Apple TV+ Widow's Bay
Created by Katie Dippold · 2026–present ·
Widow's Bay (2026–present) earns a 87% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Katie Dippold; streaming on Apple TV+.
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, IMDb, fan). See how we calculate scores.
Averaged from 5 sources
Is Widow's Bay worth watching?
Yes — Widow's Bay earns a 87% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Katie Dippold and streaming on Apple TV+.
Critics Consensus
A 98% Tomatometer horror-comedy that critics call outlandish and precise — Rhys's dry mayoral panic and Dippold's genre tightrope make Widow's Bay the 2026 Apple premiere IMDb and Empire midyear lists keep ranking first.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
What is Widow's Bay about?
Mayor Tom Loftis wants his fog-bound New England island to become a tourist hotspot — even as locals insist the place is cursed. Created by Katie Dippold and starring Matthew Rhys, Apple TV+'s horror-comedy watches civic boosterism collide with supernatural warnings, weekly disappearances, and a town that would rather sell postcards than admit the fog is hungry.
Critic Reviews
Widow's Bay Review: Matthew Rhys's Mayor vs a Cursed Island
★★★★★
Katie Dippold's Apple horror-comedy gives Matthew Rhys a tourism pitch from hell — 98% critics, weekly scares, and the funniest civic denial of 2026.
Editor's pick — the 2026 streaming premiere to start with if you want laughs and fog in the same hour.
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