The Watcher has been a huge success on Netflix since it first appeared in 2022. Inspired by real-life scary events, Ryan Murphy’s mystery thriller has become one of the streaming platform’s most-watched shows.
While the first season has been very successful for Netflix, the future of The Watcher is still uncertain. It doesn’t look promising right now because Naomi Watts, who stars in the series, has not heard any news about the planned second season.
The Watcher was initially made as a limited series, but Netflix quickly renewed it for Season 2 just a month after its release. Sadly, almost two years later, there is still no progress on the second season.
During the Toronto International Film Festival, where she was promoting her new movie The Friend, Watts—who played Nora Brannock in the series—told Entertainment Weekly that she is still waiting for news about Season 2. She said:
“I don’t have one, if there is one. I wish I could. It was so fun, right? I don’t have an update, I’m afraid.”
What Is the Scary True Story Behind Netflix’s The Watcher?
Ryan Murphy, who is also known for creating shows like Glee, 9-1-1, Scream Queens, Pose, The Politician, and Hollywood, is famous for his darker TV shows. With works like American Horror Story and Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (and Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story coming soon), The Watcher stands out as one of Murphy’s notable creations.
The show is loosely based on a 2018 article by Reeves Wiedeman. It tells the frightening story of the Brannock family, who, after moving into their dream home in Westfield, New Jersey, start receiving creepy letters from a stalker known as “The Watcher.”
The Brannocks are not the only ones interested in the house at 657 Boulevard. Like the real-life events the series is based on, the identity of the mysterious neighbor remains unknown.
Besides Naomi Watts, The Watcher features Bobby Cannavale as Dean Brannock, Jennifer Coolidge as Karen Calhoun, Mia Farrow as Pearl Winslow, Isabel Gravitt as Ellie Brannock, Luke David Blumm as Carter Brannock, Margo Martindale as Maureen, Richard Kind as Mitch, and Christopher McDonald as Rourke Chamberland, among others. The Watcher is available to stream on Netflix.
