Amy Adams (Nightbitch, American Hustle) will star in and executive produce the Apple TV+ series Cape Fear, based on John D. MacDonald's novel The Executioners, Deadline reported. The book was previously adapted into a 1962 film directed by J. Lee Thompson from storyboards devised by original director Alfred Hitchcock and was the basis for the 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese.
The 10-episode series comes from Nick Antosca, Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg. Javier Bardem will co-star and exec produce. It is produced by Universal Content Productions, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Amblin Television. Alex Hedlund executive produces alongside Antosca for Eat the Cat; and Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey are executive producers alongside Spielberg for Amblin Television.