Fans of author John D. MacDonald should get excited because a new TV series called Cape Fear, based on his 1957 novel The Executioners, is coming soon! The novel inspired Gregory Peck’s 1962 Universal Pictures film Cape Fear, as well as the 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro and Nick Nolte.

Amy Adams will star and executive produce Cape Fear, an Apple TV+ series from Nick Antosca, Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Multi-Emmy and Academy Award nominee Amy Adams ( Nightbitch, American Hustle) will star in and executive produces the Apple TV+ series Cape Fear, from Nick Antosca, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. Adams will star opposite Javier Bardem who also exec produces.

Amy Adams and Javier Bardem will star in Cape Fear on Apple TV+, a 10-episode reimagining of John D. MacDonald’s The Executioners.

Apple’s upcoming TV adaptation of Cape Fear has landed another big name, as Oscar- and Emmy-nominated actress Amy Adams has been cast in one of the principal roles. According to The Hollywood Reporter,

Amy Adams is set for a lead role in the "Cape Fear" TV series currently in the works at Apple TV+, Variety has learned.

Earlier, we reported about Javier Bardem starring in a series adaptation of the thriller Cape Fear for Apple TV+, with Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg serving as producers. The latest development concerning the project from writer-showrunner Nick Antosca is that Amy Adams has joined Bardem in a lead role.

Amy Adams will portray Amanda Bowden, a dedicated attorney whose life takes a dark turn when Max Cady, played by Javier Bardem, re-enters her world seeking vengeance after his release from prison.