"Cape Fear" Series Unveils First Look

The teaser trailer for Apple TV+’s remake of "Cape Fear" series, starring Javier Bardem, Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson, has been released.

The project counts among its executive producers Martin Scorsese (who directed the hit 1991 Cape Fear film) and Steven Spielberg (who produced the same project).

The official description: “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.”

The 10-episode drama series is based on John D. MacDonald’s 1957 novel “The Executioners” as well as Martin Scorsese’s 1991 film “Cape Fear,” which was a remake of Gregory Peck’s 1962 adaptation of the novel.

Scorsese is an executive producer on the new series, as well as Steven Spielberg, who executive produced Scorsese’s adaptation.

The new version is from showrunner Nick Antosca (Antlers, Channel Zero), who produces alongside Alex Hedlund, as well as Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey for Amblin Television. Morten Tyldum directed the pilot and serves as an executive producer.

In the upcoming version of the story, which examines “America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century” according to an official description, “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.”

Rounding out the cast are CCH Pounder, Joe Anders, Lily Collias, Jamie Hector, Malia Pyles, Anna Baryshnikov, Ron Perlman, Ted Levine, and Margarita Levieva.

Along with Scorsese and Spielberg, executive producers include Antosca and Alex Hedlund via Eat the Cat; Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey for Spielberg’s Amblin Television banner; Bardem; Adams; and Morten Tyldum, who also served as director on the pilot.

The series was developed and produced through Universal Studio Group’s Universal Content Productions, where Antosca has been under an overall deal since 2017.

"Cape Fear" consists of 10 episodes, with the first two premiering on Friday, June 5. Check out the trailer below.