'Rectify' renewed for a fourth season

SundanceTV says it has renewed its Georgia-set, drama series Rectify for a fourth season to air in 2016.

The show follows the life of actor Aden Young's character Daniel Holden, who returns to his small hometown after serving 19 years on Death Row.

"Having spent his entire adult life waiting to die, Daniel must now try to find a way to cope with his past and forge a 'normal' life with a future before him," a synopsis said. "His struggle affects everyone whom he comes in contact with, from his very fractured family, to those working to protect him and those working against him on the side of law and order, and those in his hometown."

"Even in an increasingly crowded field of dramas on television, Rectify has established itself as something special," Charlie Collier, president of AMC and SundanceTV, said in a statement. "What Ray McKinnon, this incredible cast and everyone associated with the show have been able to achieve is remarkable, and we are so pleased to usher in this third season with an order for a fourth. Rectify has had such a huge impact in establishing SundanceTV as a home for high-quality, intelligent drama. We are excited to continue this important partnership with Ray and the entire team."

Co-starring Abigail Spencer, Clayne Crawford, Adelaide Clemens, Bruce McKinnon and J. Smith Cameron, Season 3 of the show is to premiere Thursday.