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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 98%, based on 108 reviews, with an average rating of 8.5/10. The website's critics consensus states: "Katie Dippold successfully continues to invest in eccentricity with this outlandish horror-comedy that stokes the genre's well-worn tropes to winning effect, bringing scares, laughs, and a game cast." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 78 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Lucy Mangan of The Guardian gave the series 5 out of 5 stars, calling it "an absolute blast [...] rich and wonderful. Grownup, funny, scary, true—Mare of…
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60 of 217 · most liked firstI'm rewatching Widow's Bay. I see some people complaining that it's not a comedy. How in the world do you watch this show and think it's not a comedy. There are so many good touches in the first episode that I missed. Like the wolves calendar that has the photo of the overturned truck. Lol
positive · AI labelView post →Widow's Bay stuck the landing. Great show.
positive · AI labelView post →No spoiler review: Widow's Bay is the best horror series of the last few years *and* one of the best laugh out loud comedies. That's a difficult trick to pull off, but it works because each element improves the other, 1/
positive · AI labelView post →Jeff Hiller will be a series regular for ‘WIDOW'S BAY’ Season 2. (Source: Deadline)
neutral · AI labelView post →WIDOW'S BAY creator (and noted Babadook costume wearer) Katie Dippold wins Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series at the #Emmys. "No matter where you stand in my home, [the trophy] is going to be in your direct eye line," she jokes in her victory speech.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched Widow's Bay. For a horror series it is lowkey one of the funniest out there. I would find myself cackling and cowering every episode. The whole casting is flawless. You can feel that small town disdain that, paired with the strange occurrences, very much nails the vibe it is going for.
positive · AI labelView post →"It's starting." Goddamn I thought the series premiere of Widow's Bay was funny. Think Fawlty Towers, only instead of John Cleese it's Matthew Rhys and instead of a hotel it's a cursed Stephen King town with a history of horrific atrocities and The Fog That Stole Men's Souls
positive · AI labelView post →WIDOW'S BAY. 19 EMMY NOMINATIONS. Best Comedy Series. Best Lead Actor. Best Supporting Actor. Best Supporting Actress. Best Writing. Best Directing. Stream Season 1 on Apple TV now.
neutral · AI labelView post →Reposting for Widow's Bay finale day. Outstanding show.
positive · AI labelView post →"Widow's Bay" season 2, y'all.
neutral · AI labelView post →Kate O'Flynn has been nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in WIDOW'S BAY. She'll be competing in the Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series category. Read our chat with O'Flynn about her character's final girl transformation: bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3...
neutral · AI labelView post →I finished Widow's Bay last night (THAT FINALE), and am really awed by the idea that a television show whose beating heart is the concept of family and what it means to belong looks, sounds, amuses, and scares like Widow's Bay. Truly outstanding.
positive · AI labelView post →There's a silent visual gag involving a calendar in the first episode of Widow's Bay that i can't stop thinking about. My new favourite show.
positive · AI labelView post →OMG, I just found out the show runner behind Widow's Bay. And she was already an internet legend. I am not joking. This is amazing. It's Katie Dippold
neutral · AI labelView post →Like, you want a streamer that will *commit*? Apple TV. Sugar got a second season. Silo got three. For All Mankind got five and a spin-off! I felt good jumping into Widow's Bay because there was a high chance of more coming.
neutral · AI labelView post →They should get Michael Sheen in as a guest star on the next series of Widow's Bay
neutral · AI labelView post →WIDOW'S BAY: AN EMMY NOMINATED SERIES. Matthew Rhys has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Widow's Bay. Widow's Bay has also been nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series. The series will return for a second season.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hiro Murai (‘Widow's Bay’) makes history as the first Asian director to win Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series at the Emmys.
neutral · AI labelView post →And we have the first win of the #Emmys! Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series goes to Kate O'Flynn for WIDOW'S BAY! Hell yeah!! Check out our interview with the very talented actor about her scene-stealing and now award-winning performance: www.avclub.com/widows-bay-k...
neutral · AI labelView post →WIDOW'S BAY may be the first time a comedy has ever placed top 5 on my ballot for best shows of the year. What a fucking delight this show is.
positive · AI labelView post →the new show Widow's Bay is a special gift, to me, specifically. Hiro Murai directed horror comedy series set in a cursed seaside village and also Stephen Root is there
positive · AI labelView post →WIDOW'S BAY took home 14 Emmy Awards last night, breaking the record for a comedy series and also becoming the first horror series to win Outstanding Comedy Series. Here's the full list of wins: bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3967632/w...
neutral · AI labelView post →From now on if a show doesn't have Patricia from Widow's Bay as a character I refuse to watch it
neutral · AI labelView post →Guillermo del Toro raves that Apple TV+ horror-comedy WIDOW'S BAY "may very well be the best streaming series in a long time": bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3953982/w...
neutral · AI labelView post →Widow's Bay, a show that answers the question "What if they made an entire series out of the disturbing murals in city hall on Parks & Rec?" reactormag.com/10-reasons-t...
neutral · AI labelView post →Give it up for Matthew freaking Rhys, who just won his second award of the night for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for WIDOW'S BAY!!!!!! He just made history by winning two lead acting categories in the same year at the #Emmys
neutral · AI labelView post →Finished season 1 of Widow's Bay. I'm not sure when was the last time I liked a show this much. Westworld S1 probably. Yeah. I think I like widows Bay as much, and for the same reasons, as Westworld. But I think widow's Bay is a much harder trick to pull off. So I have more affection for it I think.
positive · AI labelView post →Episode 8 of Widow's Bay is better than at least 8 movies in the Halloween series.
positive · AI labelView post →WIDOW'S BAY fans, we're well-fed tonight: Hiro Murai wins Outstanding Direction for a Comedy Series at the #Emmys
neutral · AI labelView post →I liked Widow's Bay as much as the next guy but I wouldn't have been mad if it were a limited series.
neutral · AI labelView post →The website for awkward nerds celebrates the success of the show for awkward nerds (Widow's Bay)
neutral · AI labelView post →They should bring Betty Gilpin in as a series regular on season two of Widow's Bay. Make her a descendent of Sarah Westcott Warren and a potential love interest for Tom
neutral · AI labelView post →Widow's Bay is a show about the loss of institutional knowledge.
neutral · AI labelView post →Matthew Rhys rides his likability and the Widow's Bay steamroller into #Emmys history, winning best actor in a comedy not long after winning best actor in a limited series. Thanked the people from his home country of Wales, "a small but mighty nation."
neutral · AI labelView post →If you are looking for a new TV show to get into, then Star City is brilliant. Maybe the best show I have seen this year (a touch ahead of Widow's Bay). Just, wow.
neutral · AI labelView post →Every town has its demons. Matthew Rhys stars in WIDOW'S BAY. The series debuts April 29 on Apple TV.
neutral · AI labelView post →Make your own paranormal drama television show with Asher's Ridge, a GMless, zero-prep, game for 1-4 players. Perfect for fans of Twin Peaks, The X-Files, and Widow's Bay. www.montfordtales.com/ashers-ridge/
neutral · AI labelView post →Review: "Widow's Bay" is a boldly original take on comedic horror and easily one of the best new series of 2026. Think Stephen King meets Parks & Rec, with a dash of Twin Peaks for good measure. arstechnica.com/culture/2026...
neutral · AI labelView post →The new Apple TV+ series WIDOW'S BAY is a horror-comedy that's actually really, really scary. Read our full review: bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3947...
neutral · AI labelView post →Widow's Bay is an excellent show that forces us to confront our deepest fears, such as "New England."
positive · AI labelView post →It's a good night for WIDOW'S BAY at the #Emmys, alright. Stephen Root wins Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. (And he gives a sweet shoutout to fellow nominee, SHRINKING's Harrison Ford, in his speech.)
neutral · AI labelView post →Not that I have a lot of free time. I do not. But Widow's Bay really is a good show. It is such a weird/creative/ unpredictable mix of comedy and horror & great character development/mood setting and acting.
positive · AI labelView post →Widow's Bay has had an incredible word of mouth thing going for it and it's an amazing show
positive · AI labelView post →Widow's Bay stuck the landing. Would I watch another season of this show? Absolutely. Would it be completely fine if the show ended here, left on the ominous note of bells in the distance? Yep. I'm just glad it exists, as we talk about on Decoding TV www.decodingtv.com/p/bonus-ep-d...
positive · AI labelView post →EXCLUSIVE TEASER - Do you remember the boogeyman? A cursed coastal town is plagued by the supernatural in Apple TV’s WIDOW'S BAY, premiering April 29 with the first two episodes. Matthew Rhys stars in the series from creator Katie Dippold.
neutral · AI labelView post →Widow's Bay is EASILY my fav new show of the year, so I was thrilled to interview showrunner Katie Dippold for TV Guide. (Includes spoilers for the season finale!)
positive · AI labelView post →Reupping my Widow's Bay review now that the show is on Apple TV. It's the perfect mix of horror and comedy (in that order), and well worth your time.
positive · AI labelView post →Happy WIDOW'S BAY premiere day! Obsessed with this series set in a foggy cursed coastal town, and the incredible tightrope walk between drama, comedy, and horror. So I picked creator Katie Dippold's brain to find out how she pulled off this tricky feat.
neutral · AI labelView post →I have FINALLY begun Widow's Bay and it's no surprise, but this show feels like someone somewhere knows what I need.
positive · AI labelView post →In today's free Friday Check-In, thoughts on the Hacks series finale, plus Widow's Bay, Star City, and more. Read! Subscribe! Share! Do an eight ball!
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm finally catching up with Widow's Bay (in ep 7) and man this show really escalated. 😂
neutral · AI labelView post →Guillermo del Toro heaps praise on ‘WIDOW’S BAY’. “‘Widow’s Bay’ may very well be the best streaming series in a long time and hands down one of the most mesmerizing acts of narrative prestidigitation in horror.” #WidowsBay #GuillermoDelToro
neutral · AI labelView post →Keri Russell did her wifely duty by standing next to husband Matthew Rhys with a straight face at the premiere of his new series #WidowsBay while he dressed like he was in an amateur production of Hamilton tomandlorenzo.com/2026/04/keri...
neutral · AI labelView post →Widow's Bay, the next Martha's Vineyard and definitely not cursed, will get a season two!
neutral · AI labelView post →Betty Gilpin wins the EMMY for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for ‘WIDOW’S BAY’. #BettyGilpin #WidowsBay #Emmys
neutral · AI labelView post →Widow's Bay |season 1 www.imdb.com/title/tt33332385 #NowWatching #tvsky ·a sceptical mayor leads the superstitious residents of a cursed New England island·
neutral · AI labelView post →WIDOW'S BAY HAS BEEN RENEWED FOR A SECOND SERIES, WIDOW'S BAES REJOICE
neutral · AI labelView post →Betty Gilpin Calls 'Widow's Bay' The "Ultimate F*ck You" To Algorithm TV.
neutral · AI labelView post →WIDOW'S BAY is one of the best horror series of the year. It's wild and genuinely funny with some great creepy moments and Matthew Rhys is sensational at dry humor. It's a lot of fun! On Apple TV. #tvsky #horrorsky #widowsbay youtu.be/Nmc2RYm6PUE?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Man, this show "Widow's Bay" is so great... RS
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