Widow’s Bay – teaser trailer for the new Apple Original Series

Take a trip to “Widow’s Bay” in first teaser for the new Apple Original series starring and executive produced by Emmy Award-winner Matthew Rhys.

Premiering globally on Wednesday, April 29, “Widow’s Bay” is created and executive produced by Katie Dippold and directed and executive produced by Hiro Murai.

Creator: Katie Dippold
Starring: Matthew Rhys, Kate O’Flynn, Stephen Root, Kingston Rumi Southwick, Kevin Carroll, Dale Dickey

Episodes: 10
Run Time: 1h

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Bookings for “Widow’s Bay,” the quaint island 40-miles off the New England coast… that’s totally safe and completely normal…are now open. Apple TV today unveiled a teaser trailer for the genre-bending new series led by Emmy Award-winner Matthew Rhys, who also serves as executive producer, and hailing from creator Katie Dippold and Emmy Award-winning director and executive producer Hiro Murai.

The new 10-episode series will make its global debut on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through June 17, 2026, on Apple TV, with a special two-episode release on Wednesday, May 27.

Blending genuine horror with character-driven comedy, “Widow’s Bay” features an ensemble cast led by Rhys, Kate O’Flynn, Stephen Root, Kingston Rumi Southwick, Kevin Carroll and Dale Dickey. The supporting cast includes K Callan and Emmy Award-winning Jeff Hiller.

In “Widow’s Bay,” something lurks beneath the surface. Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) is desperate to revive his struggling community. There’s no wifi, spotty cellular reception, and he must contend with superstitious locals who believe their island is cursed. 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 are starting to happen again.

Hailing from Apple Studios, “Widow’s Bay” is created, showrun, and executive produced by Dippold. Murai executive-produces through his banner, Chum Films, alongside Carver Karaszewski, Claudia Shin, and Rhys. Murai directs five episodes this season, alongside directors Ti West, Sam Donovan, and Andrew DeYoung.

Apple TV offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all your favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV became the first all-original streaming service to roll out worldwide, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognition faster than any other streaming service in its debut.

To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 773 wins and 3,366 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning and history-making comedies “The Studio” and “Ted Lasso,” global cultural phenomenon “Severance,” Apple’s most-viewed drama “Pluribus,” Academy Award Best Picture winner “CODA” and Academy Award winner “F1,” the highest-grossing sports feature of all time.

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Widow’s Bay – teaser trailer for the new Apple Original Series

Take a trip to “Widow’s Bay” in first teaser for the new Apple Original series starring and executive produced by Emmy Award-winner Matthew Rhys.

Premiering globally on Wednesday, April 29, “Widow’s Bay” is created and executive produced by Katie Dippold and directed and executive produced by Hiro Murai.

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