The Sixth Sense (1999) and
Unbreakable (2000) to subsequent low points with
The Happening (2008) and the live-action adaptation of
The Last Airbender (2010), he's weathered them all and remains a remote-by-choice player in the Hollywood game. This has led him to
Servant, his second television series, which starts its sophomore season on Jan. 15 on Apple TV+.
In a Zoom interview with SYFY WIRE from his suburban Philadelphia studio complex, Shyamalan is the first to admit that he's learned plenty from projects that tanked or didn't go the way he wanted. In fact,
After Earth (2013) and his first TV series,
Wayward Pines (2015-2016), turned into personal pivot points with regards to how he would proceed with all of his creative projects going forward.