A new adaptation of Cape Fear is coming our way courtesy of Apple TV, and the first look at the TV series has been released, giving us fresh looks at Javier Bardem as Max Cady, Patrick Wilson as Tom, and Amy Adams as Anna.
The first look images were released during Apple TV’s 2026 Press Day. A teaser trailer was also screened, but hasn’t been released online yet. Hopefully, we’ll get to see that soon.
Cape Fear First Look Images
What We Know About Cape Fear
The Cape Fear TV series will examine “America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century,” with the official description adding, “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 series will consist of ten episodes.
The rest of the cast includes CCH Pounder, Joe Anders, Lily Collias, Jamie Hector, Malia Pyles, Anna Baryshnikov, Ron Perlman, Ted Levine and Margarita Levieva.
Nick Antosca serves as creator and showrunner, and also executive produces alongside Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, Alex Hedlund, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, and Morten Tyldum, who also served as director on the pilot. The first two episodes will premiere on Apple TV on June 5.
This Will Be The Third Adaptation
The series is based on John D. MacDonald’s 1957 novel The Executioners and has already been adapted twice before. First in 1962, with a movie starring Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum, and again in 1991, with Martin Scorsese directing a remake starring Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange. Both are great films in my opinion, so the series will have a lot to live up to. Of course, there’s also the iconic Simpsons episode (Cape Feare), which spoofs the movie.
I’m always fascinated by projects that are revisited every few decades: what evolves, what endures, and how each version reflects the sensibilities of its time. During the panel, Antosca teased that the story has been “reimagined,” so there could be some fresh twists and turns in store.
