Amy Adams is set for a lead role in the “Cape Fear” TV series currently in the works at Apple TV+, Variety has learned. Adams joins Javier Bardem in the show, which was picked up to series at Apple in November with a 10 episode order.

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 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

Amy Adams and Javier Bardem will star in Cape Fear on Apple TV+, a 10-episode reimagining of John D. MacDonald’s The Executioners.

Amy Adams will star and executive produce Cape Fear, an Apple TV+ series from Nick Antosca, Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

After Javier Bardem, actor Amy Adams is on board for the much-awaited Cape Fear TV adaptation. The release date for the show has not been announced yet.

Earlier, we reported about Javier Bardem starring in a series adaptation of the thriller Cape Fear for Apple TV+, with Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg serving as producers. The latest development concerning the project from writer-showrunner Nick Antosca is that Amy Adams has joined Bardem in a lead role.