Peabody Award-winning “Rectify”, which begins its third season July 9 at 10 p.m. EDT on SundanceTV, is a quiet yet painfully evocative drama about a man jailed two decades earlier for the rape and murder of his teenage girlfriend. Then, when his conviction was vacated thanks to new evidence, he re-entered his small Georgia hometown as a disruptive force who rekindled old questions that plague the community: Was he innocent all along? Or now is he getting away with murder? As the third season begins, Daniel has accepted a plea deal that calls for his renewed confession, but keeps him out of jail while forcing him to leave town. Locals sure he’s guilty are enraged that he’s escaping further punishment. Those who have fought to see him exonerated — notably his sister — feel he’s betrayed them.
