The best thrillers often root themselves in very credible details, to really drive home the fact that the action you're watching could really happen. That's not essential to get viewers into things, but it really helps to suspend your disbelief – and it's a plan that Apple TV+ seems to be leaning into with its new series The Savant.
The show stars Jessica Chastain, and just got its first trailer, laying out an impressively believable premise that pits her against malicious forces as a very particular sort of law enforcement officer. She's employed to foil domestic terror attacks, by disguising her digital identity, infiltrating online groups and stopping them in her tracks once she has enough evidence of their plans.
