However, the lead attorney role—originally Sam Bowden in the 1962 film and 1991 remake—is recast as Anna Bowden (Amy Adams), a senior attorney at the Savannah Justice League Project (an Innocence Project-style nonprofit), with her husband Tom (Patrick Wilson) as the former prosecutor; this constitutes a direct gender swap of an established protagonist character. The series incorporates modern updates such as AI-driven manipulation, social media gaslighting, and a blended family backstory involving Anna's prior pregnancy, but these serve thriller mechanics without centering critiques of patriarchy, systemic oppression, or other activist frameworks.

Supporting cast includes diverse actors in secondary roles (e.g., CCH Pounder), yet no evidence indicates forced changes or foregrounded identity politics as narrative drivers. Reception highlights strong performances and atmospheric tension with some criticism of pacing and twists, but lacks notable backlash framing the adaptation as ideologically driven.