Amy Adams is set for a lead role in the "Cape Fear" TV series currently in the works at Apple TV+, Variety has learned.

Amy Adams Joins Cape Fear Series. Amy Adams has come on-board the Apple TV show, Cape Fear, which is a reworking of themes found in 1991's similarly titled film

Multi-Emmy and Academy Award nominee Amy Adams ( Nightbitch, American Hustle) will star in and executive produces the Apple TV+ series Cape Fear, from Nick Antosca, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. Adams will star opposite Javier Bardem who also exec produces.

Apple has lined up a second A-list name for its Cape Fear series. Amy Adams will star opposite Javier Bardem in the thriller, which counts Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese — who teamed for a 1991 remake of the original 1962 film — among its executive producers. Adams will also be an EP.

Amy Adams is set to star in and executive produce Apple TV+'s upcoming "Cape Fear" series, which hails from Hollywood legends Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. Adams will star in the Hitchcockian thriller alongside Javier Bardem,

Amy Adams will portray Amanda Bowden, a dedicated attorney whose life takes a dark turn when Max Cady, played by Javier Bardem, re-enters her world seeking vengeance after his release from prison.