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.

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.

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.” Francesca Gregorini, an Italian-born ...