May 28, 2020
A California federal judge on Thursday dismissed a copyright lawsuit filed by a filmmaker over director M. Night Shyamalan's Apple TV+ series "Servant," saying the alleged similarities between the works "pale in comparison to the differences in the plot, themes, dialogue, mood, setting, pace, characters, and sequence of events."
February 18, 2020
Apple Inc. is asking a California federal judge to toss a copyright lawsuit filed over director M. Night Shyamalan's Apple TV+ series "Servant," saying the accuser is trying to claim a monopoly over common story elements that are "ubiquitous in film and television."
January 15, 2020
Apple Inc. was accused of copyright infringement Wednesday over director M. Night Shyamalan's streaming series "Servant" on Apple TV+, which a filmmaker said is a "brazen copy" of her 2013 thriller.