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The Watcher is an American mystery thriller television series created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan for Netflix. [3] It premiered on October 13, 2022. [4] It is loosely based on a 2018 article by Reeves Wiedeman for New York magazine's website The Cut.
The Watcher: Created by Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy. With Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Mia Farrow, Terry Kinney. A married couple moving into their dream home are threatened by terrifying letters from a stalker, signed - "The Watcher.".
- (81K)
- 2022-10-13
- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Mia Farrow
Netflix’s new thriller ‘The Watcher,’ starring Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale, is based on the real-life story of 657 Boulevard.
- 4 min
- Who Are Derek and Maria Broaddus?
- What Did The Letters to Derek and Maria Broaddus Say?
- Who Was The Stalker?
- What Happened to The Broaddus Family?
- Where Is The Broaddus Family Now?
The real-life story revolves around a married couple named Derek and Maria Broaddus who purchased a home in Westfield, New Jersey in 2014. While Maria was raised in Westfield, Derek grew up middle class in Maine, before getting a job at an insurance company in Manhattan, where he became a senior vice president "with a salary large enough to afford ...
The first letter came in June 2014 as the couple began renovations on the home and was simply addressed to "The New Owner." "657 Boulevard has been the subject of my family for decades now and as it approaches its 110th birthday, I have been put in charge of watching and waiting for its second coming," the first letter began, per The Cut. "My grand...
The Broaddus family tried to follow several leads but ultimately came up short each time. At one point, they thought the stalker could be their neighbor Michael Langford, whose family had lived in the neighborhood since the 1960s when The Watcher said their father began observing 657 Boulevard. Langford was eventually brought into police headquarte...
By the time renovations on the home were completed, the family felt uneasy about moving into the home with their children. Having already sold their previous home, they moved in with Maria's parents as they continued to pay the mortgage and property taxes on 657 Boulevard. Six months after receiving the letters, they decided to sell 657 Boulevard, ...
According to The Cut, the Broaddus family later bought a second home in Westfield, using an LLC to keep the location private. In 2019, the Broaddus family was finally able to rid themselves of 657 Boulevard when they sold the home for approximately $959,000, according to Zillow. The couple has since kept a low profile, though Derek is active on Twi...
- Kelsie Gibson
Oct 13, 2022 · A couple’s dream home turns into a total nightmare in Netflix’s The Watcher. The limited series, from creator Ryan Murphy, is based on a true story that is almost too horrifying to believe.
- 3 min
- Shannon Carlin
Sep 20, 2023 · What's the true story behind 'The Watcher'? In June 2014, before Derek and Maria Broaddus (the real-life inspiration for the Brannocks) could even move into their new home in Westfield, New...
Watch The Watcher — Season 1 with a subscription on Netflix. This suburban nightmare sometimes achieves the campy fright of creator Ryan Murphy's best horror fare, but it sprawls in too many...
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