Season 1 – Widow's Bay

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36 Reviews

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A New England mayor trying to boost tourism on his island must navigate strange events suggesting it might be cursed.

Critics Consensus

Katie Dippold successfully continues to invest in eccentricity with this outlandish horror-comedy that stokes the genre's well-worn tropes to winning effect, bringing scares, laughs, and a game cast.

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Lucy Mangan

Guardian

5/5

Widow’s Bay is rich and wonderful. Grownup, funny, scary, true -- Mare of Easttown meets Schitt’s Creek, but with something else that makes it singular. Come on in. The water’s infested with sea hags, but lovely.

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Rebecca Nicholson

Financial Times

5/5

If American Horror Story had not drifted off into a drawn-out conceptual bloat, then it might look a little something like this. Widow’s Bay is a blast. Just don’t turn out the lights.

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Robert Lloyd

Los Angeles Times

Many of its characters are exaggerated in a way that can pass for comical, until the horror just elbows them out of the way in its very effective, storm-tossed final acts.

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Jared Mobarak

Hey, Have You Seen ...?

8/10

There’s always more to the story. Whereas the mystery holds our interest via narrative, it’s the characters and performances that stand out as our reason to keep coming back.

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Lupe Rodriguez Haas

CineMovie.tv

B+

Apple’s original comedy-horror series Widow’s Bay feels like a cross between a Stephen King story and John Carpenter's The Fog, but with a comedic touch.

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Daniel Kurland

Bloody Disgusting

13h

4/5

Widow’s Bay is full of eccentricities and tantalizing secrets, but there’s a rock-solid foundation underneath it all. It’s a community with good bones, in more ways than one. It’s one of 2026’s best horror surprises.

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Samantha P

@MachoSam 4h

Brilliant show with a delicious mix of comedy and horror. It really takes you away to this eerie, fun world that strangely feels like a perfect escape. The characters are so genuinely flawed and hilarious. The writing, the music and sound design, the cinematography, the editing…I can’t say enough about this series…and I’ve only seen the first two episodes. Can’t wait for the rest of the episodes to drop - the suspense is killing me!

Apurva D

@RT06515661 10h

if jordan peele saw ozark and wanted a piece, im hooked

Johnnie W.

@RT05335746 15h

This show is very Stephen King, but 2026. It comes from a young, brilliant mind touching on today’s humor and fears. Stephen King is a Legend, but every once in a while we get to see living legends hand down the torch and there is no younger(ish) talent more deserving than Katie Dippold.

Yasser A

@RT20440227 17h

مسلسل جميل وممتع لا احب الرعب بشكل عام لكن مشوق ورهيب

Chris B.

@KidCrooks 18h

This is a type of show I haven’t seen in a long time. Can’t wait to see the rest of it !!

B P

@Bradster69 18h

‘Widow’s Bay’ Is a Horror Comedy That’s Actually Really, Really Scary

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Kate O'Flynn

Patricia

Stephen Root

Wyck

Kingston Rumi Southwick

Evan

Kevin Carroll

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Episode 1

Aired Apr 29, 2026

Welcome to Widow's Bay!

We hope you enjoyed the three-hour ferry to New England's best-kept secret; ignore the warnings about the fog.

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Episode 2

Aired Apr 29, 2026

Lodging

Cherish the historical charm of our local inn, which Mayor Loftis will prove is safe by spending a night there alone.

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Episode 3

Aired Apr 29, 2026

The Inaugural Swim

It's time for the annual beach opening; lay out a towel as the mayor tests the waters; unrelated: do not pick up hitchhikers.

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Episode 4

Airs May 6

A New England mayor trying to boost tourism on his island must navigate strange events suggesting it might be cursed.

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Episode 5

Airs May 13

A New England mayor trying to boost tourism on his island must navigate strange events suggesting it might be cursed.

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Episode 6

Airs May 20

A New England mayor trying to boost tourism on his island must navigate strange events suggesting it might be cursed.

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Episode 7

Airs May 27

A New England mayor trying to boost tourism on his island must navigate strange events suggesting it might be cursed.

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Episode 8

Airs Jun 3

A New England mayor trying to boost tourism on his island must navigate strange events suggesting it might be cursed.

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Episode 9

Airs Jun 10

A New England mayor trying to boost tourism on his island must navigate strange events suggesting it might be cursed.

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Episode 10

Airs Jun 17

A New England mayor trying to boost tourism on his island must navigate strange events suggesting it might be cursed.

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