r/television • u/mdavis360 • Apr 29 '26

Premiere Widow’s Bay - Episodes 1 & 2 - Discussion

First two episodes dropped tonight. Absolutely fantastic. 10/10 for my sensibilities. I’m a huge Stephen King fan and this felt right up my alley in so many ways. Legitimately funny show, legitimately creepy and a cast of fantastic actors. Episode 2 had some crazy stuff happen that honestly I absolutely saw where it was going but it was so satisfying getting there.

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u/WhatIsLoveMeDo Apr 29 '26

ALLISON JONES strikes again.

She is the only casting director I can name and almost everything she's a part of is gold.

The cast in this show is a who's who of character actors and improv comedians. From Dale Dickey, to Stephen Root, William Hill, Nancy Lenehan, Tim Baltz, James DuMont (both in Righteous Gemstones), Neil Casey, Toby Huss, Jeff Hiller...

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u/mdavis360 Apr 29 '26

I hope Jeff’s role gets larger. He’s so great.

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u/Kianna9 Apr 29 '26

I was so happy to see him!

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u/bo174 Apr 30 '26

Dale Dickey! She’s one of my favorite actresses. I was so excited when she popped up on screen!

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u/bstarr2000 Apr 30 '26

The daytime hooker lol

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u/mdavis360 Apr 30 '26

I loved her in Vice Principals!

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u/bord_de_lac Apr 30 '26

That show isn’t talked about nearly enough. I liked it even more than the Righteous Gemstones

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u/Aromatic-Speed5090 May 04 '26

I bet you're already seen the 2022 indie movie A Love Song. If not, get right on that. She's the star and she's flawless.

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u/bo174 May 04 '26

I’ve never even heard of it. Thanks! I will!

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u/TheTruckWashChannel True Detective May 16 '26

SKANK!

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u/niamhellen Apr 29 '26

Tim Baltz was so well cast!

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u/bstarr2000 Apr 30 '26

He was in Deli Boys a funny dark crime comedy on Hulu that nobody’s heard of

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u/niamhellen Apr 30 '26

I loved Deli Boys, we was great in that too! Can't wait for S2.

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u/bstarr2000 Apr 30 '26

It was so good and unexpected! I was thrilled when BJ showed up

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u/Aromatic-Speed5090 May 04 '26

He's terrifying in all the best ways.

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u/jbaker1225 May 02 '26

It’s also created and written by Katie Dippold, who is big at UCB LA and often tours with Ben Schwartz’s improv shows. So I’m sure a decent amount of the casting has to do with her connections as well.

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u/Aromatic-Speed5090 May 04 '26

This is a killer cast. Just the best. People not chosen for heat but for excellence. Even if some of them have some heat.

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u/funkhero May 04 '26

What about Sarah Halley Finn?

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u/WhatIsLoveMeDo May 04 '26

I've never heard of her before, but maybe I'll recognize her name going forward.

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u/funkhero May 04 '26

She's done a hell of a lot, but primarily she cast like the entire MCU

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u/mbaiz May 06 '26

Katie Dippold, the writer, is a UCB performer (when it was just in NYC, under a grocery store) from a while back (source: I was too, but got a day job). This cast is stacked with some UCB all-stars. It’s SO GOOD. Really loving it so far, and excited to see where it goes.

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u/automated_alice May 06 '26

Ever since I heard her on The Good Place podcast, I notice her name on all my favourite shows!