{"id":30650,"date":"2026-08-07T04:17:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T23:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30650"},"modified":"2026-08-07T04:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T23:17:21","slug":"betty-gilpin-calls-widows-bay-the-ultimate-fck-you-to-algorithm-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30650","title":{"rendered":"Betty Gilpin Calls &#8216;Widow&#8217;s Bay&#8217; The &#8220;Ultimate F*ck You&#8221; To Algorithm TV"},"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=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With 19 Emmy nominations under its belt for its first season, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/betty-gilpin\/\" id=\"auto-tag_betty-gilpin\" data-tag=\"betty-gilpin\">Betty Gilpin<\/a> sees <em>Widow\u2019s Bay<\/em> as a beacon of wholly original television.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 4x Emmy nominee, whose latest Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy series nod is for her performance as Sarah Warren in the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/apple-tv\/\" id=\"auto-tag_apple-tv\" data-tag=\"apple-tv\">Apple TV<\/a> series, praised the show for figuring out \u201cwhat people fucking want\u201d amid the ongoing IP-driven malaise in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI feel like because I\u2019m not an actual part of the real show, I can brag about it and it\u2019s not bragging about myself,\u201d she told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/awards\/consider-this\/betty-gilpin-on-widows-bay-best-line-readings-interview-1235208776\/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IndieWire<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m so glad that the exhausted people that I worked with who were like, \u2018I hope we made something good. I don\u2019t know. I\u2019m so tired,\u2019 they made the most brilliant thing I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gilpin continued, \u201cThe show as a whole feels like the ultimate fuck you to safe, algorithm-friendly, ChatGPT, copy\/paste television. And yet, it\u2019s found such mainstream success, and that\u2019s what people fucking want. It\u2019s just so satisfying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <em>Widow\u2019s Bay<\/em>, a New England mayor (Matthew Rhys) tries to boost tourism to his tiny island as strange events unfold, unleashing a centuries-old curse.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"577\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Stephen Root, Matthew Rhys and Kate O'Flynn in 'Widow's Bay'\" class=\"wp-image-1237003718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg 4767w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=1024,577 1024w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=1536,865 1536w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=2048,1153 2048w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=178,100 178w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=1280,721 1280w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=450,253 450w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=250,140 250w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=296,166 296w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=248,139 248w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=200,112 200w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=270,152 270w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=60,34 60w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=352,198 352w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=110,62 110w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=285,160 285w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Widows_Bay_Photo_010902_739e83.jpg?resize=800,450 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stephen Root, Matthew Rhys and Kate O\u2019Flynn in \u2018Widow\u2019s Bay\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creator Katie Dippold <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><\/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>With 19 Emmy nominations under its belt for its first season, Betty Gilpin sees Widow\u2019s Bay as a beacon of wholly original television. 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