Tuesday evening at the Directors Guild of America, Apple TV reunited award-winning filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg for a special advance screening and Q&A for the highly anticipated finale of “Cape Fear,” the chilling Apple Original limited series. “Cape Fear” stars and is executive produced by six-time Academy Award nominee, Emmy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Amy Adams, and Academy Award winner, Golden Globe winner and Emmy Award nominee Javier Bardem.
Attendees at the event, which was followed by a reception at The Oak Room at The Plaza Hotel, included creator, showrunner and executive producer Nick Antosca, executive producers and stars Adams and Bardem, series stars Jamie Hector, Lily Collias, Malia Pyles and Margarita Levieva, directors Amanda Marsalis and Jonathan van Tulleken, casting directors Ellen Lewis, CSA, and Anne Davison, and executive producers Scorsese, Spielberg, Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank.
The 10-episode limited series made its global debut on Apple TV on Friday, June 5, 2026, with the first two episodes, and will culminate with its thrilling finale episode on Friday, July 31, 2026.
Inspired by the 1991 remake directed by Scorsese and produced by Spielberg, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Adams) and Tom Bowden (Patrick Wilson) when Max Cady (Bardem), the notorious killer they are responsible for putting behind bars, is let out of prison — and he wants vengeance. Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee Wilson, Joe Anders, Lily Collias, and Malia Pyles round out the ensemble cast, and the supporting cast includes CCH Pounder, Jamie Hector, and Anna Baryshnikov.
Hailing from UCP (a division of Universal Studio Group) and Amblin Television, “Cape Fear” is based on both the novel “The Executioners,” which inspired Gregory Peck’s Universal Pictures feature, “Cape Fear” (1962), as well as the acclaimed 1991 remake directed by Scorsese. The series is executive produced by Spielberg, who produced the 1991 film, alongside Scorsese. Creator Antosca showruns and produces alongside Alex Hedlund for Eat the Cat, and Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey produce alongside Spielberg for Amblin Television. Academy Award nominee Morten Tyldum directs the pilot and serves as executive producer. The series is developed and produced through Antosca’s overall deal at UCP, where he’s been based since 2017.
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