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Apple Postpones ‘The Savant’ Days Before Premiere as Jessica Chastain Objects

The streaming service removed the Sept. 26 debut after the Charlie Kirk assassination sharpened concerns about timing.

Overview

  • Apple TV+ said it would delay the series "after careful consideration" and now lists it as coming at a later date with no new premiere set.
  • Jessica Chastain, the star and an executive producer, posted that she is "not aligned" with the pause and argued the show is urgently relevant.
  • Apple did not cite a reason, but multiple outlets tied the move to sensitivities following Kirk’s killing two weeks ago.
  • The eight-episode limited series follows an undercover investigator infiltrating online hate groups and is adapted from a 2019 Cosmopolitan feature.
  • Promotional materials include references to snipers, bombings and ambushes, imagery commentators noted could be viewed as too sensitive right now.