AppleTV+ Pulls French Series โค The Hunt Followingโข Plagiarism Allegations
AppleTV+ has haltedโ the release ofโ its โupcoming Frenchโข thriller series, โ The Hunt, after claims of plagiarism โsurfaced against the production. The series, spearheaded by Cรฉdric Anger and starring Benoรฎt Magimelโ and Mรฉlanie Laurent, was โฃpulled from โฃthe streaming platform earlier this week as the production โขcompany investigates theโค allegations.
The controversy centers around similarities betweenโค The Hunt and Douglas Fairbairn’s 1973 โคnovel, Shoot, which was adapted โinto a 1976 film of the โคsameโข name. French media journalist Clรฉment Garin frist reported the claims on hisโข Substack, detailing striking parallels in plot points. Both narratives follow a group of friends on a โhunting trip who become theโ targetsโ of another โgroup,leading to a deadly โฃencounter and subsequent โfear of retribution.โ A synopsis of The Hunt described a similar scenario: friends targeted during a hunt, โฃa shootout, and aโฃ growing sense of being tracked. Descriptions of Shoot reveal a plot where a hunting trip escalates after a shooting, prompting the group toโ conceal the incident fromโข authorities while anticipating a retaliatory attack.
Gaumont, the production company behind The Hunt, released a statement acknowledging the concerns and stating they are “currently conductingโ a thorough review to address any questions related to our โคproduction,”โ adding that they “take intellectual property matters very seriously.” The future of the seriesโ remains uncertain pending the outcome of theโค examination.
