Apple TV+ has given a formal green light to Cape Fear, a TV series executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg & Javier Bardem
Apple TV+ has given a formal green light to Cape Fear, a TV series executive produced by two Oscar winners, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. They are joined by a third, Javier Bardem, who will star and executive produce.
Created by Nick Antosca (The Act), Cape Fear is based on both John D. MacDonald’s novel “The Executioners” — which inspired the 1962 feature of the same name directed by J. Lee Thompson from storyboards devised by original director Alfred Hitchcock — as well as the 1991 remake directed by Scorsese.
In the 10-episode series, described as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century, 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 project quietly landed at Apple TV+ earlier this year where it underwent development and attached Bardem before earning a series green light.
Bardem also has an existing relationship with Apple, he will be seen in Apple Original Films’ F1, set to premiere in theaters globally on June 25, 2025. Source: Deadline
In other Apple entertainment news, Apple announced that last week at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, Apple Original Films hosted the premiere of the compelling documentary, “Bread & Roses,” attended by producer and Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence and her producing partner Justine Ciarrocchi, executive producer, activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, and award-winning director Sahra Mani. The film will begin streaming globally on Apple TV+ on November 22, 2024.