Jessica Chastain Stars in Gripping New Trailer for Apple TV+ Thriller ‘The Savant’
A new trailer has just dropped for The Savant, a tense crime thriller miniseries coming to Apple TV+ this fall. The series stars Jessica Chastain and Nnamdi Asomugha and is set to premiere on September 26, 2025.
The show will release the first two episodes at launch, with the rest rolling out weekly until November 7.
By day, Jodi is your average suburban mom. By night, she’s uncovering the darkest corners of the internet.
— Apple TV (@AppleTV) August 26, 2025
Jessica Chastain stars in #TheSavant premiering September 26 on Apple TV+ pic.twitter.com/iFxLKzrg6E
The Savant was created by Melissa James Gibson and is based on a real-life story featured in a 2019 Cosmopolitan article by Andrea Stanley titled “Is It Possible to Stop a Mass Shooting Before It Happens?”
The story follows a woman, known as “the Savant,” who infiltrates online hate groups to prevent large-scale public attacks. In the series, Chastain plays Jodi Goodwin, also called the Savant, while Nnamdi Asomugha portrays Charlie Goodwin. Pablo Schreiber joins as Jason, with James Badge Dale and several others in recurring roles.
Jessica Chastain told Variety that her performance is designed to keep the real-life individual’s identity safe. “I wouldn’t want to look and behave exactly like her, because I want to keep her hidden,” she said.
The series is produced by Matthew Heineman through Fifth Season and Anonymous Content, with Kelly Carmichael and Chastain serving as executive producers.
Jessica Giles, editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, and Brian Madden, senior VP of development for Hearst Magazines, are also producing, while Andrea Stanley consulted for the series.
Filming for The Savant began in April 2024 in New York, after an original schedule for September 2023.
The show promises a gripping look at the high-stakes world of preventing online radicalization and public violence, with Chastain going undercover in the new trailer that emphasizes suspense and tension.
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