Apple TV's 'Widow's Bay' Nears 1st-Season Finale as Review Hails Best New Horror-Comedy
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 10
Apple TV's 'Widow's Bay' Nears 1st-Season Finale as Review Hails Best New Horror-Comedy
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 10
Summary
Apple TV’s “Widow’s Bay” is approaching the end of its first season with a rave review that calls it the year’s best new show and standout horror-comedy.
The praise centers on its balance of scares and laughs, with the New England island setting mixing unnatural fog, serial killings, revenants and a generations-old demonic curse.
Katie Dippold’s series is also credited with refreshing the familiar quirky-small-town TV formula by turning the community’s own violent history into its central monster.
Matthew Rhys leads as Mayor Tom Loftis, who tries to rebrand the struggling town as the next Martha’s Vineyard even as locals warn its deadly spirits are reawakening.