Apple Announces 'Cape Fear' Series Starring Javier Bardem, From Nick Antosca, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg

Apple has announced 'Cape Fear,' a new original series starring Javier Bardem, from writer and showrunner Nick Antosca, and executive producers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.

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.


The series will be executive produced by Spielberg (who produced the 1991 film) alongside 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.

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