Overview
- Widow’s Bay holds a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score from 58 critic reviews, tying for Apple TV+’s best-reviewed show of the year, according to 9to5Mac.
- Three episodes are now streaming on Apple TV+, with new installments arriving weekly through June 17.
- Matthew Rhys plays a mayor bent on turning a remote New England island into a tourist spot as locals warn the land is cursed.
- Katie Dippold serves as showrunner, and Hiro Murai directs the first five episodes in a 10-episode, TV-MA season.
- Reviews highlight the sharp blend of scares and dry humor and praise leads like Rhys and Stephen Root, while noting the supporting cast can feel thinly drawn.