Apple TV Releases French Drama After Being Called Out For Plagiarism

KEY POINTS

•'The Hunt,' a French drama directed by Cédric Anger, is set to premiere on March 4th via Apple TV.
•The show was delayed after Clement Garin, a French media reporter, noticed similarities to a 1973 novel titled 'Shoot' by Douglas Fairbairn.
•Apple TV had to put the project on indefinite hold before deciding to release it despite plagiarism concerns.

Apple TV is finally premiering 'The Hunt' on March 4th, a French-language drama produced by Gaumont and directed by Cédric Anger. Sounds impressive until you realize this 'original' story is basically a remix of Douglas Fairbairn's 1973 novel 'Shoot'—and yes, the 1976 movie too. French media reporter Clement Garin spotted the déjà vu and forced Apple into a months-long scramble that turned 'original' into 'indefinitely delayed.' So, after a suspiciously long hunting trip through plagiarism claims, this rifle-toting drama emerges, reminding us that originality might just be the most endangered species in TV production.

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Apple TV’s big French drama gets a release date—not because it’s fresh, but because someone recognized the déjà vu from a 1973 novel. Original ideas clearly on backorder.

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Who knew launching a new show meant playing detective on 50-year-old novels? Apple TV’s originality clearance is clearly in another time zone.

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'The Hunt' premiered thanks to an intense game of 'spot the recycled plot.' Spoiler: the 1976 movie was winning.

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