Jessica Chastain "felt responsible to a lot of people" after The Savant delay
The actor felt obligated to "go on record" and say that the show's postponement was a "mistake."
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The Savant has returned to Apple TV’s slate, and Jessica Chastain is commenting on the obligation she felt when the series’ fate was in limbo after it was pulled from the 2025 calendar. “I felt responsible to a lot of people, to all of the actors in the series… to the real person I played, I felt accountability to her because of the sacrifices that she’s made and the difficult things she’s done to keep us all safe,” Chastain said in an interview with Porter published on Monday. The actor, who portrays a top-secret undercover investigator known as the Savant, said that she felt the need to “go on record” and state that she thought The Savant‘s delay was a “mistake,” while still being respectful. “I learned that it’s OK to be honest,” she said. “You can be honest in a kind and respectful way and feel like you’re still speaking your truth, you’re still authentic to who you are without being fearful of–I don’t know–I guess of never working again.”
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