Patrick Wilson (Watchmen, The Conjuring franchise, Aquaman) has joined Amy Adams and Javier Bardem in the upcoming Apple TV+ series adaptations of Cape Fear, from writer and producer Nick Antosca (The Act, Candy, A Friend of the Family), and producers 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 (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.
The series is currently in development, and is expected to be released later this year.
via: Deadline