Apple TV’s 'Widow’s Bay' Mixes Horror and Humor on a New England Island

14 articles · Updated · NPR · May 22

Matthew Rhys leads Apple TV’s new horror-comedy as a mayor trying to turn a New England island into a tourist draw.
The series’ central tension comes from that economic push colliding with a darker threat: the island itself may be a source of evil.
‘Widow’s Bay’ is framed as a genre blend, using comedy and horror together rather than treating the supernatural premise as straight terror.

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