The director was accused of lifting plot elements and scenes from an independent film for his Apple TV series that was shot in Philly.

Director M. Night Shyamalan and writer/creator Tony Basgallop have defeated a lawsuit alleging that their "Servant" series on Apple TV+ stole ideas from a previous film.

Trap director M Night Shyamalan. Credit: Getty Images In testimony last Thursday (January 16), Gregorini said she was “shocked” when she first saw the trailer for Servant, which she alleges ...

M. Night Shyamalan was cleared of copyright infringement in the $81 million lawsuit over the Apple TV+ series Servant, with a jury unanimously ruling in favor of the director Friday. In 2020 ...

M. Night Shyamalan stands accused of copying ideas from the 2013 independent film The Truth About Emanuel for his Apple TV+ show, Servant. Photo by Jeff Spicer (Getty Images for Warner Bros.

M. Night Shyamalan testified Wednesday that he and his collaborators on the Apple TV+ show “Servant” did not steal from a 2013 independent film about a delusional mother and her baby doll.

Filmmaker Francesca Gregorini had sought $81 million in damages, claiming that Shyamalan lifted ideas from her film, 'The Truth About Emanuel.' ...

M. Night Shyamalan is on trial for alleged copyright infringement. The Sixth Sense filmmaker faces a lawsuit from Italian director Francesca Gregorini, who claims that Shyamalan's Apple TV+ show ...

Night Shyamalan and Apple on Friday, ending a copyright trial that saw the defendants accused of stealing elements from an independent feature in the writing of the streaming series “Servant.” ...

Director M. Night Shyamalan went on trial on Tuesday over allegations that he copied from an independent film to make the Apple TV+ show “Servant,” reports Variety. In 2022 an appeals court ruled that ...