Guillermo Del Toro heaps praise on ‘the best streaming series in a long time’

Guillermo Del Toro has joined the chorus of critics heaping praise on the new Apple TV+ horror comedy series Widow’s Bay . The Oscar-winning The Shape of Water director gave a glowing review to the 10-episode show, which stars Matthew Rhys as a small-town New England mayor desperate to boost tourism on his struggling island that locals are convinced is cursed.

Guillermo Del Toro heaps praise on ‘the best streaming series in a long time’. Guillermo Del Toro has joined the chorus of critics heaping praise on the new Apple TV+ horror comedy series Widow’s Bay . The Oscar-winning The Shape of Water director gave a glowing review to the 10-episode show, which stars Matthew Rhys as a small-town New England mayor desperate to boost tourism on his struggling island that locals are convinced is cursed. Dale Dickey, Kevin Carroll, Stephen Root, Kate O’Flynn and Kingston Rumi Southwick also feature. Writing on X, Del Toro said : “If I may- in my estimation- #WidowsBay may very well be the best streaming series in a long time... and hands down one of the most mesmerizing acts of narrative prestidigitation in Horror.” “Prestidigitation” refers to the performance of close-up magic, often known as “sleight of...