Do you feel safe?
When convicted murderer Max Cady is released from prison, he begins infiltrating the family of the married attorneys who helped put him behind bars.
CrimeDramabased on novel or bookstalkerrevengedysfunctional familypsychological thrillerex-controubled teenrevenge thrillerattorneyabsurdclichéembarrassedApple TV
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Character
Spare, classical in form, contemporary and unpretentious.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- Amy AdamsAnna Bowden
- Javier BardemMaximiliano 'Max' Cady
- Patrick WilsonTom Bowden
- Joe AndersZack Bowden
- Lily ColliasNatalie Bowden
- Malia PylesNevaeh Valentine
- CCH PounderNoa Toussaint
Crew
- Nick AntoscaCreator
- John D. MacDonaldNovel
- Jeff RussoOriginal Music Composer
- Brette BillowProducer
- David KirchnerProducer
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Seasons
- Miniseries10 eps · 2026
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