(Photo: Amblin Entertainment)
Cape Fear is headed to the small screen. A new TV series, which is based on the 1962 and 1991 thriller feature films, is in development and there is a battle over where it will eventually land.
Peacock, Apple TV+, Hulu, Netflix, and HBO are all hoping to land the series from executive producers Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorcese and creator, executive producer and showrunner Nick Antosca
Deadline revealed the following about the possible series:
In what is described as an unconventional take on the IP that draws from John D. MacDonald’s novel and its feature adaptations, the Cape Fear series is a tense, contemporary thriller that examines America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century. In it, a storm is coming for a pair of married attorneys when an infamous killer from their past gets released after years in prison.
The bidding war over the thriller is in the early stages. Additional details will be announced at a later date.
What do you think? Have you seen either version of the Cape Fear movies? Will you watch the new series if it moves forward?
