Apple TV has announced a new release date for the French-language drama series “The Hunt” (“Traqués”), which will now debut globally on March 4th. The six-episode thriller, produced by Gaumont, was originally scheduled to premiere on December 3, 2025, but was abruptly pulled from the schedule just weeks before launch amid allegations of plagiarism. That’s all been taken care of now.
The delay stemmed from claims that the series — initially presented as an original work by creator, writer, and director Cédric Anger — closely mirrored the plot of Douglas Fairbairn’s 1973 novel Shoot, which had previously been adapted into a 1976 feature film of the same name. French media reports first highlighted the similarities, prompting Gaumont to launch an internal investigation into the intellectual property concerns.
Following the review, the project has moved forward with updated credits acknowledging its basis in the existing novel. “The Hunt” is now described as “a series by Anger based on the novel Shoot by Douglas Fairbairn, which was first adapted into a feature film of the same name, directed by Harvey Hart from a screenplay by Richard Berg.”
“The Hunt” follows a group of hunters who suddenly become the hunted, delivering high-stakes suspense in a remote forest setting:
Franck (Benoît Magimel) and his longtime friends enjoy spending their weekends hunting together, but one Sunday, they come across 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 (Mélanie 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. – Apple TV
The resolution allows Apple TV to add the series to its March lineup, joining other international originals on the platform. No further details on episode rollout (e.g., whether it will drop all at once or weekly) have been specified yet.
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