Apple TV postpones The Savant premiere starring Jessica Chastain

Apple TV has postponed the premiere of The Savant, a thriller series starring Jessica Chastain, three days before it was due to debut on Friday, Sept. 26. An Apple TV spokesperson said in a statement that "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." The streamer has removed mentions of the show from its social channels and the Apple TV app now lists the series as "coming at a later date."

The Savant follows Jodi Goodwin, a veteran investigator played by Chastain, who goes undercover on 4chan like message boards and infiltrates online hate groups to identify and stop domestic extremists before they act. The limited series was created by showrunner Melissa James Gibson and is based on a 2019 feature that profiled a real investigator with a similar role. The cast includes Nnamdi Asomugha, Cole Doman, Jordana Spiro, Trinity Lee Shirley, Toussaint Francois Battiste, Pablo Schreiber and James Badge Dale. Chastain and several others serve as executive producers.

Apple did not elaborate on the reason for the abrupt change. News reports and industry outlets have...