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Apple TV+ postpones a Jessica Chastain thriller inspired by secretive ADL unit
Asaf Elia-Shalev
September 26, 2025

Apple TV+ has delayed the release of “The Savant,” a show starring Jessica Chastain that puts a spotlight on the secretive division within the Anti-Defamation League charged with infiltrating online hate groups to stop real-world violence. Originally set to begin streaming Friday, the series was postponed without an explanation, but The New York Times reported that the company hesitated to move forward with the premiere in the wake of conservative pundit Charlie Kirk’s assassination earlier this month and the charged political atmosphere that has followed. The assassination took place the same day as a school shooting in Colorado, allegedly by a gunman whose online activity had been flagged by an ADL extremism monitor — and as federal funding cuts have challenged the extremism monitoring sector. READ MORE View the trailer.

AXIOS Kash Patel cuts FBI ties with Anti-Defamation League FBI Director Kash Patel ended the bureau’s long-standing partnership with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the prominent civil rights group that has worked with law enforcement to combat antisemitism and extremism. His announcement came after the ADL faced right-wing backlash for its web pages on the Christian Identity movement and Turning Point USA, the group founded by slain MAGA activist Charlie Kirk.