Jeff Hiller Promoted to Series Regular on Widow's Bay Season 2
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- Jeff Hiller will join 'Widow's Bay' Season 2 as a series regular after a guest-starring turn as Town Hall staffer Dale in Season 1, where his scream — 'This place is a death trap! RUN!' — became a fan favorite.
- 'Widow's Bay' has accumulated 19 Emmy nominations, making it the most-nominated new show this year, with nods for star Matthew Rhys and several castmates including Stephen Root, Kate O'Flynn, and Dale Dickey.
- Creator Katie Dippold, who met Hiller in an improv group roughly 25 years ago, initially told him the only role available was a Town Hall staffer who dies, then revised the script to keep his character alive.
- Hiller earned an Emmy last year for his supporting role as Joel in HBO's 'Somebody, Somewhere' and is nominated again this year for his guest turn as Larry in Apple TV's Vince Gilligan drama 'Pluribus.'
- Matthew Rhys called the Season 1 finale 'the ultimate setup' for Season 2, framing Mayor Loftis as a father now bound to the island's folklore curse to protect his son.
- Apple TV is streaming all episodes of 'Widow's Bay' Season 1, with Dippold currently in the Season 2 writers' room and no premiere date yet announced.
Why it matters: Hiller's promotion locks in one of the show's breakout scene-stealers for the long haul just as 'Widow's Bay' rides 19 Emmy nominations into its second season, giving Apple TV a returning ensemble centerpiece while Dippold works out how to resolve a finale that Rhys calls a 'massive cliffhanger.'
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