, 2014, June 21, 2014,www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rectify-tv-review-712464," title="web.archive.org/web/20140621000223www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rectify-tv-review-712464,">web.archive.org/web/20140621000223www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rectify-tv-review-712464, live,

Season 3

The third season also received critical acclaim with a Metacritic rating of 89 out of 100 based on 11 reviews.WEB,www.metacritic.com/tv/rectify/season-3, Rectify - Season 3 Reviews, Metacritic, July 8, 2015, August 19, 2018,www.metacritic.com/tv/rectify/season-3," title="web.archive.org/web/20180819175144www.metacritic.com/tv/rectify/season-3,">web.archive.org/web/20180819175144www.metacritic.com/tv/rectify/season-3, live, Rotten Tomatoes gave the third season a 100% rating, based on 20 reviews with an average rating of 8.3 out of 10 and the critical consensus: ”Rectify{{’}}s subtlety draws viewers in deeper during season three – and they continue to be rewarded with quality acting, compelling dialogue, and thought-provoking drama.“WEB,www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/rectify/s03/, Rectify: Season 3, Rotten Tomatoes, July 14, 2015, March 25, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210325041334/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/rectify/s03, live, Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly wrote, “It’s rich with beautifully crafted scenes that capture the distance, anger, and confusion of a fragmenting family and souls in flux.“MAGAZINE, Jeff, Jensen, Rectify Review, Entertainment Weekly, July 6, 2015, Brian Lowry of Variety wrote, ”Rectify remains a master class in nuance — in small looks and long pauses that say more than pages of dialogue.“WEB,variety.com/2015/tv/reviews/rectify-season-3-review-sundancetv-1201530464/, TV Review: ‘Rectify,’ Season 3, Variety, Brian, Lowry, July 6, 2015, July 8, 2015, November 9, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20181109201655/https://variety.com/2015/tv/reviews/rectify-season-3-review-sundancetv-1201530464/, live,

Season 4

The fourth and final season received universal acclaim with a Metacritic rating of 99 out of 100 based on 11 reviews.WEB,www.metacritic.com/tv/rectify/season-4, Rectify - Season 4 Reviews, Metacritic, October 26, 2016, January 1, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190101011902/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/rectify/season-4, live, Rotten Tomatoes gave the fourth season a 100% rating, based on 20 reviews with an average rating of 9.6 out of 10 and the critical consensus: “In its final season, Rectify endures as a vital and compelling drama, poignantly driven by a narrative that envelops its characters in complexity, humanity, and a bittersweet beauty.“WEB,www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/rectify/s04/, Rectify: Season 4, Rotten Tomatoes, October 29, 2016, March 25, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210325041334/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/rectify/s04, live, Matt Roush of TV Guide called Rectify “One of TV’s truest, finest and deepest dives into pure character drama.“JOURNAL, Matt, Roush, Rectify Review, TV Guide, October 24–November 6, 2016, October 21, 2016, 17, Malcolm Jones of The Daily Beast wrote that ”Rectify is the best series I have ever seen on television. Not may be. Not might be. It just is.“WEB,www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/26/rectify-is-still-the-best-damn-show-on-tv.html, ‘Rectify’ Is Still the Best Damn Show on TV, The Daily Beast, Malcolm, Jones, October 26, 2016, October 29, 2016, May 20, 2017,www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/26/rectify-is-still-the-best-damn-show-on-tv.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20170520181752www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/26/rectify-is-still-the-best-damn-show-on-tv.html,">web.archive.org/web/20170520181752www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/26/rectify-is-still-the-best-damn-show-on-tv.html, live, Damien Echols, who as one of the West Memphis 3 was convicted and served nearly two decades in prison before being released in part based on DNA evidence, wrote about the series in The Huffington Post: ”Rectify is the story of a man who was sentenced to death for a crime he didn’t commit, and spent 19 years on death row before getting out. Much like my own real life case, the local politicians refuse to admit he’s innocent even after DNA testing points towards someone else. In fact, there was so much about this show that mirrored my own life I began to wonder how much of my story had crept into the script.” And, “I can tell you from first hand experience that Rectify is a very realistic show.“NEWS, Huffington Post, 45, Returned From the Land of the Dead, April 19, 2013,www.huffingtonpost.com/damien-echols/rectify-review_b_3103568.html, Echols, Damien, August 28, 2016, August 9, 2016,www.huffingtonpost.com/damien-echols/rectify-review_b_3103568.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20160809063644www.huffingtonpost.com/damien-echols/rectify-review_b_3103568.html,">web.archive.org/web/20160809063644www.huffingtonpost.com/damien-echols/rectify-review_b_3103568.html, live,

Critics’ top ten lists

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• 4th â€“ HitFix (Daniel Fienberg)
• 4th â€“ TV.com (Tim Surette)
• 5th â€“ Filmmaker (Dan Schoenbrun)
• 6th â€“ TV Guide (Matt Roush)
• 6th â€“ Los Angeles Times (Mary McNamara)
• 7th â€“ Philadelphia Daily News (Ellen Gray)
• 7th â€“ Time (James Poniewozik)
• 9th â€“ The Salt Lake Tribune (Scott D. Pierce)
•  â€“ The Huffington Post (Maureen Ryan)
•  â€“ RedEye (Curt Wagner)

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• 2nd â€“ Entertainment Weekly (Jeff Jensen and Melissa Maerz)
• 4th â€“ Vox (Emily VanDerWerff)
• 5th â€“ TV.com (Tim Surette)
• 5th â€“ TV.com (Kaitlin Thomas)
• 6th â€“ HitFix (Daniel Fienberg)
• 7th â€“ HitFix (Alan Sepinwall)
• 9th â€“ IGN (Matt Fowler)
•  â€“ The Globe and Mail (John Doyle)
•  â€“ The Huffington Post (Maureen Ryan)
•  â€“ ScreenCrush (Ryan McGee)

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• 2nd â€“ Philadelphia Daily News (Ellen Gray)
• 6th â€“ Vulture (Matt Zoller Seitz)
• 8th â€“ The Hollywood Reporter (Tim Goodman)
• 9th â€“ Indiewire (Ben Travers)
• 10th â€“ Adweek (Jason Lynch)
• 10th â€“ Entertainment Weekly (Jeff Jensen)
• 10th â€“ HitFix (Alan Sepinwall)
•  â€“ National Post (David Berry)
•  â€“ The New York Times (James Poniewozik)
•  â€“ Variety (Brian Lowry)
•  â€“ Variety (Maureen Ryan)

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• 1st â€“ Flavorwire (Lara Zarum)
• 2nd â€“ The Hollywood Reporter (Daniel Fienberg)
• 2nd â€“ RogerEbert.com (Brian Tallerico)
• 2nd â€“ Variety (Maureen Ryan)
• 5th â€“ CinemaBlend (Nick Venable)
• 5th â€“ Uproxx (Alan Sepinwall)
• 6th â€“ Filmmaker Magazine (Dan Schoenbrun)
• 6th â€“ TV Guide
• 7th â€“ Collider (Allison Keene)
• 7th â€“ Entertainment Weekly (Jeff Jensen)
• 7th â€“ The Hollywood Reporter (Tim Goodman)
• 7th â€“ Vox (Emily VanDerWerff)
• 8th â€“ Adweek (Jason Lynch)
• 8th â€“ Indiewire (Ben Travers, Hanh Nguyen, Liz Shannon Miller)
• 8th â€“ Vulture (Matt Zoller Seitz)
•  â€“ CNN (Brian Lowry)
•  â€“ The Globe and Mail (John Doyle)
•  â€“ The New York Times (James Poniewozik)
•  â€“ Philadelphia Daily News (Ellen Gray)
•  â€“ Yahoo! (Ken Tucker)

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Accolades

(File:The cast and crew of Rectify at the 74th Annual Peabody Awards.jpg|thumb|Ray McKinnon, along with Mark Johnson, Clayne Crawford, Aden Young, J. Smith-Cameron, Abigail Spencer and Melissa Bernstein, accept the Peabody Award for Rectify.)Abigail Spencer was nominated for the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013.MAGAZINE,insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/22/critics-choice-awards-nominations/, ‘American Horror Story’ and ‘The Big Bang Theory’ lead Critics Choice nominees, Entertainment Weekly, May 22, 2013, May 22, 2013, Sandra, Gonzalez, June 7, 2013,insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/22/critics-choice-awards-nominations/," title="web.archive.org/web/20130607222621insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/22/critics-choice-awards-nominations/,">web.archive.org/web/20130607222621insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/22/critics-choice-awards-nominations/, live, For the 67th Writers Guild of America Awards, Kate Powers and Ray McKinnon were nominated for Best Episodic Drama for “Donald the Normal”.WEB,tvline.com/2014/12/04/writers-guild-award-nominations-2015-list-wga/, Good Wife, True Detective, Thrones, Louie Among 2015 WGA Nominees, TVLine, Vlada, Gelman, December 4, 2014, December 5, 2014, February 20, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190220181601/https://tvline.com/2014/12/04/writers-guild-award-nominations-2015-list-wga/, live, For the 5th Critics’ Choice Television Awards, Aden Young was nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series.MAGAZINE,www.ew.com/article/2015/05/05/critics-tv-choice-awards-2015-and-nominees-are, The Critics’ Choice TV Awards 2015: And the nominees are..., Entertainment Weekly, Shirley, Li, May 6, 2014, May 7, 2015, July 6, 2015,www.ew.com/article/2015/05/05/critics-tv-choice-awards-2015-and-nominees-are," title="web.archive.org/web/20150706034911www.ew.com/article/2015/05/05/critics-tv-choice-awards-2015-and-nominees-are,">web.archive.org/web/20150706034911www.ew.com/article/2015/05/05/critics-tv-choice-awards-2015-and-nominees-are, live, The series was awarded with a 2014 Peabody Award, with the organization stating, “A powerful, subtle dramatic series about a death-row inmate released after nearly two decades thanks to new DNA evidence, it ponders whether what’s been lost can ever be repaid, not just to him but to everyone he and his alleged crimes touched.“WEB,www.peabodyawards.com/stories/story/74th-annual-peabody-award-winners, 74th Annual Peabody Award Winners, The Peabody Awards, Noel, Holston, April 16, 2015, April 16, 2015, April 16, 2015,www.peabodyawards.com/stories/story/74th-annual-peabody-award-winners," title="web.archive.org/web/20150416133305www.peabodyawards.com/stories/story/74th-annual-peabody-award-winners,">web.archive.org/web/20150416133305www.peabodyawards.com/stories/story/74th-annual-peabody-award-winners, live, For the 6th Critics’ Choice Television Awards, the series received three nominations, for Best Drama Series, Aden Young for Best Actor in a Drama Series, and Clayne Crawford for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.WEB,tvline.com/2016/01/17/critics-choice-television-awards-winners-2016-full-list/, Critics’ Choice Awards: TV Winners Include Fargo, Mr. Robot, Master of None, Rachel Bloom and Carrie Coon, TVLine, Matt Webb, Mitovich, January 17, 2016, January 18, 2016, January 20, 2016,tvline.com/2016/01/17/critics-choice-television-awards-winners-2016-full-list/," title="web.archive.org/web/20160120224059tvline.com/2016/01/17/critics-choice-television-awards-winners-2016-full-list/,">web.archive.org/web/20160120224059tvline.com/2016/01/17/critics-choice-television-awards-winners-2016-full-list/, live,

Home media

On DVD, the first season was released on June 18, 2013,WEB,www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rectify-Season-1-Press-Release/18494, Rectify - Press Release Announces ‘The Complete 1st Season’ of the Sundance Channel Show, TVShowsOnDVD.com, David, Lambert, May 24, 2013, June 1, 2013, dead,www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rectify-Season-1-Press-Release/18494," title="web.archive.org/web/20130608025511www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rectify-Season-1-Press-Release/18494,">web.archive.org/web/20130608025511www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rectify-Season-1-Press-Release/18494, June 8, 2013, the second season was released on June 2, 2015,WEB,www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rectify-Season-2-Press-Release/20874, Rectify - Press Release, Box Art Announcing ‘The Complete 2nd Season’, TVShowsOnDVD.com, David, Lambert, March 17, 2015, March 18, 2015, dead,tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rectify-Season-2-Press-Release/20874," title="web.archive.org/web/20150320011613tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rectify-Season-2-Press-Release/20874,">web.archive.org/web/20150320011613tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rectify-Season-2-Press-Release/20874, March 20, 2015, and the third season was released on September 6, 2016.WEB,www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rectify-Season-3/22541, Rectify - DVDs are Scheduled in a Month for ‘The Complete 3rd Season’, TVShowsOnDVD.com, David, Lambert, August 5, 2016, August 5, 2016, dead,www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rectify-Season-3/22541," title="web.archive.org/web/20160808131437www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rectify-Season-3/22541,">web.archive.org/web/20160808131437www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rectify-Season-3/22541, August 8, 2016, The series was available to stream on Netflix in the United States and Canada until March 2021.WEB,www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon/rectify-seasons-1-4-leaving-netflix-in-march-2021/, ‘Rectify’ Seasons 1-4 Leaving Netflix in March 2021, What’s On Netflix, Kasey, Moore, February 6, 2021, April 2, 2021,

References

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External links

• {{Official websitewww.sundancetv.com/shows/rectify--1001051}}
• {{IMDb title|2183404|Rectify}}

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