Ryan Murphy’s latest series, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, is taking the world by storm. However, the prolific executive producer now has a new series starring Jennifer Coolidge, Bobby Cannavale, and Naomi Watts called The Watcher. It will premiere on Netflix in October. Ryan created the series along with Ian Brennan. Netflix has now released the first trailer for the limited series.
The Watcher on Netflix is based on a true story. The show is about a couple, played by Watts and Cannavale, Letters from a mysterious individual known as The Watcher plague the couple. This series is the latest outing from Ryan Murphy’s lucrative deal to create content for Netflix. His other works for the streaming giant include Ratchet, Hollywood, and of course, the just-released Jeffery Dahmer series.
The series will arrive on Netflix on October 13th. While the internet is excited about this new show from Ryan Murphy, fans are still waiting for news regarding the upcoming season of American Horror Story on FX.
You can see the full trailer below.
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The Cast Of “The Watcher” On Netflix
The Watcher series has a cast of talented actors to bring the story to life. Bobby, who plays Dean Brannock, is perhaps best known for his role in the original Will & Grace series. Of course, Naomi Watts is an accomplished actor and has starred in such films as The Grudge. Although not one of the two main leads, Jennifer Coolidge is one of the biggest draws for The Watcher. She stars in the series as Karen Calhoun. Jennifer recently took home her first Emmy for her role in White Lotus on HBO. As of late, the celebrated actress has been taken much more seriously in Hollywood. Before, people mostly knew her for iconic one-liners.
Potential fans of the upcoming show should note that the series is based on an article about the actual events. Reeves Wiedeman wrote the article, and New York Magazine published it in 2018. We can’t wait to see the new Netflix limited series when it premieres in October.