Apple TV+ has greenlighted 'Cape Fear', a TV series starring and exec produced by Javier Bardem and EP-ed by Martin Scorsese & Steven Spielberg.

For those who may be completely unfamiliar, Cape Fear centers on a happily married pair of attorneys named Amanda and Steve Bowden who become targets for Max Cady, a notorious killer whose past connects with the couple's. This version, however, is said to be an "examination of America's obsession with true crime in the 21st century."

While Javier Bardem was able to flex his considerable comedic chops as Fremen leader Stilgar in Dune: Part Two, his latest role is a return to bad guy basics. Bardem is set to play vile rapist/murderer Max Cady in Cape Fear, the upcoming Apple TV+ series from The Act showrunner Nick Antosca.

Nick Antosca, who created the true crime dramas 'A Friend of the Family' and 'The Act,' is writing and will showrun the series that is based on the iconic 1962 and 1991 movies.

Apple TV+ has given a series order to a series adaptation of “Cape Fear,” with Javier Bardem set for one of the lead roles. Per the official logline, “A storm is coming for happily married attorneys Amanda and Steve Bowden when Max Cady (Bardem),

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Apple TV+ has greenlit Cape Fear, a new series from creator Nick Antosca and Academy Award winners Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, with Javier Bardem attached to star.

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