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Juliette Lewis is in the Cape Fear TV show, 35 years after starring in the 1991 movie version<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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There\u2019s another secret throwback cameo, though, that fans likely missed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Showrunner Nick Antosca tells PEOPLE that the cameo happened because the person \u201cturns out to be my neighbor in L.A.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Juliette Lewis<\/a> has a surprise role in the new Cape Fear<\/a> series 35 years after starring in the film version. But there\u2019s another throwback cameo that even die-hard fans likely missed.<\/p>\nEarly in episode 2 of the Apple TV series, Javier Bardem<\/a>\u2019s Max Cady is shown in an emergency room having his injured hand examined. Amy Adams<\/a>\u2019 Anna Bowden \u2014 who has a complicated history with Max as his former lawyer \u2014 peeks through the curtain to spy on him, flinching as Max insists on snapping his own broken finger into place.<\/p>\nThe doctor shown in the quick scene, showrunner Nick Antosca reveals to PEOPLE, is Wesley Strick, the screenwriter behind 1991\u2019s Cape Fear movie.<\/p>\n
Antosca explains that the hidden Easter egg happened because Strick \u201cturns out to be my neighbor in L.A.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/div>\nWesley Strick with Javier Bardem in \u2018Cape Fear\u2019 (2026)
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Strick wrote<\/a> about his onscreen moment on Instagram in June, reflecting on how he\u2019d made space for Robert Mitchum, Martin Balsam and Gregory Peck \u2014 stars of the 1962 Cape Fear movie \u2014 to have cameos in the 1991 film.<\/p>\n\u201cNow, in Episode 2, it\u2019s my turn,\u201d he said. In another post, Strick gave the new show his stamp of approval, writing<\/a>, \u201cNick and his team have done a brilliant job of bringing the Max Cady legend to life for a new generation.\u201d<\/p>\nLewis, 53, earned an Oscar nomination for the 1991 film, and she pops up throughout the new Cape Fear series adaptation in more than a quick cameo capacity. Still, the creative team didn\u2019t want to overdue it with callbacks to the old movie, says Antosca.<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/div>\nJuliette Lewis in \u2018Cape Fear\u2019 (2026)
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\u201cWe didn\u2019t want to make it a distracting thing. You don\u2019t want to do just a cameo for one scene and it\u2019s like, \u2018Oh, there\u2019s so-and-so.\u2019 We wanted it to be meaningful and also not take too much attention away,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n
Adds Antosca, \u201cI was on set with Juliette on another show [The Act] years ago when we first started talking about Cape Fear. And I always knew that I wanted her to play a meaningful role in the series.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/div>\nNick Antosca on June 2, 2026
Credit: Maya Dehlin Spach\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/p>\n
Martin Scorsese<\/a>, director of the 1991 film, and Steven Spielberg, its producer, teamed up to support the new series, both serving as executive producers on it.<\/p>\n\u201cAt the table read, [Scorsese] came on at the very beginning and said to everybody, \u2018Much love. Go forth. Have an amazing time. Make something new and cool,\u2019 \u201d says Antosca. \u201cThroughout, both of them were reading scripts, sending us thoughts. They watched the cuts. They\u2019ve been extraordinary partners.\u201d<\/p>\n
Antosca says this iteration of Cape Fear, inspired by the 1957 novel The Executioners, is a \u201csurprising new version of the story that is so intense and scarier than past versions.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a timeless story. It\u2019s a timeless nightmare,\u201d he says. \u201cEvery version of Cape Fear reflects the time in which it was made and speaks to the fears of the society in which it was made. That was why I was excited to make a new version. In this version of Cape Fear, you\u2019re going to see a very contemporary nightmare and you\u2019re going to see a cast of incredible actors going head to head.\u201d<\/p>\n
New episodes of Cape Fear drop Fridays on Apple TV.<\/p>\n
Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Juliette Lewis is in the Cape Fear TV show, 35 years after starring in the 1991 movie version<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
There\u2019s another secret throwback cameo, though, that fans likely missed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Showrunner Nick Antosca tells PEOPLE that the cameo happened because the person \u201cturns out to be my neighbor in L.A.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Juliette Lewis<\/a> has a surprise role in the new Cape Fear<\/a> series 35 years after starring in the film version. But there\u2019s another throwback cameo that even die-hard fans likely missed.<\/p>\n Early in episode 2 of the Apple TV series, Javier Bardem<\/a>\u2019s Max Cady is shown in an emergency room having his injured hand examined. Amy Adams<\/a>\u2019 Anna Bowden \u2014 who has a complicated history with Max as his former lawyer \u2014 peeks through the curtain to spy on him, flinching as Max insists on snapping his own broken finger into place.<\/p>\n The doctor shown in the quick scene, showrunner Nick Antosca reveals to PEOPLE, is Wesley Strick, the screenwriter behind 1991\u2019s Cape Fear movie.<\/p>\n Antosca explains that the hidden Easter egg happened because Strick \u201cturns out to be my neighbor in L.A.\u201d<\/p>\n Wesley Strick with Javier Bardem in \u2018Cape Fear\u2019 (2026) Strick wrote<\/a> about his onscreen moment on Instagram in June, reflecting on how he\u2019d made space for Robert Mitchum, Martin Balsam and Gregory Peck \u2014 stars of the 1962 Cape Fear movie \u2014 to have cameos in the 1991 film.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, in Episode 2, it\u2019s my turn,\u201d he said. In another post, Strick gave the new show his stamp of approval, writing<\/a>, \u201cNick and his team have done a brilliant job of bringing the Max Cady legend to life for a new generation.\u201d<\/p>\n Lewis, 53, earned an Oscar nomination for the 1991 film, and she pops up throughout the new Cape Fear series adaptation in more than a quick cameo capacity. Still, the creative team didn\u2019t want to overdue it with callbacks to the old movie, says Antosca.<\/p>\n Juliette Lewis in \u2018Cape Fear\u2019 (2026) \u201cWe didn\u2019t want to make it a distracting thing. You don\u2019t want to do just a cameo for one scene and it\u2019s like, \u2018Oh, there\u2019s so-and-so.\u2019 We wanted it to be meaningful and also not take too much attention away,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n Adds Antosca, \u201cI was on set with Juliette on another show [The Act] years ago when we first started talking about Cape Fear. And I always knew that I wanted her to play a meaningful role in the series.\u201d<\/p>\n Nick Antosca on June 2, 2026 Martin Scorsese<\/a>, director of the 1991 film, and Steven Spielberg, its producer, teamed up to support the new series, both serving as executive producers on it.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the table read, [Scorsese] came on at the very beginning and said to everybody, \u2018Much love. Go forth. Have an amazing time. Make something new and cool,\u2019 \u201d says Antosca. \u201cThroughout, both of them were reading scripts, sending us thoughts. They watched the cuts. They\u2019ve been extraordinary partners.\u201d<\/p>\n Antosca says this iteration of Cape Fear, inspired by the 1957 novel The Executioners, is a \u201csurprising new version of the story that is so intense and scarier than past versions.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a timeless story. It\u2019s a timeless nightmare,\u201d he says. \u201cEvery version of Cape Fear reflects the time in which it was made and speaks to the fears of the society in which it was made. That was why I was excited to make a new version. In this version of Cape Fear, you\u2019re going to see a very contemporary nightmare and you\u2019re going to see a cast of incredible actors going head to head.\u201d<\/p>\n New episodes of Cape Fear drop Fridays on Apple TV.<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
Credit: Apple TV<\/i><\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
Credit: Apple TV<\/i><\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
Credit: Maya Dehlin Spach\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/p>\n