Cape Fear is one of those stories that springs eternal. It began as a novel, written by John D. MacDonald and published in 1957; Gregory Peck starred in the first adaptation in 1962. Then came Martin Scorsese’s 1991 remake, which featured Robert De Niro as a sadistic ex-con bent on getting revenge against the prosecutor who put him away. While that cat-and-mouse dynamic has always been at the center of this story, each incarnation of Cape Fear has subtly updated its themes (and horrors) for each era — and showrunner Nick Antosca intends to do the same.
Antosca has partnered with Apple TV, Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg to reboot Cape Fear on the small screen. The 10-episode series will premiere on the streamer in June 2026, but Apple unveiled a first look during the Apple TV press day this week. There, Antosca teased his plans for the new Cape Fear alongside its stars, Amy Adams and The Conjuring’s Patrick Wilson. The duo play a pair of happily-married lawyers whose idyllic life immediately unravels when Max Cady (Bardem), the notorious serial murderer they convicted years prior, is released from prison.
