The Watcher TV series Express Review

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The Watcher

Ryan Murphy Productions

Netflix

Release date

October 13, 2022

Created by

Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan

Based on

"The Haunting of a Dream House" by Reeves Wiedeman

Starring

Naomi Watts as Nora Brannock

Bobby Cannavale as Dean Brannock

Isabel Gravitt as Ellie Brannock

Luke David Blumm as Carter Brannock

Jennifer Coolidge as Karen Calhoun

Margo Martindale as Maureen / Mo

Richard Kind as Mitch

Mia Farrow as Pearl Winslow

Terry Kinney as Jasper Winslow

Christopher McDonald as Det. Rourke Chamberland

Noma Dumezweni as Theodora Birch

Joe Mantello as William "Bill" Webster / John Graff

Henry Hunter Hall as Dakota

Composers

Morgan Kibby and David Klotz

Executive producers

Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Bryan Unkeless, Eric Newman, Paris Barclay, Naomi Watts, Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost, and Scoop Wasserstein

Producers

Todd Nenninger, Lou Eyrich, Todd Kubrak, and Danielle Wang

Cinematography

Jason McCormick, Maceo Bishop, and Stanley Fernandez

Editors

Lisa Trulli, Franzis Müller, Danielle Wang, Travis Weaver and Regis Kimble

The Watcher

No. of episodes 7

Season 1

Welcome, Friends S1, Ep1

13 Oct. 2022

My Rating 7/10

#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating 71%

Blood Sacrifice S1, Ep2

13 Oct. 2022 

My Rating 6/10

#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating 66%

Götterdämmerung S1, Ep3

13 Oct. 2022

My Rating 6/10

#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating 72%

Someone to Watch Over Me S1, Ep4

13 Oct. 2022

My Rating 6/10

#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating 70%

Occam's Razor S1, Ep5

13 Oct. 2022

My Rating 7/10

#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating 70%

The Gloaming S1, Ep6

13 Oct. 2022

My Rating 7/10

#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating 70%

Haunting S1, Ep7

13 Oct. 2022

My Rating 6/10

#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating 68%


#whatonwhatsgood Express Review (by Jovin Tardif | What On What's Good)

New York City Lawyer Dean Brannock (Bobby Cannavale) and successful artist Nora Brannock (Naomi Watts) buy their dream home in a suburb in New Jersey from real estate agent Karen (Jennifer Coolidge).  Their two children include 16-year-old Ellie Brannock (Isabel Gravitt) and 12-year-old Carter Brannock (Luke David Blumm).

This home is a bit unique.  It comes with threatening letters (from The Watcher) and strange neighbors including Pearl (Mia Farrow), Jasper (Terry Kinney), Mitch (Richard Kind), and Mo (Margo Martindale).  

But who is The Watcher?  

Here are some possible suspects.

Would Pearl Winslow (Mia Farrow) stop at nothing to keep the home the way it is?  Her goal is to preserve the history of Brannocks’ home but at what cost?

Why is Pearl's brother Jasper Winslow (Terry Kinney) so fascinated with 657 Boulevard?  Will he get caught by the family because of his obsession with the dumbwaiter in their house?

Why are Mo (Margo Martindale) and Mitch (Richard Kind) always pacing around the property lines?  Why are they watching the house from their front lawn with binoculars? 

Real estate agent Karen (Jennifer Coolidge) doesn't seem to want to sell this dream home to her friend Nora. She is constantly trying to persuade the family to sell the house.  But why is Karen acting this way?

Security specialist Dakota (Henry Hunter Hall) seems to be very helpful in making the Brannocks feel safe...even after receiving the threatening letters from The Watcher?  Can we trust him?

Who is John Graff (Joe Mantello) and how is he connected to the house?  

Why is Detective Chamberlain (Christopher McDonald) not helping the Brannocks’ figure out this mystery? 

Should we trust the intuitions of private investigator Theodora Birch (Noma Dumezweni)? 

Inspired by the true story of the infamous “Watcher” house in New Jersey.

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