Apple TV+ has set a March 4th premiere date for the French drama series “The Hunt” following a controversy surrounding the series being resolved.
Originally slated to release in December last year, the project was abruptly pulled by its production company Gaumont who investigated claims the project might have been plagiarised.
An investigation found plot similarities between the project and Douglas Fairbairn’s 1973 novel “Shoot” which was also made into a film in 1976.
Gaumont has now released a statement about the investigation: “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 authorisations. 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.”
Created by Cédric Anger, the series follows Franck (Benoît Magimel) and his hunting buddies, who, one day encounter another group of hunters who start targeting them without explanation.
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 hell-bent on revenge.
Source: THR
