Ray McKinnon returns to Georgia for Sundance Channel's Rectify

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The Emmy-winning producers of “Breaking Bad” and the Oscar-winning creator of “The Accountant” have gone down to Georgia for “Rectify,” the first scripted drama series for the Sundance Channel. This week, “Rectify” completes production in Griffin, Ga., under the watchful eye of actor/filmmaker Ray McKinnon, one of the most interesting and original observers of contemporary South working today.

Scheduled for broadcast in 2013, “Rectify’s” six-episode first season follows Daniel Holden (Australian actor Aden Young), a former Death Row inmate released after nearly two decades when DNA evidence casts doubt on his conviction for the rape and murder of his 16 year-old girlfriend. With flashbacks to his Death Row experiences, “Rectify” will explore his difficulties at reintegrating with his family and hometown after 19 years of changes, along with the opposition of powerful political figures invested in his conviction. The premise sounds kinda-sorta like Showtime’s “Homeland,” which also follows a sympathetic yet enigmatic central character’s struggle to adjust to society following years of confinement.