Apple TV’s New 10-Part Guillermo del Toro-Approved Horror Series Is Quietly Becoming Streamer’s Latest Breakout Hit

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Apple TV‘s new horror series scares its way to streaming success.

Apple TV+ offers a diverse range of high-quality shows across many genres. Sci-fi fans can enjoy series like Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Severance, Silo, and For All Mankind. For heartwarming and funny dramas, Shrinking and Ted Lasso are excellent choices. If you prefer thrillers, Slow Horses and Hijacked are worth watching. Looking ahead, one of Apple TV+’s most promising upcoming shows is a horror series, already receiving positive attention from industry figures like Guillermo del Toro. This 10-episode dark series has quickly become a worldwide hit for the streaming service.

According to streaming data from FlixPatrol, the TV show Widow’s Bay is currently the third most popular show on Apple TV around the world. The series premiered on April 28th, with new episodes released each week. As of today, seven of the ten episodes in its first season are available, and episode eight, titled “Your Baggage,” will be released on Wednesday, June 3rd. Widow’s Bay is performing better than other Apple TV+ shows like For All Mankind, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.

Apple TV+’s new series, Star City, and the hit crime drama Your Friends & Neighbors are the only shows currently performing better than Widow’s Bay on the platform’s global charts. Your Friends & Neighbors is Apple TV+’s most-watched series worldwide. As of today, Widow’s Bay is a top trending show in 92 countries, demonstrating impressive streaming numbers. In the United States, Widow’s Bay is the second most-watched show, behind only Your Friends & Neighbors.

Apple TV+’s new horror series is a hit, thanks to overwhelmingly positive reviews. Critics have given it a near-perfect 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and audiences aren’t far behind with a fantastic 92% rating. The show is even earning praise from well-known filmmakers like Guillermo del Toro, who recently called it “possibly the best streaming series in a long time” on X (formerly Twitter). That’s a significant endorsement.

Guillermo del Toro recently described the series Widow’s Bay as “mesmerizing,” which is likely to boost its popularity on the streaming platform. The show stars Matthew Rhys as Tom Loftis, the mayor of a town called Widow’s Bay, who initially dismisses rumors of a curse until strange, unexplainable events begin to occur and escalate with each episode. As of now, there’s been no official announcement about a second season, but the show’s success and positive reviews, including praise from del Toro, suggest a renewal is possible.

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2026-06-01 19:17