The Watcher (2022–present)

TV ShowOn airDrama, Horror, Mystery1 season, 7 episodes
The Watcher posterReview score: 71%

Plot

Based on a true story, The Watcher follows a married couple whose move into their dream home is being threatened by terrifying letters from a stalker, signed "The Watcher".

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Watcher S01E01Welcome, FriendsS01E01 · 7.6Soon after the Brannock family moves into their dream home, they receive a threatening letter from a mysterious sender — and suffer an unexpected loss.
  2. 02The Watcher S01E06The GloamingS01E06 · 7.3Dean and Nora find a hidden room where someone's been living. Theodora shares intriguing intel about Roger Kaplan. The family makes a fateful decision.
  3. 03The Watcher S01E02Blood SacrificeS01E02 · 6.8After hiring a private detective, Dean speaks with a former homeowner who's still shaken by what he endured. Nora and the kids move into a motel.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode7Episodes2022Aired 6.8Season avg
  1. S01E01The Watcher S01E01Season's bestWelcome, FriendsOctober 13, 2022 7.6Soon after the Brannock family moves into their dream home, they receive a threatening letter from a mysterious sender — and suffer an unexp
  2. S01E02The Watcher S01E02Blood SacrificeOctober 13, 2022 6.8After hiring a private detective, Dean speaks with a former homeowner who's still shaken by what he endured. Nora and the kids move into a m
  3. S01E03The Watcher S01E03GötterdämmerungOctober 13, 2022 6.7The pool of suspects shrinks in the wake of a neighborhood tragedy. Karen offers Nora a way out. A strange visitor tells Dean about the Four
  4. S01E04The Watcher S01E04Someone to Watch Over MeOctober 13, 2022 6.3As Dean digs deeper into the house's history, Theodora discovers Dakota's disturbing screen name — and Ellie's secret relationship comes to
  5. S01E05The Watcher S01E05Occam's RazorOctober 13, 2022 6.8Nora thinks Dean wrote the letters to scare her into selling, but a DNA test yields surprising results. Contractors uncover something in the
  6. S01E06The Watcher S01E06The GloamingOctober 13, 2022 7.3Dean and Nora find a hidden room where someone's been living. Theodora shares intriguing intel about Roger Kaplan. The family makes a fatefu
  7. S01E07The Watcher S01E07HauntingOctober 13, 2022 6.0Nora urges Dean to move on, but the past continues to haunt him. A shocking confession doesn't add up. Back at the house, keen eyes continue

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Castfull cast & details

Naomi WattsNaomi WattsNora BrannockBobby CannavaleBobby CannavaleDean BrannockIsabel GravittIsabel GravittEllie Brannock
Luke David Blumm
Luke David BlummCarter BrannockJennifer CoolidgeJennifer CoolidgeKaren CalhounMargo MartindaleMargo MartindaleMoRichard KindRichard KindMitchMia FarrowMia FarrowPearl Winslow

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