Overview

• Apple pulled the series on its scheduled Sept. 26 debut and has not set a new date, with outlets noting the company offered little public explanation.
• Jessica Chastain, who stars and executive produces, said she and Apple are not aligned on the pause and argued the subject matter remains urgently relevant.
• The show draws from a 2019 Cosmopolitan profile of an anonymous Anti-Defamation League investigator who infiltrated online hate networks.
• The Forward reports, citing the New York Times, that the hesitation followed Kirk’s killing and a charged political climate; it also notes the ADL figure known as K is no longer employed by the organization.
• Commentary highlights that the delay has increased attention on the project, intensifying discussion over timing and corporate caution around depictions of domestic extremism.