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Cape Fear(2026)

Also known as Cabo de miedo • Cape Fear (2026) • Cape Fear les Nerfs a Vif

Archived · Apple TV

10 eps
S01
DramaCrimeThriller
ON AIR: JUN 5Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Cape Fear builds its suspense through small, unnerving encounters before breaking the quiet with sudden danger. Max Cady’s pursuit unfolds across one escalating crime story, with his presence gradually intruding on the family’s settled city life. The menace is personal and persistent: a predator intent on payback, making ordinary interactions feel increasingly unsafe.

The couple’s efforts to protect their teenage children put pressure on their marriage, while friends and co-workers are pulled into the threat. Secrets and old wrongdoing surface as the family shifts from maintaining a normal life to trying to survive. That widening circle gives the revenge story an unsettling intimacy, with danger reaching beyond the people Cady initially targets.

Best for

predator stalking, family under threat and Drama

Story lane

Drama and Crime

Commitment

Season 1 · 10 episodes

Where

Apple TV

Official Premise

A happily married couple faces a growing threat when a notorious killer from their past, Max Cady, is released from prison and seeks revenge.

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Why this pick

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