APPLE TV POSTPONES JESSICA CHASTAIN THRILLER THE SAVANT AMID CURRENT EVENTS:
The release of Apple TV+‘s The Savant has been put on hold. The decision comes three days before the thriller starring Jessica Chastain was slated to premiere on the streamer Sept. 26. No new date has been set.
“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.”
The streamer would not elaborate on the reasons for the last-minute change but The Savant’s subject matter is believed to be behind it, with the storyline about preventing extremist attacks and some of the imagery considered possibly triggering following the Sept. 10 assassination of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk. The series includes a sniper in action and the bombing of a government building among other acts of violence.
There has been more unrest in the U.S. lately, including the shooting into the offices of Sacramento ABC affiliate KXTV (ABC10) on Friday.
The latter was likely done by one of Chastain’s fellow leftists: Are We Done With Political Violence (or Could It Keep Spiraling)?
As for the aforementioned Kirk, “I would bet a decent amount of cash that a Charlie Kirk like character was set up to be the bad guy” in The Savant, Andrew Follett of the Club for Growth tweets.
Jerry Dunleavy adds:
release the show. uncut and as is. it is important for people to see what the propaganda messaging was going to be prior to reality messing with the plan. https://t.co/0wINHOcY9h
— Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) September 23, 2025
Given the format of the show and the worldview of all involved, the producers would likely have to do an enormous of editing and reshoots after Kirk’s assassination, or as Amy Curtis of sister-site Twitchy wrote on August 31st: Apple TV’s New Show The Savant Is an AWFL’s Fantasy, but the Trailer IS Hilarious (Watch).
Exit question:
Is there any evidence at all that the federal government and executive branch had anything to do with the postponing of an Apple television show?
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) September 24, 2025