Patrick Wilson to star in Apple TV+'s Cape Fear

Apple TV+ has found its third lead actor for the streamer's upcoming Cape Fear series.Patrick Wilson, known for his work on the Conjuring franchise and FX series Fargo, joins Javier Bardem and Amy Adams in the series, an adaptation of the two previous Cape Fear films from 1991 and 1962 (which were themselves based on The Executioners, a 1957 novel by John D. MacDonald).



Wilson (pictured) plays Tom Bowden, a defense attorney married to fellow attorney Anna (Adams).

Like the films, the Cape Fear series will follow what happens after murderer Max Cady (Bardem) is released from prison and sets out to track down the Bowdens, whom he blames for his conviction. The series will add a 21st-century element by also exploring America’s current obsession with true crime.

In addition to the Conjuring franchise, Wilson stars in the Insidious horror series and directed its latest installment, 2023’s Insidious: The Red Door. His credits also include DC’s Aquaman films, the 2009 Watchmen film Little Children and HBO’s Angels in America , for which he received an Emmy nomination.