Apple TV’s The Hunt finally has a premiere date

Today, Apple announced this huntingproduced by French studio Gaumont and directed by Cédric Anger, is scheduled to premiere on March 4. This news comes after months of delay that began when a French media correspondent began Clement Garin noted a number of striking similarities between hunting (which Fury originally sold as an original story of his own creation) and ShootDouglas Fairbairn’s 1973 novel about two groups of hunters, which was also made into a 1976 film.

both of them hunting and Shoot The film’s events revolve around a group of hunters who begin to believe that another group of hunters is following them during a trip into the wilderness. Nevertheless hunting It was originally scheduled to premiere on Apple TV on December 3, 2025, but accusations of plagiarism prompted Apple TV to suspend the premiere while Gaumont I launched an internal investigation To determine how the production has managed to achieve success so far without anyone noticing the similarities between it and photography.

In a statement to Delivery timeGaumont admitted that it had decided so hunting “Based on existing work,” which is now reflected in Apple’s latest press release about the offering. Apple points out hunting As a “series by Cedric Anger based on the novel ‘Shoot’ by Douglas Fairbairn.”

“As soon as this information became aware of it, Gaumont, the producer of the series, immediately took the necessary steps to identify the rights holders and obtain the required licenses,” Gaumont said. “Respect for works and authors’ rights is a fundamental principle for Gaumont, and can only be practiced with the trust and transparency of creative artists.”

While Apple seems to have solved the problem huntingStatus, the streamer has not yet been introduced Any real updates about Savantthe previously announced crime drama about detectives fighting domestic terrorists fighting domestic terrorists The premiere was postponed after the shooting of Charlie Kirk. hunting This could be a sign that Apple is working on getting its release slate back on track, but it could be a while before that Savant He sees the light of day.