Wednesday, July 23, 2025

AppleTV+ Announces Premiere Date for Limited Series 'The Savant' Starring Jessica Chastain

AppleTV+ has today announced the premiere date for its upcoming original limited series The Savant starring Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain.







The 8-episode limited series will debut on Friday, September 26 with its first two episodes. New episodes will then be released weekly every Friday until the season finale on November 7.

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.

In addition to Chastain, the cast includes Nnamdi Asomugha, Cole Doman, Jordana Spiro, Trinity Lee Shirley, Toussaint Francois Battiste and guest star Pablo Schreiber.

Melissa James Gibson created the series inspired by the true story detailed in a Cosmopolitan article from Andrea Stanley. She executive produces with Chastain, Kelly Carmichael, Alan Poul, David Levine, Garrett Kemble and director Matthew Heineman. Stanley serves as a consultant. Fifth Season, Anonymous Content and Freckle Films produce.