Particle.news
Download on the App Store
11 ARTICLES
·
yesterday

Apple TV+ Sets Premiere Date, Debuts First Images of Jessica Chastain Thriller The Savant

Based on a true story from a 2019 Cosmopolitan feature, the series follows an undercover agent infiltrating online hate groups to thwart extremist attacks; Jessica Chastain stars in the title role, executive producing as well.

Image
Image
Image

Overview

  • The Savant is an eight-episode limited series that premieres with two episodes on September 26, 2025, and releases new installments every Friday through November 7.
  • Jessica Chastain portrays the titular undercover investigator, known as the Savant, and serves as an executive producer through her Freckle Films banner.
  • The drama adapts Andrea Stanley’s 2019 Cosmopolitan article “Is It Possible to Stop a Mass Shooting Before It Happens?” which profiled the real-life agent codenamed ‘K’.
  • The supporting ensemble features Nnamdi Asomugha, Cole Doman, Jordana Spiro, Trinity Lee Shirley and Toussaint Francois Battiste, with Pablo Schreiber in a guest role.
  • Melissa James Gibson serves as showrunner and writer while Matthew Heineman directs all eight episodes; a full trailer is expected in the coming weeks.