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Javier Bardem Wants Revenge Against Amy Adams & Patrick Wilson in New ‘Cape Fear’ Images
We’re exactly one month away from the premiere of Apple TV’s “Cape Fear,” and Esquire has revealed a new batch of images from the psychological horror-thriller series.
“There’s something fable-like about the story,” creator/showrunner Nick Antosca (“Channel Zero,” “Brand New Cherry Flavor”) tells Esquire. “It’s so fundamentally terrifying to anybody who buys into the idea of the safe, healthy American family.”
From executive producers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, the 10-episode limited series is based on both John D. MacDonald‘s 1957 novel The Executioners, which was adapted into 1962’s Cape Fear, and Scorsese’s 1991 remake.
“Each version of the story reflects the mood and atmosphere of the time in which it was made,” says Antosca. “And this one does too. We didn’t set out to say, ‘Well, I’m going to capture the zeitgeist.’ I don’t think that’s a great way to tell a story, but in essence, by osmosis, the mood and the cultural atmosphere seeps into its bones.”
In the show, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Amy Adams, Arrival) and Tom Bowden (Patrick Wilson, The Conjuring) when Max Cady (Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men), the notorious killer they are responsible for putting behind bars, is let out of prison — and he wants vengeance.
“The story is evergreen because guilt and vengeance never goes out of style,” Spielberg tells Esquire.
CCH Pounder (“The Shield”), Joe Anders (1917), Lily Collias (Good One), Jamie Hector (“The Wire”), Malia Pyles (“Pretty Little Liars”), and Anna Baryshnikov (Love Lies Bleeding) round out the ensemble.
Ron Perlman (Hellboy), Ted Levine (The Silence of the Lambs), Margarita Levieva (“Daredevil: Born Again”), and Patrick Fischler (“Twin Peaks”) will recur.
“Cape Fear” debuts June 5 with a two-episode premiere on Apple TV. New episodes will follow every Friday through July 31.
Patrick Wilson & Javier Bardem in “Cape Fear.” Credit: Hopper Stone/Apple TV
Jamie Hector, Amy Adams, & CCH Pounder in “Cape Fear.” Credit: Hopper Stone/Apple TV
Joe Anders in “Cape Fear.” Credit: Hopper Stone/Apple TV
Javier Bardem in “Cape Fear” from Apple TV
Patrick Wilson & Amy Adams in “Cape Fear” from Apple TV
Lilly Collias in “Cape Fear” from Apple TV
Amy Adams in “Cape Fear” from Apple TV
Patrick Wilson in “Cape Fear” from Apple TV
Patrick Wilson, Amy Adams, Lilly Collias, & Joe Anders in “Cape Fear” from Apple TV
Javier Bardem & Amy Adams in “Cape Fear” from Apple TV
Netflix announced today that the fan-favorite series “Devil May Cry” has been renewed for a third and final season following the recent debut of season two.
Created by “Castlevania” showrunner Adi Shankar, the animated adaptation of the popular Capcom game introduces a world where sinister forces seek to open a portal between the human and demon realms.
Caught in the middle is orphaned demon-hunter-for-hire Dante, unaware that the fate of the balance falls to him.
Across its two seasons, the series has appeared on the Netflix Global Top 10 for four weeks, with season one accumulating 21.7M views in 2025, and season two already off to a strong start, accumulating 6.4M views in just two weeks. All of which to say that the rapid renewal for the third and final season doesn’t come as a surprise.
“For those of you who have been paying attention to the episode names, I have been showing you the structure the entire time. This was always Dante’s Divine Comedy with guns and a red coat. Season 1 was Inferno. Season 2 was Purgatorio. Season 3 will be Paradiso. These three seasons make up ‘The Force Edge Saga.‘ Since its inception, ‘The Force Edge Saga‘ was designed as a movie trilogy disguised as a television series,” Shankar said of the announcement.
The voice cast for “Devil May Cry” Season 2 is led by Johnny Yong Bosch (“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”) as Dante, Robbie Daymond (“Critical Role”) as Vergil, and Scout Taylor-Compton (Rob Zombie’s Halloween) as Lady.
Daniel Kurland wrote in his second season review for BD, “Winning chemistry between Dante and Vergil, as well as a narrative that isn’t afraid to put other characters in the spotlight, helps this season overcome some of the past season’s hurdles. This is a tight, economical season that doesn’t overstay its welcome, but part of the charm and impact is weakened the second time around. “
Created by Hideki Kamiya, the first Devil May Cry game was released in 2001. There are now five main games in addition to several reboots, spin-offs, special editions, and mobile games.
Catch up on the first two seasons now streaming on Netflix.
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