Cape Fear, new thriller series created by Nick Antosca, lands on Apple TV+ on June 5, 2026. Fronted by Javier Bardem, Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson, this ten-episode drama revisits the Cape Fear universe through a tale of vengeance and criminal tension.
Cape Fear
Series | 2026
Available on Apple TV on June 5, 2026
Thriller, crime | 10 episodes
Created by Nick Antosca | Starring Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, Patrick Wilson, CCH Pounder
French title: Les Nerfs à vif
Nationality: United States
The series follows Anna and Tom Bowden, a power couple of lawyers whose world is turned upside down when Max Cady walks out of prison. A former inmate they helped convict, Cady returns with a single obsession: revenge. The story revives the central premise of Cape Fear, already brought to the screen in Les Nerfs à vif, and reimagines it for a serialized format.
Javier Bardem stars as Max Cady, the menacing figure directly linked to revenge and pursuit. Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson play Anna and Tom Bowden, right at the heart of a spiral where privacy, justice, and fear collide. CCH Pounder rounds out the main cast highlighted for this new adaptation.
The project is being developed by Nick Antosca, renowned for crafting dark, claustrophobic tales. The direction brings together Morten Tyldum, S.J. Clarkson, Amanda Marsalis, and Reed Morano. In its ten-episode arc, Cape Fear is tailored for audiences drawn to psychological thrillers, crime dramas, and contemporary reimaginings of suspense classics.
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