Jessica Chastain — star of the upcoming Apple TV+ series The Savant — has publicly disagreed with Apple's decision to pause the release of the show.

The show is focused on infiltrating and stopping extremist hate groups online. And while Apple's reasoning for the postponement was vague — a statement mentioned only "careful consideration" — many have assumed the tech giant decided it wasn't appropriate timing after the killing of rightwing activist and commentator Charlie Kirk.

Chastain posted a statement to Instagram saying she was "not aligned" with Apple's decision to pause the show.

She wrote, in part:

"I wanted to reach out and let you know that we’re not aligned on the decision to pause the release of 'The Savant.' In the last five years since we’ve been making the show, w

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