Apple TV+ Greenlights Disavowed Starring Marsden

Apple TV+ has greenlit the thriller series "Disavowed," starring James Marsden as legendary CIA case officer Brad Griffin, who pursues a $15 million federal bounty on an assassin after being fired mid-hunt for the killer of his colleague.

The series, based on an original idea by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, marks the duo's first television project. They previously co-wrote the 2008 film "Iron Man," directed by Jon Favreau and starring Robert Downey Jr., which grossed more than $585 million worldwide and launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marcum and Holloway also penned "Uncharted," starring Mark Wahlberg and Tom Holland. Executive producers include Marcum, Holloway, showrunner Tom Spezialy, Marsden, and Theresa Kang and Caroline Garity of Blue Marble Pictures, the company behind Apple TV+'s "Pachinko." Apple Studios is producing alongside Blue Marble Pictures.

In the show, Griffin faces disgrace and isolation from the intelligence community after his abrupt dismissal during a global chase. Development began at least as early as July 2024, when casting started for the lead role. Marsden received the offer in September, and the project received formal approval eight months later.