The Savant is an upcoming American crime thriller miniseries created by Melissa James Gibson that is based on an article by Andrea Stanley. It stars Jessica Chastain and Nnamdi Asomugha. The series is inspired by a true-life story titled "Is It Possible to Stop a Mass Shooting Before It Happens?" which featured in Cosmopolitan in August 2019 of a woman who infiltrates online hate groups to prevent large-scale public attacks.
The series is reportedly inspired by a true-life story entitled "Is It Possible to Stop a Mass Shooting Before It Happens?" which featured in Cosmopolitan in August 2019. Cosmopolitan featured a woman who has come to be known as "the Savant" who infiltrates online hate-groups.