Apple TV+ show "Servant" allegedly stole key elements from a 2013 film called "The Truth About Emmanuel," and the trial is back on with a jury set to decide if Apple and M. Night Shyamalan should be fined $81 million.
Copyright trial over Apple TV+ show 'Servant' could lead to $81 million fine Apple TV+ show 'Servant.'
Shyamalan's defense argues that "Servant" was being written before the 2013 film ever debuted and that the concept of reborn dolls isn't something Gregorini invented.
However, Gregorini argues it is more than simple plot points that were copied — entire scenes seem to be eerily similar between the properties.
She alleges that the dark themes surrounding a reborn doll and similar shots between the properties are enough to suggest copyright infringement.
