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Tom Blyth’s Western drama that sees him in the shoes of an outlaw and a gunfighter is gearing fans up for its final run. Portraying the title character in Billy the Kid, the series has finally hinted at when it will return, months after being renewed by MGM+. Blyth, who was seen not long ago in the 2023 Hunger Games prequel movie, is among a talented ensemble in the hit series, which also includes Daniel Webber as Jesse Evans and Alex Roe (who was introduced as a guest star) as Sheriff Pat Garrett.

Billy the Kid was renewed for its third and final season on October 1, 2024, and as reported by TVLine, it will return sometime in 2025, with an exact premiere date yet to be announced. The show was created by Michael Hirstand is set in the 19th-century Wild West, exploring the eponymous character’s life as an outlaw. The first...

Launching August 8 on Netflix, Stolen: Heist of the Century is the latest jaw-dropping documentary film from Raw in association with Amblin Documentaries (producers of Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul) and in collaboration with Wildside.

The ultimate true-life crime caper, Stolen: Heist of the Century, tells the story of the world’s greatest diamond heist. For the first time, the Antwerp detectives who cracked the case and the alleged criminal mastermind assemble to give a blow-by-blow account of what really happened and reveal the secrets of “The Heist of the Century.”

On the morning of February 17, 2003, detectives from Antwerp’s infamous “Diamond Squad” were called to investigate the brazen night-time robbery of an allegedly impregnable vault in the middle of the City of Diamonds.

It is estimated that between 100 million and half a billion dollars’ worth of diamonds were stolen – and have never been found. An ingenious gang...

Pour one out for “Resident Alien.” The science fiction comedy/mystery has been canceled by USA Network with three more episodes left to air in the current Season 4, TheWrap has learned.

The show, starring fan favorite Alan Tudyk, will air its final episode Aug. 8.

The series debuted in 2021 on SyFy and remained there for its first three seasons. It was renewed for Season 4 in 2023 and relocated to USA Network at the same time.

Based on the Dark Horse comics, “Resident Alien” centers on Harry (Tudyk), a crash-landed alien whose secret mission is to kill all humans, who has taken on the appearance of one such murdered human to live among them. Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, Alice Wetterlund, Levi Fiehler, Elizabeth Bowen, Judah Prehn and Meredith Garretson also starred.

Chris Sheridan adapted the show for television and served as showrunner, as well as an executive producer alongside Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg of Dark Horse Entertainment,...

Exclusive: The Tinder Swindler producer Raw and Amblin Documentaries are teaming on a Netflix doc about one of the world’s most daring diamond heists.

Stolen: Heist of the Century drops on August 8, providing deep insight into an ultimate true-life caper.

The film starts on the morning of February 17 2003, when detectives from Antwerp’s infamous ‘Diamond Squad’ were called to investigate the night-time robbery of an allegedly impregnable vault in the middle of the Belgian city, which is nicknamed the City of Diamonds. It is estimated that between $100M and $500M worth of diamonds were stolen – and have never been found. An ingenious gang of master jewel thieves from Italy, known as ‘The School of Turin’, were eventually revealed to be behind the audacious heist. Raw’s Mark Lewis has written and directed the film, which is based on the book Flawless...

"Granddaddy used to handle snakes in church. Granny drank strychnine. I guess you could say I had a leg up, genetically speaking."

Filming is now underway on the Apple TV+ Cape Fear series at Chevron Station in Atlanta, Georgia, and some set photos (via Just Jared) reveal our first look at Javier Bardem as Max Cady and Amy Adams as Amanda Bowden.

At first glance, this new take on the psychotic murderer/rapist looks quite a bit different to the clean-shaven, heavily tattooed version of the despicable character Robert De Niro played in Martin Scorsese's '90s adaptation, but closer shot reveals that the Dune: Part Two star is sporting a few tats and possibly some piercings.

The 10-episode series has Nick Antosca on board as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. The project also has two filmmaking legends involved, with Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese set to executive produce.

2025 marks the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest movies ever made, director Steven Spielberg’s classic Jaws – and about a year ago, we heard that National Geographic, Amblin Documentaries, and Nedland Media were teaming up to celebrate the anniversary with the documentary Jaws @ 50. Now, a trailer has been released for Jaws @ 50, which is set to begin streaming on Disney+ and Hulu as of July 11th. Check it out in the embed above!

The documentary focuses on the tumultuous production of the film as well as the writing of the original novel by Peter Benchley. Laurent Bouzereau, who directed Faye (a documentary about Faye Dunaway) and wrote the book Spielberg: The First Ten Years, directed Jaws @ 50. Bouzereau is also working on a documentary about composer John Williams.

Jaws @ 50 will include footage and photography from the Benchley and Spielberg archives, and will also...

National Geographic goes behind the scenes of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws for the film’s 50th anniversary with the documentary Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story. Nat Geo credits the iconic film with launching its annual sharkfest, and with the celebratory documentary, fans of sharks and all things Jaws will be privy to brand-new details.

Shot on a $9-12 million-ish budget and released in June 1975, the PG-rated horror thriller is credited with being the first summer blockbuster. The 90-minute documentary, directed by Laurent Bouzereau, premieres on July 10, 2025 at 9pm Et/Pt on National Geographic and streams the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.

The 50th anniversary documentary features interviews with Steven Spielberg, Joe Alves (production designer), Jonathan Filley (Cassidy), Lorraine Gary (Ellen Brody), Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey Kramer (Hendricks), Ian Shaw, Jeffrey Voorhees (Alex Kintner), and composer John Williams. Jaws fans J.J. Abrams, Emily Blunt, James Cameron, Cameron Crowe, George Lucas,...

National Geographic’s Sharkfest wouldn’t exist without the film that changed cinema—and our relationship with sharks—forever: “Jaws.” This summer, in tribute to the movie that sparked a lasting fascination with the ocean’s most misunderstood predator, National Geographic goes behind the scenes of the legendary blockbuster with Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau, the 90-minute documentary takes viewers on the ultimate deep dive, from Peter Benchley’s bestselling novel to the cinematic phenomenon that is “Jaws” and how the film continues to ripple through pop culture, cinema and shark conservation to this day. You may think you know the full story of “Jaws”—but not until now.

Jaws @ 50 hails from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Documentaries and Nedland Films, in partnership with Wendy Benchley and Laura Bowling, and is this summer’s only authorized documentary on the making of “Jaws,” with...

This summer, in tribute to the movie that sparked a lasting fascination with the ocean’s most misunderstood predator, National Geographic goes behind the scenes of the legendary blockbuster with Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story.

Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau, the 90-minute documentary takes viewers on an in-depth exploration, from Peter Benchley’s bestselling novel to the cinematic phenomenon that is Jaws, and how the film continues to resonate through pop culture, cinema, and shark conservation to this day. You may think you know the full story of Jaws—but not until now.

Jaws @ 50 hails from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Documentaries and Nedland Films, in partnership with Wendy Benchley and Laura Bowling, and is this summer’s only authorized documentary on the making of Jaws, with the award-winning director himself diving back into the story that launched his career and earned him final cut on the film, a...

Exclusive: Lily Collias (Good One), Joe Anders (upcoming East of Eden), and Malia Pyles (Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin) have come aboard to round out the cast of Apple TV+’s Cape Fear TV series.

No word on roles to be played by the trio. They join an ensemble that will also include Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, Patrick Wilson, Cch Pounder, Anna Baryshnikov, Jamie Hector, and Clara Wong.

In Cape Fear — created, written, and showrun by Nick Antosca — a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Adams) and Tom Bowden (Wilson) when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison. The 10-episode series is billed as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.

Hailing from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Amblin Television, the show is based on both the novel The Executioners,...

Exclusive: Apple’s Cape Fear series has three new additions: Anna Baryshnikov (Love Lies Bleeding), Jamie Hector (Bosch), and Clara Wong (Billions).

Character details are under wraps. As previously announced, Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, Patrick Wilson and Cch Pounder are also set.

In Cape Fear — created, written, and showrun by Nick Antosca — a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Adams) and Tom Bowden (Wilson) when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison. The 10-episode series is a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.

Hailing from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Amblin Television, the show is based on both the novel The Executioners, which inspired Gregory Peck’s 1962 film for Universal, as well as the acclaimed 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese, who’s among the executive producers here.

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USA and Syfy announced premiere dates for the new season of Resident Alien starring Alan Tudyk and the series premiere of Revival. Fans will get to catch up with their favorite visitor from outer space when Resident Alien returns for season four on June 6, 2025 at 11pm Et/Pt on USA and Syfy. Revival, based on the Image Comics series, debuts on Syfy on June 12th at 10pm Et/Pt.

In addition to Tudyk, season four stars Sara Tomko, Alice Wetterlund, Corey Reynolds, Elizabeth Bowen, Levi Fiehler, Meredith Garretson, and Judah Prehn. Guest stars include Gary Farmer, Gracelyn Awad Rinke, Jenna Lamia, Sarah Podemski, Linda Hamilton, Enver Gjokaj, Terry O’Quinn, Edi Patterson, Jewel Staite, and Stephen Root.

Alan Tudyk is making his television directorial debut with the new season, directing two season four episodes. Chris Sheridan adapted the Dark Horse comic and executive produces along with Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg, Justin Falvey,...

NBCUniversal has announced that Resident Alien Season 4 will premiere on Friday, June 6 at 11 p.m. Et/Pt on both USA and Syfy, while the series premiere of the comic adaptation Revival debuts on Thursday, June 12 at 10 p.m. on Syfy.

The episodes from both series will be available to stream on Peacock one week after they air on USA and Syfy.

Based on the Dark Horse comics, Resident Alien follows a crash-landed alien named Harry and his life on planet Earth. The fourth season starts with Harry and his baby, Bridget, stuck in prison on the Grey Moonbase, while a shape-shifting Alien called a Mantid has taken over his body on Earth, passing himself off as the real Harry Vanderspeigle.

Harry manages to escape the Greys and arrives back on Earth for a showdown with the Mantid Alien, but soon finds he may not have what he needs to finish the job.

Almost a year after Resident Alien moved from Syfy to NBCUniversal sibling USA Network with a suspenseful Season 4 renewal, a premiere date has been set for said Season 4 and, surprisingly, it involves both the sci-fi comedy-drama’ new and old homes.

The new season of Resident Alien will debut June 6 as a simulcast on USA and Syfy. The decision to keep the show on Syfy in addition to its USA run reportedly came in the months following the Season 4 renewal. Also today, Syfy announced a June 12 premiere for its new scripted series Revival, headlined by Wynonna Earp star Melanie Scrofano. Episodes of Resident Alien and Revival — both based on comics — will be available on Peacock a week after they premiere on the linear networks.

As Deadline reported last spring, Resident Alien, facing cancellation at Syfy, moved to USA for a fourth season with a significant budget reduction. The USA/Syfy simulcast...

The out of this world talented Stephen Root is joining “Resident Alien” Season 4 in a guest star role, Variety has learned exclusively.

Root will play the father of Harry (Alan Tudyk). According to the official character description, Root’s character will appear to his son in human form and “push Harry to go back to his evil alien roots.”

“Resident Alien” was renewed for Season 4 in June 2024, with the show set to move from Syfy to fellow NBCUniversal cabler USA Network. The new season does not have a premiere date at the time of this publishing. Along with Tudyk and Root, the cast also includes Sara Tomko, Alice Wetterlund, Levi Fiehler, Meredith Garretson, Corey Reynolds, and Elizabeth Bowen.

Root is a highly versatile actor with a strong resume across television and film. He received an Emmy nomination in 2019 for best supporting actor in a comedy for his work on the HBO series “Barry,...

The Max original animated prequel series “Gremlins: The Wild Batch” has returned to the streaming service with the season’s back half, which includes Five brand new episodes.

Timothy Olyphant, Robin Weigert, Yvette Nicole Brown and SungWon Cho have joined the show’s ensemble of voice actors, along with Gremlins 2 star John Glover!

Glover, who played Daniel Clamp in Gremlins 2: The New Batch in 1990, is playing a character named Rodney in “The Wild Batch” – and he’s got a connection to the Clamp family.

Watch a clip from Season 2, Episode 6 below to explore that connection.

Here’s everything you need to know about the final five episodes…

Episode 6 – “Never Get Out of the Truck”

Our heroes journey west to free Elle’s mother, but first must free themselves from a haunted old mansion.

Episode 7 – “Always Ask for Backstory”

Still on their western quest, our heroes are recruited to help...

Variety reports that Morten Tyldum has been tapped to direct the pilot for Apple’s upcoming Cape Fear series and executive produce. Additionally, the great Cch Pounder has joined the cast, which includes Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, and Patrick Wilson.

Based on John D. MacDonald’s 1957 novel The Executioners, Cape Fear “will follow what unfolds after killer Max Cady (Bardem) is released from prison and seeks out the Bowdens, whom he blames for his sentence.” The 10-episode series has been described as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller that will examine America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century. It’s not known who Pounder will play in the series, but she’s always a very welcome addition to any project.

Tyldum has plenty of small-screen experience under his belt. He directed all eight episodes of Apple’s Defending Jacob miniseries, helmed three episodes of Silo (also on Apple TV...

Cch Pounder has joined the “Cape Fear” series at Apple TV+, with Morten Tyldum now onboard to executive produce and direct the pilot.

Pounder will appear alongside previously announced cast members Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, and Patrick Wilson. The 10-episode series is based on both the John D. MacDonald novel “The Executioners,” which inspired Gregory Peck’s 1962 Universal Pictures feature “Cape Fear,” as well as the acclaimed 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Steven Spielberg, with Robert De Niro and Nick Nolte in the lead roles.

Per the official logline, “In ‘Cape Fear,’ a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Adams) and Tom Bowden (Wilson) when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.”

Pounder is a four-time Emmy nominee — one each for “The X-Files,” “The Shield,” “ER,” and “The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.” She is also known for her...

Exclusive: Jewel Staite has joined the cast of Resident Alien for Season 4, which is in production. The series created by Chris Sheridan will air new episodes via Syfy and USA Network.

Resident Alien‘s fourth season kicks off with Harry (Alan Tudyk) and his baby Bridget stuck in prison on the Grey Moonbase, while a shape-shifting alien called a Mantid (also Tudyk) has taken over his body on Earth, passing himself off as the real Harry Vanderspeigle. Harry manages to escape the Greys and arrives on Earth for a showdown with the Mantid but soon finds he might not have what he needs to finish the job.

Asta (Sara Tomko) and D’arcy (Alice Wetterlund) struggle to keep a secret from Ben (Levi Fiehler) and Kate (Meredith Garretson), who both are desperate to find answers to what has been happening to them. Sheriff Mike (Corey Reynolds) and Deputy...

MGM Studios are developing a new live-action TV series, based on director Tobe Hooper’s 1982 horror feature "Poltergeist", to be produced by Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey for Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television, streaming Tba on Prime Video:

"...in the original 1982 feature, 'Steve Freeling' lives with his wife, 'Diane' and their three children, 'Dana', 'Robbie' and 'Carol Anne' in Southern California, where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood.

" It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken dishes and furniture moving around by itself. However, things take a sour turn, and eventually, ghosts abduct Carol Anne.

"Realizing that something evil haunts his home, Steve calls in a team of parapsychologists led by 'Dr. Lesh' to investigate, hoping to get Carol Anne back..."

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Gremlins: The Wild Batch: "Gremlins: The Wild Batch, the acclaimed Max Original animated prequel series, from Warner Bros. Animation, returns Thursday, April 10 with the second half of season two. This next five-episode drop will allow fans to binge the season in its entirety and learn how the chaotic antics of the mischievous Mogwai reach their peak as our heroes confront unforeseen challenges and unexpected plot twists along their wild west adventure.

This next batch of episodes will feature new guest cast members Timothy Olyphant, voicing the iconic American legend, Johnny Appleseed; and Robin Weigert, voicing another famed character from American folklore, Calamity Jane. Yvette Nicole Brown and SungWon Cho will also appear as guest voices in later episodes.

Season Two Logline: Taking place one year after the events of season one, Gremlins: The Wild Batch follows Gizmo, Sam, and Elle as they travel from their home in Shanghai to San Francisco,...

When Max’s Gremlinsanimated prequel series, The Wild Batch, returns for the second half of its second season, viewers can expect to hear a star-studded cast of guests lending their voices to the series. Per Deadline,Justified star Timothy Olyphant will voice American folk legend Johnny Appleseed in the second half of Gremlins: The Wild Batch, which is set to premiere April 10.

Robin Weigert (Smile), Yvette Nicole Brown (Community), and SungWon Cho (Krapopolis) will voice characters in episodes throughout the second season. Weigert is expected to also voice another famous American folk character.

Season 2 of The Wild Batch follows the events one year after Season 1 (Gremlins: The Secrets of the Mogwai)as Gizmo (A.J. LoCascio), Sam (Izaac Wang), and Elle (Gabrielle Nevaeh) travel from their home in Shanghai to San Francisco. In Season 2, the team travels to the American West where they go up against supernatural creatures and also encounter...

In 2023, after more than thirty years, we finally got a new entry in the Gremlins franchise – and this was an unexpected addition, coming in the form of the animated series Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, which serves as a prequel to the 1984 classic Gremlins (watch it Here). The show was released through the Max streaming service, and Max brought us the first half of the second season of the series, titled Gremlins: The Wild Batch, last October. The second half of the season is scheduled to drop onto the streaming service on April 10th – and Deadline has revealed that Timothy Olyphant (Justified), Robin Weigert (Deadwood), Yvette Nicole Brown (Community), and SungWon Cho (Sausage Party: Foodtopia) have joined in the voice cast for this new batch of episodes.

Olyphant, who was also in Deadwood with Weigert, will be voicing the American legend Johnny Appleseed. Weigert will be voicing another famous character from American folklore,...

The Max Original animated prequel series Gremlins: The Wild Batch, from Warner Bros. Animation, will return on Thursday, April 10 with the second half of season two.

This next five-episode drop will allow fans to binge the season in its entirety and learn how the chaotic antics of the mischievous Mogwai reach their peak as our heroes confront unforeseen challenges and unexpected plot twists along their Wild West adventure.

The next batch of episodes will feature new guest cast members Timothy Olyphant, voicing the iconic American legend, Johnny Appleseed; and Robin Weigert, voicing another famed character from American folklore, Calamity Jane. Yvette Nicole Brown and Sung Won Cho will also appear as guest voices in later episodes.

Taking place one year after the events of season one, Gremlins: The Wild Batch follows Gizmo, Sam, and Elle as they travel from their home in Shanghai to San Francisco, bringing even more magic,...

The episodes of animated series “Gremlins: The Wild Batch” that premiered on Max this past October made up only the first half of the season, and the second half is on the way.

“Gremlins: The Wild Batch” returns with its back half of new episodes on April 10! They’ll be streaming only on Max, of course, and five new episodes make up the second batch.

Additionally, Deadline notes today that Timothy Olyphant, Robin Weigert, Yvette Nicole Brown and SungWon Cho have joined the show’s ensemble of voice actors.

As a reminder, “Gremlins: The Wild Batch” is technically the second season of the Max Original animated prequel series that kicked off with “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai.”

Taking place one year after the events of season one, “Gremlins: The Wild Batch” follows Gizmo, Sam, and Elle as they travel from their home in Shanghai to San Francisco, bringing even more magic,...

We have a return date for the second half of Season 2 of Gremlins: The Wild Batch. The animated prequel series from Warner Bros. Animation will drop all five remaining Season 2 episodes on Thursday, April 10 on Max with new cast members Timothy Olyphant, Robin Weigert, Yvette Nicole Brown and SungWon Cho.

Olyphant will voice the iconic American legend, Johnny Appleseed; and Robin Weigert will voice another famed character from American folklore, Calamity Jane. Yvette Nicole Brown and SungWon Cho will also appear as guest voices in later episodes.

Season 2 takes place one year after the events of season one. It follows Gizmo, Sam, and Elle as they travel from their home in Shanghai to San Francisco, bringing even more magic, mystery and Mogwai mayhem. Hot on the trail of a new brood of evil Mogwai, our heroes journey deep into the American West, coming up against new supernatural creatures and picking...

Patrick Wilson has joined the cast of Amy Adams and Javier Bardem for Apple TV’s ‘Cape Fear’ series adaptation.

The 10-episode series follows a happily married couple whose lives are turned upside down when a notorious killer from their past gets out of prison. Adams will play the wife, Anna, while Bardem will play the killer. Details of Wilson’s character have yet to be disclosed.

Based on the John D. MacDonald novel ‘The Executioners,’ as well as Gregory Peck and Scorsese’s films, from 1962 and 1991, the new series comes from creator and showrunner Nick Antosca with Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg set to executive produce.

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The series has been described as a “tense, Hitchcockian thriller” and an “examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.”

The latest adaptation comes from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group,...

Patrick Wilson is the latest actor to join the upcoming Cape Fear remake. Wilson, whose addition was reported by Variety, joins previously announced cast members Amy Adams and Javier Bardem. Apple TV+'s screen adaptation will mark the third, following the classic J. Lee Thompson film from 1962 and Martin Scorsese's 1991 remake, both of which were based on the 1957 novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald. This version, however, will be the first time the story is explored episodically.

The 10-episode series' official logline reads:

A storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Adams) and Tom Bowden when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.

Scorsese famously directed the 1990s remake, which starred Robert De Niro as convicted rapist Max Cady, who seeks revenge against his former public defender, Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte), whom he blames for his 14-year imprisonment. The film also starred Jessica Lange,...

Apple TV+’s “Cape Fear“ series adaptation has just added another familiar face to its cast. Variety reports that The Conjuring and Insidious franchise stalwart Patrick Wilson has joined the series.

The 10-episode series hails from “Channel Zero“ creator Nick Antosca, who serves as showrunner, writer, and executive producer.

The official logline reads, “A storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna and Tom Bowden when Max Cady, a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.“ Apple describes their series as “a tense, contemporary thriller that examines America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century. In it, a storm is coming for a pair of married attorneys when an infamous killer from their past gets released after years in prison.”

It was previously confirmed that star Amy Adams will play Anna Bowden, and Javier Bardem is set to play unsettling villain Max Cady. Wilson’s role...

Apple TV+ is assembling quite the cast for its upcoming Cape Fear series, as Patrick Wilson is set to join Javier Bardem and Amy Adams.

Wilson will play Tom Bowden, an attorney married to Anna (Adams), a fellow lawyer. Based on the 1957 novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald, Cape Fear “will follow what unfolds after killer Max Cady (Bardem) is released from prison and seeks out the Bowdens, whom he blames for his sentence.” The 10-episode series has been described as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller which will serve as an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.

Nick Antosca is writing the new Cape Fear series and will also executive produce alongside Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, Alex Hedlund, Darryl Frank, and Justin Falvey. The original novel was first adapted in 1962 into a movie starring Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum. In...

Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring franchise) has joined Amy Adams and Javier Bardem in Apple TV+ series Cape Fear, from Nick Antosca, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.

Cape Fear is based on John D. MacDonald’s novel The Executioners — which inspired the 1962 feature of the same name directed by J. Lee Thompson from storyboards devised by original director Alfred Hitchcock — and the 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese.

The 10-episode series is described as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century. In Cape Fear, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Amanda (Adams) and Steve Bowden when Max Cady (played by Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.

Hailing from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Amblin Television, Alex Hedlund executive produces alongside Antosca for Eat The Cat; and Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey...

Patrick Wilson is joining Amy Adams and Javier Bardem in the upcoming Apple TV+ “Cape Fear” adaptation.

From creator and showrunner Nick Antosca and executive producers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, “Cape Fear” follows a happily married couple whose lives are turned upside down when a notorious killer from their past gets out of prison. Adams will play the wife, Anna, while Bardem will play the killer. Wilson’s role has yet to be officially disclosed.

Apple describes the 10-episode series as a “tense, Hitchcockian thriller” and an “examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.”

“Cape Fear” is based on the John D. MacDonald novel “The Executioners,” as well as Gregory Peck and Scorsese’s films, from 1962 and 1991, respectively. The new series hails from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Spielberg’s Amblin Television. Adass and Bardem are also executive producers on the project,...

Patrick Wilson has joined the cast of Apple TV+’s thriller series “Cape Fear” alongside Javier Bardem and Amy Adams.

The TV adaptation of the film, which is executive produced by Oscar-winning filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, will have 10 episodes in the first season.

Here’s a description of the series: “In ‘Cape Fear,’ a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Adams) and Tom Bowden when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison. The 10-episode series is a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.”

The movie is a perfect fit for Wilson, as the actor has become a prominent talent in the horror genre. His most notable roles were in the “Insidious” franchise, the “Conjuring” franchise and “Lakeview Terrace.”

“Cape Fear,” which hails from Universal Content Productions (UCP), a division of Universal Studio Group,...

Apple TV+ has found its third lead for the streamer’s upcoming Cape Fear series.

Patrick Wilson (the Conjuring franchise, FX’s Fargo) is joining Javier Bardem and Amy Adams in the series, an adaptation of the two previous Cape Fear films from 1991 and 1962 (which in turn were based on The Executioners, a 1957 novel by John D. MacDonald). Wilson will play Tom Bowden, an attorney married to fellow lawyer Anna (Adams).

As with the films, the Cape Fear series will follow what unfolds after killer Max Cady (Bardem) is released from prison and seeks out the Bowdens, whom he blames for his sentence. The show will add a 21st century wrinkle by also exploring America’s current true-crime obsession.

Nick Antosca (The Act, A Friend of the Family) is writing and executive producing Cape Fear. Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese — who produced and directed the 1991 film that starred Robert De Niro,...

We first heard that Cape Fear was being adapted for the small screen back in 2023, and late last year,it was announced that Apple TV+ has ordered a 10-episode series with Nick Antosca on board as writer, executive producer, and showrunner.

The project also has two filmmaking legends involved, with Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese set to executive produce.

Javier Bardem is set to play Max Cady, and Deadline is now reporting that he'll be joined by Amy Adams as Amanda Bowden. The Academy Award-nominee is also on board as an executive producer.

With Adams in this role, there's a good chance her character will be brought more to the forefront, and there's speculation that Amanda will be Cady's former attorney in this take on the story (the synopsis below may support this).

The show will be based on the John D. MacDonald novel The Executioners, which inspired both the...

Golden Globe-winner Amy Adams has been cast in a lead role in Apple TV+’sCape Fear series and will join Oscar-winner Javier Bardem in the show, Variety reports. The new series is based on the 1957 novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald as well as the 1962 Universal Pictures' Cape Fear, starring Gregory Peck, and Martin Scorsese’s 1991 remake, which starred Robert De Niro and Nick Nolte.

Apple TV+’s Cape Fear was announced back in November 2024 and was given a 10 episode order. The series’ official logline reads: “A storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Adams) and Tom Bowden when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.”

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Amy Adams, the beloved star of films like Arrival and Catch Me If You Can, has joined the cast of the Apple TV+ series Cape Fear. Alongside Javier Bardem, Adams is headlining the series, which offers a new take on Martin Scorsese's divisive '90s thriller starring Robert De Niro.

Per Variety, Adams will star alongside Bardem in the TV version of the 1991 thriller, which starred Nick Nolte, Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange, and Juliette Lewis. As with Scorsese's film, the new Cape Fear is based on the John D. MacDonald novel The Executioners, published in 1961. The story follows attorney Tom Bowden, who withholds evidence to get violent psychopath Max Cady sent to prison. When Cady gets out, he sets his sights on Tom and his wife, fellow attorney Anna, and their teen daughter.

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At one point in time, Steven Spielberg was set to direct the thriller Cape Fear, while Martin Scorsese was attached to direct the historical drama Schindler’s List. Then Scorsese decided to step away from Schindler’s List, a choice that coincided with Spielberg deciding that Cape Fear was too violent for him. So the directors traded movies – resulting in Scorsese directing Robert De Niro and Juliette Lewis to Oscar nominations for Cape Fear and Spielberg turning Schindler’s List into a Best Picture winner. Now, Spielberg and Scorsese are teaming up to executive produce a TV series adaptation of Cape Fear, with Nick Antosca on board as executive producer and showrunner – and Deadline reports that Amy Adams (Man of Steel) has signed on to star in and executive produce the series!

Adams joins the previously announced cast member Javier Bardem, who is set to play the villainous Max Cady...

Amy Adams is set for a lead role in the “Cape Fear” TV series currently in the works at Apple TV+, Variety has learned.

Adams joins Javier Bardem in the show, which was picked up to series at Apple in November with a 10 episode order. The series is based on both the John D. MacDonald novel “The Executioners,” which inspired Gregory Peck’s 1962 Universal Pictures feature “Cape Fear,” as well as the acclaimed 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro and Nick Nolte.

The official logline for the series states, “A storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Adams) and Tom Bowden when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.”

Adams is one of the most celebrated actresses of her time, having received six Academy Award nominations to date. She has been nominated for the films “Vice,” “American Hustle,” “The Master,...

Multi-Emmy and Academy Award nominee Amy Adams will star in and executive produces the Apple TV+ series Cape Fear, from Nick Antosca, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. Adams will star opposite Javier Bardem who also exec produces.

Cape Fear is based on John D. MacDonald’s novel The Executioners — which inspired the 1962 feature of the same name directed by J. Lee Thompson from storyboards devised by original director Alfred Hitchcock — and the 1991 remake directed by Scorsese.

The 10-episode series greenlit in November, is described as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century. In Cape Fear, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Amanda (Adams) and Steve Bowden when Max Cady (played by Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.

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Amy Adams is set to star in and executive produce Apple TV+’s upcoming “Cape Fear” series, which hails from Hollywood legends Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.

Adams will star in the Hitchcockian thriller alongside Javier Bardem, who will also serve as an executive producer. The “Cape Fear” remake hails from Nick Antosca, who will write and showrun.

In the series, Adams will star as Anna, an attorney who is married to another attorney named Tom, who face a storm when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison, per the official logline. The casting for Tom has yet to be announced.

The 10-episode series is billed as an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century, according to Apple TV+.

Adams recently starred in “Nightbitch,” which scored her a Golden Globe nomination for best performance by a female actor in...

Apple has lined up a second A-list name for its Cape Fear series.

Amy Adams will star opposite Javier Bardem in the thriller, which counts Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese — who teamed for a 1991 remake of the original 1962 film — among its executive producers. Adams will also be an EP.

As with the two films (and the John D. MacDonald novel The Executioners that served as their source material), the Cape Fear series will follow the events when a killer, Max Cady (Bardem), is released from prison and begins to harass the couple he deems responsible for his sentence, married attorneys Anna and Tom Bowden. Adams will play Anna.

The 10-episode series will also add a present-day element that examines America’s obsession with true crime.

Cape Fear comes from writer and showrunner Nick Antosca (The Act, A Friend of the Family). Universal Studio Group’s UCP, where Antosca has an overall deal,...

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We first heard that Cape Fear was being adapted for the small screen last year, and the trades have now announced that Apple TV+ has ordered a 10-episode series with Nick Antosca on board as writer, executive producer, and showrunner.

The project also has two filmmaking legends involved, with Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese set to executive produce.

One of the lead roles has been cast, with Javier Bardem set to play Max Cady.

Bardem has some experience playing remorseless killers after his Academy Award-winning turn as Anton Chigurh in No Country For Old Men. Cady is undoubtedly an even more twisted and vile character, however, so it will be interesting to see what Bardem brings to the role following Robert De Niro's iconic performance.

The show will be based on the John D. MacDonald novel The Executioners, which inspired both the...

Apple TV+ has announced it will expand its award-winning original series slate with a series order for Cape Fear, a new series that will be written and showrun by Nick Antosca and executive produced by Academy Award winners Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, with Academy Award winner Javier Bardem starring and executive producing.

In Cape Fear, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Amanda and Steve Bowden when Max Cady (played by Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison. The 10-episode series is a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.

Hailing from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Amblin Television, Cape Fear is based on both the novel The Executioners, which inspired Gregory Peck’s Universal Pictures feature (1962) of the same name, as well as the acclaimed 1991 remake directed by Scorsese.

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Javier Bardem, the Academy Award-winning star of No Country For Old Men (and recent meme-lord thanks to Dune: Part Two), has signed on to play another psychopath, this time in the Apple TV+ reboot of Cape Fear. Martin Scorsese directed the previous adaptation, in which Robert De Niro gave audiences goosebumps with his riveting portrayal of a psychopathic criminal.

The new adaptation is a 10-episode series set to debut on Apple TV+. So far, only Bardem is confirmed as a cast member and executive producer. Variety reports that Nick Antosca will be the showrunner and writer. Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg will executive produce the project alongside Antosca, Alex Hedlund, Darryl Frank, and Justin Falvey.

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Back in 2023, Apple TV+ officially ordered a series adaptation of ‘Cape Fear.’ The show is set to adapt Universal’s 1991 remake of a 1962 film under the same name, which was in turn based on the 1957 novel ‘The Executioner’ written by John D. MacDonald.

The film is about a convicted rapist who uses his knowledge of the law and its loopholes to seek revenge on a former public defender. He blames the lawyer for his 14-year prison sentence, claiming the lawyer purposely sabotaged his defense during the trial.

The series is being developed by UCP and Amblin. It will be the first TV project that Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg worked on together. They are executive producers along with showrunner Nick Antosca, who has worked on shows like ‘Channel Zero’ and ‘The Act.’ Other executive producers include Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey from Amblin, and Alex Hedlund from Eat the Cat.

At one point in time, Steven Spielberg was set to direct the thriller Cape Fear, while Martin Scorsese was attached to direct the historical drama Schindler’s List. Then Scorsese decided to step away from Schindler’s List, a choice that coincided with Spielberg deciding that Cape Fear was too violent for him. So the directors traded movies – resulting in Scorsese directing Robert De Niro and Juliette Lewis to Oscar nominations for Cape Fear and Spielberg turning Schindler’s List into a Best Picture winner. Now, Spielberg and Scorsese are teaming up to executive produce a TV series adaptation of Cape Fear, with Nick Antosca on board as executive producer and showrunner – and Deadline reports that Javier Bardem has signed on to play the villainous Max Cady in this new take on the story!

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Javier Bardem has played his share of iconic movie villains, but he’s about to take on another great one: Max Cady in “Cape Fear.”

Apple TV+ has acquired the rights to a series adaptation of “Cape Fear” from writer and showrunner Nick Antosca and has given it a 10-episode series order. News of the project was first reported in November of last year, almost a year ago to the date, but Bardem is newly coming aboard to star now that it’s landed at Apple.

Martin Scorsese, who directed the 1991 version of “Cape Fear,” and Steven Spielberg, who produced that film, are both executive producing the new series. Bardem is also executive producing in addition to starring.

In “Cape Fear,” a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Amanda and Steve Bowden when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison. This new interpretation is described as a tense,...

Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg are set to executive produce a new Javier Bardem-led thriller series for Apple TV+ based on “Cape Fear,” a film with ties to both Scorsese and Spielberg.

Apple TV+ has granted a series order for “Cape Fear,” which will be written and showrun by Nick Antosca. Antosca will executive produce alongside Scorsese, Spielberg and Bardem.

The series is based on John D. MacDonald’s 1957 novel “The Executioners,” which inspired Gregory Peck’s 1962 film adaptation, “Cape Fear.” In the late 1980s, Steven Spielberg was attached to direct a new adaptation, but he passed the film over to friend Scorsese so he could make “Schindler’s List” instead. Scorsese cast Robert De Niro in the role that will be filled by Bardem, and the resulting 1991 film “Cape Fear” was a commercial success and scored Oscar nods for De Niro and Juliette Lewis.

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Apple TV+ has given a series order to a series adaptation of “Cape Fear,” with Javier Bardem set for one of the lead roles.

Per the official logline, “A storm is coming for happily married attorneys Amanda and Steve Bowden when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.”

The series was first reported to be in development in 2023, though no platform nor cast was attached at that time. Apple has ordered 10 episodes. As was reported in 2023, Nick Antosca will serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese will also executive produce.

The series is based on both the John D. MacDonald novel “The Executioners,” which inspired Gregory Peck’s 1962Universal Pictures feature “Cape Fear,” as well as the acclaimed 1991 remake directed by Scorsese and produced by Spielberg, with Robert De Niro and Nick Nolte in the lead roles.

Antosca is...