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Apple TV+ Debuts “Cape Fear” with Bardem, Scorsese, Spielberg

6/5/2026

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AppleTV+ Debuts Cape Fear

Apple TV+ premieres the limited series Cape Fear on Friday, June 5 2026.
Nick Antosca creates and showruns the 10-episode drama, with Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg as executive producers.
Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, and Patrick Wilson lead the cast as Max Cady, Anna Bowden, and Tom Bowden.
The series starts with two episodes on June 5 2026 and then releases one episode each Friday through July 31 2026, adapting John D. MacDonald’s 1957 novel The Executioners.

Summary

Cady Released

Fresh evidence after 17 years leads to Cady’s release for the murder of his wife and unborn child.
Flashbacks reveal Max Cady’s 17-year imprisonment and Anna Bowden’s childhood, deepening their motivations.
Anna Bowden now works for an Innocence Project-style nonprofit led by Noa Toussaint (CCH Pounder), which uses Cady’s fame for fundraising.
The Bowden children, Natalie and Zach, face rebellion and a social-media mishap that heightens family tension.

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AppleTV+ Debuts Cape Fear

Apple TV+ premieres the limited series Cape Fear on Friday, June 5 2026.
Nick Antosca creates and showruns the 10-episode drama, with Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg as executive producers.
Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, and Patrick Wilson lead the cast as Max Cady, Anna Bowden, and Tom Bowden.
The series starts with two episodes on June 5 2026 and then releases one episode each Friday through July 31 2026, adapting John D. MacDonald’s 1957 novel The Executioners.

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