Jessica Chastain’s ‘The Savant’ Delayed at Apple TV+ After Charlie Kirk’s Assassination

Meredith Jacobs September 23, 2025, 4:15 pm

Jessica Chastain is going undercover in her next TV role, but The Savant will not premiere as planned.

On Tuesday, September 23, three days ahead of its originally scheduled premiere, Apple TV+ announced that it has postponed the series. “After careful consideration, we have made the decision to postpone The Savant,” a spokesperson for the streamer told Deadline. “We appreciate your understanding and look forward to releasing the series at a future date.”

Apple TV+ did not explain why it has been delayed, but Deadline speculates that it’s due to the series following Chastain’s undercover investigator who infiltrates online hate groups in an effort to stop domestic extremists before they act and political activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Read on for everything else we know about the show, including its cast and more.

When will The Savant premiere?

The Savant was originally scheduled to premiere on Friday, September 26, 2025, with the first two episodes. However, a new premiere date, following its postponement, has not been announced.

Who’s in the Savant cast?

In addition to Jessica Chastain, The Savant stars Nnamdi Asomugha, Cole Doman, Jordana Spiro, Trinity Lee Shirley, and Toussaint Francois Battiste, with Pablo Schreiber guest starring.

Nnamdi Asomugha and Jessica Chastain — 'The Savant'

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The Savant hails from Fifth Season. It is executive produced by Chastain and Kelly Carmichael for Freckle Films, Alan Poul, Melissa James Gibson, and Matthew Heineman. David Levine and Garrett Kemble serve as executive producers for Anonymous Content. Andrea Stanley, writer of the original Cosmopolitan feature (“Is It Possible to Stop a Mass Shooting Before It Happens?”) on which it’s inspired by, serves as a consultant.

What is The Savant about?

The tense and thrilling series follows an undercover investigator known as “The Savant” (Jessica Chastain) as she infiltrates online hate groups in an effort to stop domestic extremists before they act.