Apple TV Lands Another 100% Rotten Tomatoes Scored Show
Forbes • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Apple TV continues to stand out as a top streaming service due to its relatively lower price and high-quality original content, exemplified by the new show Widows Bay, which has earned a 100% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Widows Bay, a horror comedy starring Matthew Rhys, premieres on April 29 with two episodes and will run for six episodes total, featuring a storyline about a New England mayor dealing with mysterious events on his island.
- The show is created by Kate Dippold, known for Parks and Recreation and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and directed by Hiro Murai of Atlanta, adding strong creative pedigree to the project.
- Widows Bay joins a select group of Apple TV shows with perfect or near-perfect critic scores, including Women in Blue and Midnight Family, highlighting the streaming service's impressive content quality despite a smaller library than competitors like Netflix.
- The author plans to watch Widows Bay immediately upon release and notes other highly rated Apple TV shows such as Shrinking, Margot’s Got Money Troubles, and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters among their current favorites.
