Today’s recommendation is something that was in talks for its tricky, puzzling nature for quite a time after it premiered on Netflix last year. The audience loved it so much that the streaming giant has already renewed it for a second season.
We are talking about Ryan Murphy’s real estate thriller ‘The Watcher’ that focuses on Nora (Naomi Watts) and Dean Brannock (Bobby Cannavale), parents of two who think they’re moving into an idyllic home in suburban New Jersey.
Soon after moving in, the Brannocks begin receiving mysterious letters from the Watcher, who promises to keep a constant eye on the home and its new residents. As more and more unsettling incidents befall the family, the list of suspects grows. The Brannocks are determined to find who the Watcher is and so is the audience as they keep guessing till the end. The puzzled ending for the series will leave you wondering as to who ‘The Watcher’ really was!
Written and directed by Ryan Murphy, ‘The Watcher’ is based on a true story published in the 2018 New York Magazine article “The Haunting of a Dream House” by Reeves Wiedeman. ‘The Watcher’ season 1 is available to stream on Netflix.