Apple TV has set a release date for its upcoming drama series Cape Fear. The 10-episode psychological thriller will arrive on the streamer on June 5, 2026 with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday through July 31.
A few photos of lead cast members Amy Adams, Patrick Wilson and Javier Bardem were also released on Tuesday, although they do not provide much context for the situation their characters might find themselves in. See those above (Adams) and below (Bardem and Wilson).
Cape Fear is based on the novel The Executionerswhich inspired Gregory Peck’s 1962 film and the 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment. Apple says the series is directly inspired by the remake, in particular.
Created, written and showrun by Nick Antosca, Cape Fear is billed as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.
Javier Bardem in ‘Cape Fear’
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Patrick Wilson in ‘Cape Fear’
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In it, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Adams) and Tom Bowden (Wilson) when Max Cady (Bardem), the notorious killer they are responsible for putting behind bars, is let out of prison — and he wants vengeance.
In addition to Bardem, Wilson and Adams, the cast includes CCH Pounder, Anna Baryshnikov, Jamie Hector, Lily Collias, Joe Anders and Malia Pyles.
Cape Fear comes from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Amblin Television. EPs include Scorsese, Antosca and Alex Hedlund for Eat The Cat; Spielberg, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey for Amblin Television; Bardem; Adams; and Morten Tyldum, who directs the pilot. The series is developed and produced through Antosca’s overall deal at UCP, where he’s been based since 2017.
