{"id":52104,"date":"2023-03-27T18:57:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T22:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=52104"},"modified":"2023-03-27T18:57:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T22:57:13","slug":"apple-tv-lands-the-savant-new-limited-series-with-academy-award-winner-jessica-chastain-set-to-star-and-executive-produce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/27\/apple-tv-lands-the-savant-new-limited-series-with-academy-award-winner-jessica-chastain-set-to-star-and-executive-produce\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple TV+ Lands &#8220;The Savant,&#8221; New Limited Series with Academy Award-Winner Jessica Chastain Set to Star and Executive Produce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19957\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/appletvplus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/appletvplus.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/appletvplus-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Today Apple TV+ announced &#8220;<em>The Savant<\/em>,&#8221; a new, eight-episode limited series starring Academy, SAG, Golden Globe, and Critics Choice Award-winner Jessica Chastain (&#8220;<em>The Eyes of Tammy Faye<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Good Nurse<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>George &amp; Tammy<\/em>,&#8221; Broadway&#8217;s &#8220;<em>A Doll&#8217;s House<\/em>&#8220;) in the lead role. 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