Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale are going up against an unknown assailant in the first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming series “The Watcher.” (Watch it above.)
The series is based on a story written for New York Magazine and follows a family who were ultimately threatened and pressured into leaving their newly-bought mansion after a mysterious stalker began sending them letters in the mail.
“Your house is my obsession and now you are too,” an ominous voice says in the trailer, as chilling music plays in the background. “Who am I? It might not frighten you yet, but it will.”
As the trailer continues, the music gets more ominous and the characters become more frantic.
Cannavale’s character says he moved his family so that they could feel “safe,” but now they’re fearing for their lives. While they’re advised to get out as soon as they can, Watts makes the case that they shouldn’t run from the person doing this to them.
“The Watcher” also stars Jennifer Coolidge as a luxury real estate agent who sold them the home, as well as Mia Farrow, Margo Martindale, Terry Kinney, Joe Mantello, Richard Kind, Noma Dumezweni, Christopher McDonald, Michael Nouri, Isabel Gravitt, Henry Hunter Hall and Luke David Blumm.
Here’s a full description for the series: “Dean (Cannavale) and Nora Brannock (Watts) just purchased their dream home in the idyllic suburb of Westfield, New Jersey, but after putting all of their savings into closing the deal they soon realize the neighborhood is less than welcoming. There’s a kooky older woman named Pearl (Farrow) and her brother Jasper (Kinney), who sneaks into the Brannock’s house and hides in their dumbwaiter. There’s Karen (Coolidge), the realtor and an old acquaintance of Nora’s, who makes them feel like they don’t really belong, and nosy neighbors Mitch (Kind) and Mo (Martindale), who don’t seem to understand property lines. Their icy welcome quickly turns into a full-blown living hell when ominous letters from someone calling themself ‘The Watcher’ start arriving, terrorizing the Brannocks to their breaking point as the neighborhood’s sinister secrets come spilling out. Based on the true story of the infamous ‘Watcher’ house in New Jersey.”
The series is executive produced by Murphy and Watts, as well as Ian Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Bryan Unkeless, Eric Newman, Paris Barclay, Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost and Scoop Wasserstein.
The series debuts Oct. 13 on Netflix.
