David Farnor | On 18, Nov 2024

Javier Bardem will star in Cape Fear, a new series from Apple TV+.

The 10-episode series is a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century. It follows happily married attorneys Amanda and Steve Bowden who brace for an oncoming storm when Max Cady, a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.

Bardem will star as Cady and will also exec-produce the series. The project marks a reunion for Bardem and the tech giant, with the actor soon to be seen in Apple Original film F1, which premieres in June 2025.

The series is written and showrun by Nick Antosca (The Act, Candy, A Friend of the Family) and executive produced by Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. 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.

Creator Antosca will executive produce alongside Alex Hedlund for Eat the Cat, and Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey will executive produce alongside Spielberg for Amblin Television. The series is developed and produced through Antosca’s overall deal at UCP, where he’s been based since 2017.

The show also marks a reunion between Apple TV+ and Amblin Television following Masters of the Air, and between Apple TV+ and Scorsese, following Killers of the Flower Moon.

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