Amy Adams and Javier Bardem to Lead Apple TV+ Thriller 'Cape Fear'
The 10-episode series, produced by Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, revisits the classic story with a modern take on America's true crime obsession.
- Amy Adams will star as Anna Bowden, a married attorney, alongside Javier Bardem as Max Cady, a killer from their past, in Apple TV+'s adaptation of 'Cape Fear.'
- The series is based on John D. MacDonald’s novel 'The Executioners,' which inspired the 1962 and 1991 films of the same name.
- The show will consist of 10 episodes and is described as a Hitchcockian thriller that examines America's fascination with true crime in the 21st century.
- Martin Scorsese, who directed the 1991 film, and Steven Spielberg are among the executive producers, with Nick Antosca serving as writer and showrunner.
- Produced by Universal Studio Group’s UCP and Amblin Television, the project continues Adams' streak of starring in and producing high-profile projects.