Season 2 continues with the excellence and intelligence of the first season of Rectify

 Season 2 (10 episodes) of the Ray McKinnon series (now on Netflix) Rectify maintains the excellence and intelligence established in season one; this series is developing as one of the strongest character studies among recent miniseries and it's a tense psycho drama as well, with a lot of aspects, all of them developed with care and understatement throughout the first two seasons. On the surface - a series about a man (Daniel Holden, played by Aden Young) who returns to his suburban Georgia family after 20 years imprisoned and freed as a result of DNA samples - but still a possible subject of a retrial. The series carefully develops a range of family tensions and ambitions, surrounding, confusing, and at times overwhelming Daniel, who just doesn't have the wherewithal to cope w/ a world so radically changed as he was locked away for half of his life. The supporting cast is strong throughout, and the series so far has a lot of family drama but not melodrama and seems start to finish credible and true-to-life. Season 2, of course, ends with some cliffhangers regarding Daniel's fate and next step in life, especially as he's created havoc, unwittingly, among all the members of his family (and stepfamily). This series fell under the wire - it debuted 7 years ago on Sundance channel), but it doesn't feel dated at all and is definitely worth more notice than it's received.