{"id":17513,"date":"2026-07-26T06:06:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T01:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17513"},"modified":"2026-07-26T06:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T01:06:47","slug":"widows-bay-creator-on-which-character-wasnt-in-original-script","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17513","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Widow&#8217;s Bay&#8217; Creator On Which Character Wasn&#8217;t In Original Script"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAs <em>Widow\u2019s Bay<\/em> gears up for another tourist season, creator <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/katie-dippold\/\" id=\"auto-tag_katie-dippold\" data-tag=\"katie-dippold\">Katie Dippold<\/a> reflected on the show\u2019s evolution at San Diego <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/comic-con\/\" id=\"auto-tag_comic-con\" data-tag=\"comic-con\">Comic-Con<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDuring <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/apple-tv\/\" id=\"auto-tag_apple-tv\" data-tag=\"apple-tv\">Apple TV<\/a>\u2018s Hall H panel on Saturday, Dippold revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/stephen-root\/\" id=\"auto-tag_stephen-root\" data-tag=\"stephen-root\">Stephen Root<\/a>\u2018s Wyck was not originally part of the pilot script, which she has previously said started as a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/06\/widows-bay-creator-parks-rec-episode-origins-1236955818\/\">spec for <em>Parks and Recreation<\/em><\/a> during her time in the NBC sitcom\u2019s writers room from 2009 to 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cSo the first version was a spec for <em>Parks and Rec<\/em>, but it started off that everyone knew it was a haunted town. There was no Wyck in that version,\u201d explained Dippold, before joking: \u201cBurn every copy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tRoot assured her, \u201cI love you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/gallery\/comic-con-2026-activations-parties-panels\/\">Comic-Con 2026 Photos: Best Of Panels, Activations, Cosplay &amp; Convention Floor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tFollowing the first season\u2019s smash success and seven Primetime Emmy nominations\u2014including Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for Root\u2014Dippold expressed her disbelief over appearing at her first Comic-Con.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s fun,\u201d Dippold said. \u201cI would always predict, \u2018Will this show get made?\u2019 We were taking it out. We didn\u2019t know that anyone was going to buy it. But then we got this amazing group. But I would never predict it that we\u2019d be at Comic Con.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn <em>Widow\u2019s Bay<\/em>, a New England mayor (Rhys) tries to boost tourism to his tiny island as strange events unfold, unleashing a centuries-old curse. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDippold <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/06\/widows-bay-renewed-season-2-katie-dippold-deal-apple-tv-1236954233\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inked an overall deal<\/a> with Apple TV as the streamer renewed <em>Widow\u2019s Bay<\/em> for Season 2, ahead of the Season 1 finale, which is now available to stream.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1024px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((549\/1024)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010804.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010804.jpg 3840w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010804.jpg?resize=150,80 150w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010804.jpg?resize=300,161 300w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010804.jpg?resize=1024,549 1024w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010804.jpg?resize=1536,824 1536w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010804.jpg?resize=2048,1099 2048w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010804.jpg?resize=186,100 186w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010804.jpg?resize=60,32 60w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010804.jpg?resize=352,189 352w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010804.jpg?resize=110,59 110w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010804.jpg?resize=285,153 285w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010804.jpg?resize=320,172 320w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010804.jpg?resize=640,343 640w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010804.jpg?resize=800,429 800w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010804.jpg?resize=1280,687 1280w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"549\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-font-size-12 lrv-u-padding-tb-025\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\" lrv-u-font-size-16 lrv-u-font-size-14@mobile-max lrv-a-font-body-m u-font-style-italic lrv-u-font-weight-bold lrv-u-font-family-primary u-line-height-20 u-letter-spacing-0 u-line-height-18@mobile-max\">Stephen Root in \u2018Widow\u2019s Bay\u2019 (Apple TV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Widow\u2019s Bay gears up for another tourist season, creator Katie Dippold reflected on the show\u2019s evolution at San Diego Comic-Con. 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