I'm in the middle of the series. They are from those mystery novels that you don't know what the hell is going on until the last page. The truth is that it is fine, if you like the genre. I see her with my baby at lunchtime and neither of us can guess why the protagonists behave like this.
A French director has sued Apple for plagiarism. He says that "Servant" is based on his movie "The truth about Emmanuel." I can't comment because I haven't seen it. I can only say that I want to finish the series to know what the hell is wrong with the kid ...
Apple and M. Night Shyamalan, producer of the Apple TV series "Servant," are undergoing a lawsuit accusing "Servant" of being a copy of the movie "The truth about Emanuel" released in 2013.
The director of «The truth about Emanuel», Francesca Gregorini, affirms that the series «Servant» appropriates the plot of her film and uses the same "cinematic language," resulting in a "substantially similar feeling, mood, and theme."
Together with the parallel points of the plot, Gregorini says verbatim that the series «Features strikingly similar characters, scenes, direction options, and storytelling modes and very idiosyncratic. '
Released in 2013 with Kaya Scoddelario and Jessica Biel, "The truth about Emanuel" tells the story of a 17-year-old nanny who cares for a baby. This turns out to be a doll that replaces the real baby who died earlier. A plot identical to that of "Servant."
The lawsuit is against Apple TV +, series creator Tony Basgallop, producer M. Night Shyamalan and other associate producers. The defendants claim that "Servant" was in development prior to the film's release by Gregorini.
The whistleblower director seeks unspecified damages, the profits that Apple has made from the series, and a court order for "Servant" to be removed from the platform.
The series ends its first season this Friday. Apple has already booked a second season (that means I don't know the ending for the moment), so You can't really tell if the entire plot of the series fits the movie script or not. So it is not at all clear how the lawsuit will end.