Apple TV+ pulls woke disaster ‘The Savant,’ starring Jessica Chastain, after lambasting by The Critical Drinker

Jessica Chastain in “The Savant.”
Apple has discreetly canceled the planned release of “The Savant,” originally slated for Apple TV+ this Friday, September 26. As of today, the Jessica Chastain-led series no longer has a confirmed release date. Apple has removed references to the show’s premiere from its social media, and the TV app now lists it as “coming at a later date.”
Two weeks ago, The Critical Drinker, a popular YouTube film and TV critic, lambasted the series as “The Ultimate Karen Power Fantasy” in a September 3, 2025 review that is nearing a million views, some of which may have been from Apple executives.
Being able to read the room is a pretty important skill for anyone, especially is your job is to product entertainment that will appeal to as wide an audience as possible. That means having your finger on the pulse of modern culture and understanding how people are feeling, what they like and dislike, and what issues are important to the them right now. Which is what Apple TV spectacularly failed with the release of their first trailer for “The Savant,” a new show about — and I kid you not — a middle-aged white Karen who uses online censorship and surveillance to tackle “right-wing extremism” in America (laughs). Congratulations, Apple, I do believe you’ve cracked it! You have officially won the “Boy, Did We Back The Wrong Horse” award for the most tone-deaf, out-of-touch production in recent memory. – The Critical Drinker
Some language may be NSFW, depending on where you work:

MacDailyNews Take: Who TF green-lit this shit?
Well, at least somebody at Apple TV+ came to their senses in the nick of time!
Never would be a great later date for “The Savant” to arrive.

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