The Hunt is coming to Apple TV+ after all.
The French drama series will debut on the streamer March 4 following the resolution of a plagiarism controversy.
The series was originally scheduled to drop Dec. 3, but was pulled from the schedule after production company Gaumont began investigating claims the project might have been plagiarized.
The show — titled Traqués in France — was billed as an original work from “creator” and director Cédric Anger. But an investigation found plot similarities between the project and Douglas Fairbairn’s 1973 novel Shoot (which was also made into a 1976 movie).
Gaumont released a statement about the investigation: “Originally scheduled for December 2025, The Hunt‘s release was postponed after it was identified in November 2025 that the project, presented as an original work, was based on an existing work, Douglas Fairbairn’s Shoot. As soon as this information came to its attention, Gaumont, the series’ producer, immediately took the necessary steps to identify the rights holders, and obtain the required authorizations. Respect for works and authors’ rights is a fundamental principle for Gaumont, which can only be exercised with the trust and transparency of creative artists.”
The Hunt follows Franck (Benoît Magimel) and his hunting buddies, who, one day, come across “another group of hunters who start targeting them without explanation,” the synopsis reads. “When one of their party is shot, Franck’s friends strike back, sending an attacker to the ground. Barely managing to escape, the four friends keep the event a secret. Franck tries to go back to his life as usual alongside his wife Krystel (Laurent), but in the next few days, he starts to feel like he and his friends are being watched, or worse, tracked by hunters who are now hell-bent on revenge.”
The Hunt is not the first fully finished series Apple has recently pulled from its schedule just ahead of its premiere. The Jessica Chastain series The Savant was also pulled.
