Cape Fear Teaser: Martin Scorsese's Thriller Gets An Intense Series Reboot With Javier Bardem, Amy Adams

Apple TV on Tuesday (March 31) unveiled the first look pics and teaser trailer for its upcoming limited series, Cape Fear. The 10-episode project stars Amy Adams, Patrick Wilson and Javier Bardem, with Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg serving as the executive producers. Scorsese had earlier directed the hit 1991 Cape Fear film, while Spielberg had backed it.

The official description of the show reads: “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.”

Watch the teaser here.

Cape Fear release date

It will premiere on June 5, 2026, with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday through July 31, 2026.

About Cape Fear

The series is adapted from John D. MacDonald’s 1957 novel The Executioners. Universal Pictures first adapted it for the 1962 film titled Cape Fear, starring Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum, with J. Lee Thompson as the director. In 1992, a new Cape Fear film was remade by Scorsese. It starred Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis and Nick Nolte. De Niro and Lewis received Oscar nominations for their roles.

UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Amblin Television have produced Apple TV's version of Cape Fear.

The thriller series is created by Nick Antosca, who has produced it alongside Alex Hedlund, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey for Amblin Television. Morten Tyldum has directed the pilot episode and also served as an executive producer.

Cape Fear cast

Apart from Adams, Wilson and Bardem, the show also stars Joe Anders, Lily Collias, Malia Pyles and CCH Pounder.