Apple Shares M. Night Shyamalan 'Ask Me Anything' Video Highlighting 'Servant'

[MacRumors]

To highlight the launch of the second season of Apple TV+ show "Servant," series producer M. Night Shyamalan today did an hour-long video-based "Ask Me Anything" chat with Reddit users, which Apple has now shared on its YouTube channel.

In addition to serving as producer on "Servant," Shyamalan has also directed three of the episodes to date, and in the AMA, he covered questions about the series and shared details about working with Apple.

When choosing a home for "Servant," Shyamalan said that he considered other streaming companies and held meetings with them, but Apple felt like the right place to him because it was a new service and he felt that he could be a part of "defining" a streaming service like David Fincher did with Netflix's "House of Cards."

I used to say, if Apple ever did something, that's a company I really respect. This was five, six years ago. And when Servant came along and we were going to go out into the marketplace, Apple was just deciding to go into this space of streaming. [...]

I remember the day we went to the Apple meeting. I got out of the car and I went "Please let this go well, this is the one that I want to go well." They were so lovely and gracious and said wonderful things about my previous storytelling and these scripts that we showed them. When I walked out into the parking lot, I turned to my agent, and I said "That's it, that's where we need to be. Make that happen, no matter what."

Maybe it's the legacy of Steve Jobs, maybe it's the company's kind of value system of kind of simplicity and creativity and originality. I read into it a spirituality about them... about maybe what Steve Jobs believed in, a kind of believing in bigger things.

Shyamalan went on to say that it's been "wonderful" growing with Apple, with viewership of season 2 of "Servant" exploding. He also said that Apple trusted Shyamalan on scripts, and when something wasn't understood, they would trust him anyway on the result.

Four episodes of "Servant" season 2 have aired to date, with another set to come out on Friday. Shyamlan's full AMA on the series can be watched in the YouTube video above.

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[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

Ask me anything.​

Is the next Mac M1X or M2?
Well, you did say anything...

 

[Laura Vavreges]

I wonder if anyone asked him if he felt like a whore when filming all the Apple product placement shots.

 

[luvbug]

M1X for the new low-end iMac (March), M2 for the new MBPs in July (like 1st).

 

[gk4]

I wonder if anyone asked him if he felt like a whore when filming all the Apple product placement shots.

The HomePod on the fire place mantle by the TV they always show looks insanely out of place.

 

[dontwalkhand]

The HomePod on the fire place mantle by the TV they always show looks insanely out of place.

Yeah, it was not placed correctly so I was mad when I saw it! That is not how you properly place a stereo pair!

 

[orbital~debris]

Fantastic show. Waiting for a while to watch season 2 as only finished the first season around Christmas after digesting it slowly over the last year.
Product placement worked fine, made sense in context (even the HomePod - it would probably seem slightly incongruous anywhere in that house…).

 

[trigf]

I watched the first season of it, but not sure if I’ll tune in for a second. The whole ‘never letting anyone finish a sentence or a though to drive the story’ is an overused (to the point of abused) trope throughout the entire season.

 

[smorrissey]

I watched the first chapter last nigh it was not "great". Now i wonder if the series are worth the time...

 

[alfonsog]

I slowly watched the first season. I don't binge; I like the weekly releases. I haven't started season 2 yet though since I spent the last 6 months watching Schitt's Creek but just finished it. Now that one took 3 seasons to get decent but my best friend made me watch it; I would have given up.

 

[macsound1]

Do you think people will ask why his older movies were so inconsistent?
Sixth Sense - Amazing!
The Village - could have been good but the entire theater erupting in laughter at what was supposed to be the horrific moment Terrible!

 

[topdrawer]

Do you think people will ask why his older movies were so inconsistent?
Sixth Sense - Amazing!
The Village - could have been good but the entire theater erupting in laughter at what was supposed to be the horrific moment Terrible!

i've found them consistently bad except for sixth sense. his "masterful story telling" relies on withholding information / misdirection and a stupid reveal at the end that is all too obvious to miss or too stupid to guess. like the servant will probably end up revealing everyone was a doll the whole time and the baby was the only real person all along.

 

[Doctor Q]

I liked this AMA.

It's fun to see his enthusiasm about his projects and his willingness to engage with followers, and to hear some back-room fun facts about the show, such as the fact that the kitchen is a working kitchen.

I haven't always liked his past work, but it's enlightening to hear his view of his own career and approach to storytelling.

 

[dontwalkhand]

Fantastic show. Waiting for a while to watch season 2 as only finished the first season around Christmas after digesting it slowly over the last year.
Product placement worked fine, made sense in context (even the HomePod - it would probably seem slightly incongruous anywhere in that house…).

They need to put a HomePod mini in "Jericho's" room and one in LeAnne's attic room so you can use Intercom.