Jessica Chastain's The Savant postponed by Apple TV Plus after Charlie Kirk death
New Apple TV+ show The Savant, which stars Jessica Chastain, has been delayed.
Jessica Chastain's new show The Savant has been postponed following the death of Charlie Kirk.
The 48-year-old actress stars in the upcoming Apple TV+ thriller about an investigator trying to prevent domestic extremism, but the series has been delayed just before its planned launch.
In a statement, Apple said: “After careful consideration, we have made the decision to postpone The Savant.
“We appreciate your understanding and look forward to releasing the series at a future date.”
Jessica is set to play military veteran Jodi Goodwin in the show, which "follows an undercover investigator known as The Savant as she infiltrates online hate groups in an effort to stop domestic extremists before they act".
Through the character's work with the Anti-Hate Alliance, she infiltrates 4Chan-esque message boards to lure out terrorists.
In an early episode, she poses as a white nationalist and uncovers plans for a domestic attack.
The series is inspired by a 2019 Cosmopolitan article by Andrea Stanley called Is It Possible to Stop a Mass Shooting Before It Happens?
The piece follows a real life investigator known as The Savant (or K), who is tasked with stopping "potential mass murderers from carrying out their plots".
Apple has not confirmed the reason behind postponing the launch date.
However, the decision comes almost two weeks after Kirk, an outspoken right wing activist, was killed during a college campus event in Utah on September 10.
Following the assassination, Jimmy Kimmel Live! was put on "indefinite" pause last week following comments the host made about the killing.
He said in an opening monologue: "We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterise this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it. In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving."
Before the show aired, Jimmy offered his condolences to Kirk's family, the decision to pull the show prompted a backlash and allegations of freedom of speech being suppressed before Disney and ABC reversed the decision.
