VOD News | On 24, Sep 2025

Apple TV+ has postponed the release of The Savant indefinitely.

The eight-episode thriller stars and exec-produced by Jessica Chastain. Hailing from FIFTH SEASON, the showis executive produced by Chastain and Kelly Carmichael for Freckle Films, Emmy Award winner Alan Poul (Six Feet Under, Tokyo Vice), Emmy Award nominee Melissa James Gibson (Anatomy of a Scandal, House of Cards, The Americans), and nine-time Emmy Award winner and two-time DGA Award winner Matthew Heineman (A Private War, American Symphony, Cartel Land). David Levine and Garrett Kemble serve as executive producers for Anonymous Content. Andrea Stanley, writer of the original Cosmopolitan feature, serves as a consultant.

The series follows an undercover investigator known as The Savant as she infiltrates online hate groups in an effort to stop domestic extremists before they act. Alongside Chastain, The Savant also stars Nnamdi Asomugha, Cole Doman, Jordana Spiro, Trinity Lee Shirley, Toussaint Francois Battiste and guest star Pablo Schreiber.

You’ll have to wait an unknown amount of time to see them all in action, though, as Apple has decided to delay the show’s release. Given the subject matter, and the recent shooting of Charlie Kirk in the USA, the decision is an unsurprising and sensitive move.

“After careful consideration, we have made the decision to postpone The Savant,” an Apple TV+ spokesperson said in a statement to Deadline. “We appreciate your understanding and look forward to releasing the series at a future date.”

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