Widow's Bay
Widow's Bay is an upcoming Apple TV 10-episode series from creator Katie Dippold, with Hiro Murai as main director and starring Matthew Rhys. It is set to debut on April 29, 2026.
Premise
A skeptical mayor of a New England town refuses to bow to the superstitions of the residents who claim that the place is cursed.Cast
- Matthew Rhys as Mayor Tom Loftis
- Kate O'Flynn as Patricia
- Stephen Root as Wyck
- Kingston Rumi Southwick as Evan
- Kevin Carroll as Bechir
- Dale Dickey as Rosemary
Production
The ten-part series is created by Katie Dippold, who is an executive producer and showrunner. The series was ordered by Apple TV+ in September 2024. Hiro Murai is a director and an executive producer, alongside Claudia Shin and Carver Karaszewski. It is from Apple Studios. In February 2025, Matthew Rhys joined the project as an executive producer and leads the cast as Mayor Tom Loftis. Hiro Murai directed five episodes of the series. Ti West, Sam Donovan and Andrew DeYoung served as directors of remaining episodes, alongside Murai.Alongside Rhys, the cast includes Kate O'Flynn, Stephen Root, Kingston Rumi Southwick, Kevin Carroll and Dale Dickey.
Filming took place in New England in 2025 with filming locations including Worcester, Massachusetts in May, and then in Essex and Gloucester in Massachusetts, and Rockport, Massachusetts in June 2025.