Apple TV’s new miniseries “Cape Worry” is the third adaptation of John D. MacDonald’s novel “The Executioners,” after a 1962 Gregory Peck led thriller “Cape Worry” and Martin Scorsese’s 1991 remake. In all variations of the story, ex-convict Max Cady vengefully stalks the Bowden household after the patriarch helped put him away for rape.
The completely different variations iterate on this premise, naturally. Within the 1962 film, Sam Bowden (Peck) solely acted as a witness towards Cady. In Scorsese’s remake, Bowden (Nick Nolte) was Cady’s (Robert De Niro) personal lawyer, who sabotaged the protection as a result of he knew Cady was responsible. That revision added depth to the battle, however in a method that you simply nonetheless by no means questioned who the true villain was.
Apple’s “Cape Worry,” developed by Nick Antosca, modifications the Bowden household additional. Husband and spouse Anna (Amy Adams) and Tom Bowden (Patrick Wilson) are each legal professionals who represented Cady collectively on this model, so he needs direct revenge on each. In earlier tellings, Cady solely went after Mrs. Bowden as collateral in hurting her husband.
Anna is employed at a nonprofit known as the Southern Justice Authorized Challenge (SJLP), which works to assist free the wrongfully accused. When Cady (Javier Bardem) is launched after being exonerated, Anna butts heads together with her colleague Noa, performed by CCH (Carol Christine Hilaria) Pounder.
Distinguished for her contralto voice, Pounder is a prolific tv and movie actress. She has admittedly been typecast in “black lady with authority” roles, however solely as a result of nobody within the enterprise performs that half higher. There are even some roles you could not acknowledge her face from. Pounder, for example, performed Mo’at, one of many Na’vi and the mom of Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), within the “Avatar” movies. And her resume does not finish there.
CCH Pounder’s profession, from The Defend to the DC Universe
CCH Pounder was a part of the principle solid of FX crime drama “The Defend” for all seven seasons between 2002 and 2008. The present was a few corrupt anti-gang activity power within the Los Angeles police division, the Strike Workforce. The very first episode of “The Defend” ends with Detective Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) taking pictures certainly one of his personal males, Terry Crowley (Reed Diamond), within the face after studying Crowley was placed on the Strike Workforce to spy on him.
Pounder performed Detective Claudette Wyms. Partnered with eccentric detective Dutch Wagenbach (Jay Karnes), she works out of the identical precinct because the Strike Workforce. In a present stuffed with soiled cops, Claudette is the uncontested ethical spine of “The Defend.”
“The Defend” author Kurt Sutter then made FX’s subsequent headline drama, “Sons of Anarchy,” and he introduced in virtually each solid member from “The Defend.” In “Sons of Anarchy” Seasons 6 and seven, Pounder performed District Legal professional Tyne Patterson. You may additionally know her from different police roles, like health worker Dr. Loretta Wade on “NCIS: New Orleans” and (in a extra humorous efficiency) Chief Davis in 2025’s “The Bare Gun.”
Pounder additionally has a profession in voice appearing. Whereas I like “The Defend,” I will at all times first acknowledge Pounder for voicing Amanda Waller, the iron-skinned authorities agent unafraid of even superheroes, on “Justice League Limitless.” She reprised the position in animated movies “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” and “Batman: Assault on Arkham,” in addition to the online game “Batman: Arkham Origins.” Actually, it is an enormous oversight that she’s by no means performed Amanda Waller in dwell motion, as a result of she may simply pull it off. Her half as Noa on “Cape Worry” is simply the newest proof.
“Cape Worry” is streaming on Apple TV.
