Matthew Rhys has signed on for a leading role in the upcoming Apple TV+ series “Widow’s Bay,” Variety has learned. The show was picked up for 10 episodes at Apple back in September 2024. The official logline states the show is about “a mysteriously cursed New England island and its superstitious citizens,

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, but I think that sometimes when it comes to TV shows a huge break between seasons can have the opposite effect. While you tell yourself that you definitely really enjoyed the show, waiting years for new episodes can wear down your optimism and interest in what's coming.

Emmy winner Matthew Rhys has signed on to play the lead and executive produce Widow's Bay, Apple TV+’s 10-episode series from creator Katie Dippold, with Hiro Murai set to direct the pilot. Widow's Bay is about a mysteriously cursed New England island and its superstitious citizens,