Cape Fear Remake Comes to Apple TV With Provocative Two-Episode Debut
Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg executive produced the 10-episode remake, which critics say is driven by Javier Bardem but stretched too long.
- On Friday, June 5, Apple TV premieres 'Cape Fear,' a psychological thriller starring Javier Bardem and Amy Adams, executive produced by Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.
- Set in Savannah, Georgia, the story follows attorney Anna Bowden and her husband, Tom, who face terror when Max Cady, exonerated after 17 years behind bars, enters their lives.
- Reviewers note 'Javier Bardem plays Cady to deranged perfection,' though critics find the 10-hour runtime and inert pacing between gory cliffhangers problematic.
- This 10-episode production joins a wave of star-studded streaming remakes like 'Fatal Attraction' on Paramount+, as streaming metrics prioritize minutes watched over narrative concision.
- The series premieres with two episodes on Friday, June 5, then releases weekly through July 31, as critics suggest 'stylistic oddities that don't make sense yet' may resolve by the conclusion.
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Apple TV's 'Cape Fear' is a 10-episode boondoggle
Based on the 1957 novel "The Executioners," the series stars Javier Bardem as an ex-con hovering around the lawyers (Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson) who put him in jail. "There’s simply no sane way to take such a simple, straightforward premise — psycho stalks family — and drag it out for 10 hours," writes critic Sean Burns.
'Cape Fear' Is A Surprisingly Different (And Great) Remake
Apple TVCape Fear is one of the most affecting revenge stories ever. Based on the book The Executioners by John McDonald, the story of an ex-con getting back at the lawyer who put him in prison was adapted into not one but two different classic movies, one in 1962 starring Robert Mitchum as the devious Max Cady and another in 1991 directed by Martin Scorsese starring Robert DeNiro as Cady. Thirty-five years later, Apple TV is revamping the story…
‘Cape Fear’ Review: Javier Bardem Gets His Hooks Into a Pulpy Spin on the Southern Gothic Thriller
It’s hard to replace Robert Mitchum. The Golden Age icon of beguiling villainy was the first actor to embody Max Cady onscreen, and Mitchum made such a mesmeric impression, it’s stuck to the character like sap from a poisoned peach. As “Cape Fear’s” (wrongly) released convict with an axe to grind, Mitchum carried Cady with a patient swagger; he savored every second spent antagonizing Sam Bowden (Gregory Peck), the principled attorney who put him…
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