Is The Watcher a true story?

Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek are teaming up to star in an adaptation of Kotaro Isaka's 2019 novel Seesaw Monster. Netflix secured the feature rights, with Olivia Milch (Ocean's 8) set to write the screenplay adaptation and Hathaway and Hayek producing, via Deadline.No director is attached, though it comes on the heels of the success of Bullet Train, which was adapted from Isaka's 2010 novel Maria Beetle.  Team: Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek are teaming up to star in an adaptation of Kotaro Isaka's 2019 novel Seesaw Monster Producing: Netflix secured the feature rights, with Olivia Milch (Ocean's 8) set to write the screenplay adaptation and Hathaway and Hayek producing, via Deadline Novel: No director is attached, though it comes on the heels of the success of Bullet Train, which was adapted from Isaka's 2010 novel Maria BeetleThe novel goes between Japan's Showa Era (1926-1989) and the year 2050, following the mysterious relationship between a wife and her mother-in-law.Netflix didn't disclose any official plot details but said the project is an, 'action-comedy two-hander' following Hathaway and Hayek as rivals forced to work together. No production schedule was given at this time for the project and it's unclear how many more characters need to be cast.

Ryan Reynolds recently revealed that his and wife Blake Lively's three young daughters were once completely unaware that their pal Taylor Swift was famous.The actor, 46, explained that their girls - James, seven, Inez, six, and Betty, three - assumed Swift was just a close friend of the family who sang for a 'hobby.'It wasn't until they got to see the Multi-Grammy-winning recording artist in concert that they fully grasped her superstardom. No clue: Ryan Reynolds (left on November 7) recently revealed that his and wife Blake Lively's three young daughters were once completely unaware that their pal Taylor Swift (right in August) was famous'I think what's most exciting for them is that for the longest time they just thought Taylor's just like an aunt, like a friend of Mommy and Daddy that's very, very close, almost family,' said Reynolds during Sirius XM's The Jess Cagle Show.He continued: 'And then they went to a concert one day and were like, "Ohhhhh, this isn't a hobby."' Swift and Lively have been close friends since 2015.At that time, the Gossip Girl actress had been married to Reynolds for three years and they'd already welcomed their first daughter James in December 2014.

Ryan Murphy sat down with the female cast members of The Watcher to reflect on the true crime genre and discuss who may have been the true voyeur who inspired his Netflix limited series.

John Stamos is still kicking himself years later for turning down future American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy.The 59-year-old Full House star shared on SiriusXM's The Jess Cagle Show on Thursday that Murphy, 56, pitched a series in which he would star and play a male prostitute during a lunch meeting in the 1990s.The actor said that he regretted not being more receptive to the idea, to the point that he even suggested playing a prostitute on a different show years later. Big mistake: John Stamos said he regretted turning down Ryan Murphy's pitch about a show starring him as a male prostitute, he shared Thursday on SiriusXM's The Jess Cagle Show; seen in August in Santa MonicaJohn, who sported a thick beard for his virtual interview, said he met Ryan for lunch to discuss a potential role the producer had in mind.'I remember going to lunch with him at The Ivy and we order, and I said, "So what’s the show?" And he’s like, 'Well…" And this was again, like now if he offered me the show, I’d do it in two seconds,' he said.

The Watcher, the new Netflix horror series from Ryan Murphy.The series, which stars Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale, gives a fictional account of a real-life couple who were terrorised by an anonymous stalker, shortly after moving into their dream home in New Jersey.While the series has proven to be a major hit in its opening weekend on Netflix, the real-life Broaddus family have made it clear that they won’t be watching.“We reached out to the Broaddus family. They declined to comment, but they do still live here in the Westfield area.

Ryan Murphy’s mega-bucks deal with Netflix is looking like a very smart investment.

Selome Hailu It’s a good week for Ryan Murphy. Now on the fourth year of his five-year Netflix deal, he’s had the streamer’s most-watched title of the week for four weeks in a row now. For the previous three weeks, it was “Monster,” the limited series starring Evan Peters as serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, which has now shifted to the No. 2 position. At the top of the chart for the Oct. 10-16 viewing window is “The Watcher,” Murphy’s limited series that racked up a chart-topping 125 million hours watched in its first four days of availability. The mystery thriller, co-created with Ian Brennan and adapted from a true story originally told in a 2018 New York magazine story, stars Naomi Watts and Bobby Canavale as a married couple being stalked.

The Watcher star Naomi Watts has opened up about the show’s ambiguous finale.The actor, who plays Nora in Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series, shared her thoughts on the unravelling of her character alongside her partner Dean, played by Bobby Cannavale.Discussing the final moments, which see Dean spying on a new family in his and Nora’s New Jersey mansion after being stalked, Watts called it a “really dark” examination of the couple.The scene sees Dean then call Nora to lie and say he went to a job interview, not knowing that she was also watching the house in a car right behind him.“They feel like the house is going to solve their problems, and it ends up being the catalyst that causes a whole lot of new problems that they didn’t anticipate,” Watts told Entertainment Weekly. “Now, they’re just trying to figure out who the other [really] is.”Speculating on Dean’s motivations and his obsession with the Watcher, Watts added: “The cycle continues, and we’ve gone too far believing in this American Dream with such entitlement and the fear of no longer being relevant anymore if that dream isn’t realised.

In the wake of pushback by victims’ families to Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Kim Goldman is speaking out about TV producers who fail to alert survivors about their true crime TV shows.

Ryan Murphy continues to rack up the numbers on Netflix.

is an unbelievably spooky story with a Ryan Murphy spin. But for all the twists and turns and haunted house vibes added by the co-creator of the limited series starring Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale, there’s a real-life family, home and community affected by a mysterious person who upended the lives connected to the Westfield property. With the series captivating audiences on Netflix, here’s a look at where the original family is now and how residents of the New Jersey town have responded to Murphy’s adaptation of the still-unsolved events that started nearly a decade ago.

The Watcher star Naomi Watts has revealed that the show’s ending was kept secret from the cast throughout filming.The new Netflix miniseries stars the actress and Bobby Cannavale as a couple who are harassed by a stalker known as ‘The Watcher’ after moving into their dream home in New Jersey, and is based on a real story.In speaking about her role’s challenges, Watts admitted to Digital Spy that the cast was unaware of where the plot would end.“Just not knowing, often. We were also trying to piece the story together in real time as we were making it.

Netflix’s new horror series is extra sinister because shockingly, it’s actually based on real-life events. The Watcher, which American Horror Story’s Ryan Murphy produces follows a family who moves into a new home in the idyllic neighbourhood of Westfield, New Jersey - but soon, mega creepy letters start to arrive from a mysterious person “watching” their house. The Watcher then proceeds to inform the family he is waiting for the house’s “second coming” and is excited about the “young blood” of their children.

Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has been knocked out of the top spot on Netflix's Top 10 List.First place is now taken by dark stalker movie The Watcher which stars Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale, according to Forbes.Both shows are from writer and producer Ryan Murphy.  Pushed out: Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has been knocked out of the top spot on Netflix's Top 10 List by The Watcher  It was also pointed out that neither of the programs performed particularly well with critics, although audience viewership rates were strong with both shows.Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story was centered on the crimes of the prolific serial killer, which took place between 1978 and 1991.The criminal and cannibal, who was ultimately beaten to death in prison in 1994, was portrayed by Ryan Peters, who previously collaborated with Murphy on several seasons of American Horror Story. Other cast members included Niecy Nash, Richard Jenkins and Molly Ringwald.The limited series ran for a total of 10 episodes, which were all released on September 21.

Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has been knocked out of the top spot on Netflix's Top 10 List.First place is now taken by dark stalker movie The Watcher which stars Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale, according to Forbes.Both shows are from writer and producer Ryan Murphy.  Pushed out: Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has been knocked out of the top spot on Netflix's Top 10 List by The Watcher  It was also pointed out that neither of the programs performed particularly well with critics, although audience viewership rates were strong with both shows.Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story was centered on the crimes of the prolific serial killer, which took place between 1978 and 1991.The criminal and cannibal, who was ultimately beaten to death in prison in 1994, was portrayed by Ryan Peters, who previously collaborated with Murphy on several seasons of American Horror Story. Other cast members included Niecy Nash, Richard Jenkins and Molly Ringwald.The limited series ran for a total of 10 episodes, which were all released on September 21.

The Watcher season 1, episode 2 spoilers follow. The Watcher star Naomi Watts has shared how she approached the sex scene in the show's first episode. The haunting true crime series is based on the infamous case of the Watcher House in New Jersey, where the residents were plagued with threatening letters about their most intimate secrets.

The co-creator of Netflix's "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" disagreed that the show was "sympathetic" to the man labeled the "Milwaukee Cannibal." The Netflix limited thriller series depicts the life of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who was known for committing murder and other heinous acts, including necrophilia and cannibalism, between 1978 and 1991. "I think we show a human being," co-creator Ian Brennan explained to Page Six during the premiere of his new Netflix series "The Watcher." He’s monstrously human, and he’s monstrously monstrous and that’s what we wanted to sort of unpack. "We tried to show an objective portrait as possible," he noted.

Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has been knocked out of the top spot on Netflix's Top 10 List.First place is now taken by dark stalker movie The Watcher which stars Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale, according to Forbes.Both shows are from writer and producer Ryan Murphy.  Pushed out: Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has been knocked out of the top spot on Netflix's Top 10 List by The Watcher  It was also pointed out that neither of the programs performed particularly well with critics, although audience viewership rates were strong with both shows.Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story was centered on the crimes of the prolific serial killer, which took place between 1978 and 1991.The criminal and cannibal, who was ultimately beaten to death in prison in 1994, was portrayed by Ryan Peters, who previously collaborated with Murphy on several seasons of American Horror Story. Other cast members included Niecy Nash, Richard Jenkins and Molly Ringwald.The limited series ran for a total of 10 episodes, which were all released on September 21.

Netflix thriller series The Watcher has been criticised by viewers over its climax.Starring Naomi Watts and Bobby Canavale, the seven-episode miniseries is based on the true story of the Broaddus family who, after moving into their dream home in Westfield, New Jersey, are harassed through letters signed by a stalker named ‘The Watcher’.The show is created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, known for their collaborations on Glee, The Politician, Ratched and most recently, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.Much like the actual case, which went unsolved, The Watcher ends on a similarly ambiguous note, with no concrete reveal of who the stalker actually is.Some viewers, while praising the series, have expressed their frustration at the show’s lack of resolution, writing: “Binge watched the watcher today. I am in no way content at the ending.