Stephen King Praises New TV Series that's "Even Better" than Breakout 'Widow's Bay': "It's Like Hitchcock Came Back"

Stephen King Is Wrong about 'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed' But Not That Wrong

The best new show of 2026 is Widow's Bay. That should not be in dispute. It's new, inventive, and twisty, and it combines horror with a very specific brand of small-town comedy in a way that's never really been done... Read more...

Stephen King praises new TV series that's "even better" than breakout 'Widow's Bay': "It's like Hitchcock came back"

Stephen King has offered his thoughts on TV hit Widow’s Bay, praising the comedy but promoting another series as “better”.

Stephen King hails new TV series that’s ‘even better than Widow’s Bay’

Horror author prefers underrated series to word-of-mouth hit starring Matthew Rhys

Stephen King shares his thoughts on 'Widow's Bay' and 'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed'

Stephen King has been on a TV and movie recommendation spree over the past couple of days.On Tuesday the horror master shared his thoughts on Obsession, and on Wednesday he turned his attention to Widow's Bay. The popular Apple TV horror show about a creepy New England island has just streamed its finale, and — given that the show had been described as a "Stephen King mixtape" — it's no big surprise that the author himself tuned in and posted a …

Stephen King has big praise for new Apple TV show, but it's not Widow's Bay: "It's like Hitchcock came back to do it one more time"

Stephen King says Apple TV's new dark comedy Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is so good, it's as if Alfred Hitchcock has been resurrected to make it