If your watchlist is craving a show with equal parts of spooky, quirky and plain addictive, Widow’s Bay should be your next obsession. Apple TV+’s genre-bending newcomer blends eerie folklore with sharp humor and is set in “a quaint island town 40 miles off the coast of New England,” according to its premise, which also teases, “But something lurks beneath the surface.”
Matthew Rhys leads the stellar cast of the show. He plays the character Mayor Tom Loftis, who, according to the show’s description, “is desperate to revive his struggling community.”
“There’s no Wi-Fi, spotty cellular reception, and [Mayor Tom] must contend with superstitious locals who believe their island is cursed,” the series’ logline reads. “He wants these people to respect him. They don’t. They think he is soft and cowardly. And he is. But Loftis is determined to build a better future for his teenage son and turn the island into a tourist destination. Miraculously, he succeeds: tourists are finally coming. Unfortunately, the locals were right. After decades of calm, the old stories that seemed too ludicrous to be true, start happening again.”
News47.us breaks down what you need to know before you start watching Widow’s Bay.
As previously noted, Widow’s Bay is set on a remote island off the coast of New England. The show follows Mayor Tom Loftis (Rhys), a well-meaning leader determined to revive this struggling town, where the locals are convinced is cursed.
As tourists stroll in, long-dormant supernatural figures trickle in, throwing the town into chaos.
The series has enough wit and horror to give viewers some jump scares and well-deserved comical moments. Created by Katie Dippold and directed by Hiro Murai, the show leans into its premise with a combination of mystery, satire and heartfelt scenes.
