Guillermo del Toro Hails Apple TV+’s Widow’s Bay as One of the Best Streaming Series

Overview

• The filmmaker tweeted high praise for Widow’s Bay, calling it “may very well be the best streaming series in a long time,” a post that was reported over the weekend and amplified coverage for the show.
• Widow’s Bay is a 10‑episode Apple TV+ horror‑comedy created and showrun by Katie Dippold that premiered April 29, 2026 and stars Matthew Rhys as a skeptical mayor on a cursed New England island.
• Critics have widely praised the series for its blend of deadpan small‑town humor and folk‑horror, and it has earned strong scores on aggregator sites that have helped build word‑of‑mouth.
• The season recently pivoted with a linked black‑and‑white midseason double‑episode that expands the show’s 400‑year mythology and has become a key talking point for reviewers.
• Apple TV+ is releasing new episodes weekly through June 17, and industry observers say del Toro’s endorsement could widen the show’s audience and streaming momentum as the season progresses.