Details are emerging about Apple TV ‘s decision last week to postpone the premiere of The Hunt just two weeks before the acquired series from French production company Gaumont was due to debut December 3.

It came after questions were raised over the French-language thriller drama, titled Traqués in France, being presented as an original creation from creator, writer and director Cédric Anger in light of perceived plot similarities to Shoot , a 1973 novel by American author Douglas Fairbairn.

According to sources, Shoot, which has had its own screen adaptation with a 1976 U.S./Canadian movie of the same name, had not been brought up as possible source material and was not on Gaumont or Apple TV’s radar until recently.

The similarities were significant enough for Apple

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