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[07/23/25 - 06:01 AM]
Apple TV+ Unveils First Look at "The Savant," Starring and Executive Produced by Jessica Chastain
The suspenseful, high-stakes series will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, September 26 followed by new episodes every Friday through November 7.
[04/05/24 - 11:24 PM]
Development Update: Week of April 1-5
Updates include: NBC cancels "Quantum Leap" after two seasons; Amazon lands "Legally Blonde" TV series; and Tim Robinson's "The Chair Company" lands pilot order from HBO.
[03/01/24 - 11:40 PM]
Development Update: Week of February 26-March 1
Updates include: Netflix cancels "The Brothers Sun"; Yvonne Strahovski to lead Peacock's "Teacup"; and Michael Fassbender in talks to star in Showtime's "The Department."
[02/02/24 - 11:41 PM]
Development Update: Week of January 29-February 2
Updates include: Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson among latest cast in Peacock's "Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist"; Dave Burd to press pause on FXX's "Dave"; and Netflix's "Obliterated," Disney Channel's "Secrets of Sulphur Springs" both get the axe.
[03/27/23 - 09:19 AM]
Apple TV+ Lands "The Savant," New Limited Series with Academy Award-Winner Jessica Chastain Set to Star and Executive Produce
Inspired by a true story published by Cosmopolitan, the storyline and character details are being kept under wraps for "The Savant," which will be written and showrun by Emmy Award-nominee Melissa James Gibson.






SAVANT, THE (APPLE TV PLUS)
Premieres Friday, September 26
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/26/25 - ???
STATUS:
new this fall (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
fridays from 12:01 AM-1:00 AM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (8 episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
limited series
DESCRIPTION:
(from Apple's press release, July 2025) Today, Apple TV+ unveiled a first look at "The Savant," the gripping eight-episode limited series starring and executive produced by Academy Award, SAG Award, Golden Globe Award and Critics Choice Award winner Jessica Chastain ("The Eyes of Tammy Faye," "The Good Nurse," "George & Tammy," Broadway's "A Doll's House"). The suspenseful, high-stakes series will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, September 26, 2025 followed by new episodes every Friday through November 7, 2025. The tense and thrilling series follows an undercover investigator known as "The Savant" (Chastain) as she infiltrates online hate groups in an effort to stop domestic extremists before they act. The cast of "The Savant" is also led by Nnamdi Asomugha, Cole Doman, Jordana Spiro, Trinity Lee Shirley, Toussaint Francois Battiste and guest star Pablo Schreiber.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Cole Doman
· Dagmara Dominczyk
· David Wilson Barnes
· Hannah Gross
· James Badge Dale
· Jessica Chastain
· Jordana Spiro
· Michael Mosley
· Nnamdi Asomugha
· Toussaint Francois Battiste
· Trinity Lee Shirley
CREW INFORMATION:
· Andrea Stanley as CONS
· Brian Madden as PROD
· Jessica Chastain as EP
· Jessica Giles as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Kelly Carmichael as EP
· Melissa James Gibson as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Anonymous Content
· Fifth Season
· Freckle Films