A New Jersey family's stalker experience is told in Netflix's 'The Watcher' trailer

"I've been put in charge of watching you."
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Chance Townsend
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In Netflix's new series The Watcher, Naomi Watts and her family move to their dream house in New Jersey with the promise of a quiet suburban life. That is until mysterious letters appear telling the family that they're being watched, the house is alive, and that it requires "young blood."

"Do you the know the history of the house," reads the letter from the stalker known as The Watcher. "I've been put in charge of watching you. This message will not be the last."

Based on a true story, the trailer shows us the constant anxiety the Braddock family deals with as more and more strange events happen in their house and around them. Written by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, known for their previous work on Glee, American Horror Story, and Scream Queens, The Watcher might be putting a possible cult twist on real events based on what we see in the trailer. Or maybe that's just the reality of living in a neighborhood with an HOA.

And although the real Watcher was never caught, the experience does remind us all to never buy a house in New Jersey.

Starring Watts, Jennifer Coolidge, Bobby Cannavale, and Mia Farrow, you can watch The Watcher on Netflix on October 13.

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Chance Townsend
Assistant Editor, General Assignments

Chance Townsend is the General Assignments Editor at Mashable, covering tech, video games, dating apps, digital culture, and whatever else comes his way. He has a Master's in Journalism from the University of North Texas and is a proud orange cat father. His writing has also appeared in PC Mag and Mother Jones.

In his free time, he cooks, loves to sleep, and greatly enjoys Detroit sports. If you have any tips or want to talk shop about the Lions, you can reach out to him on Bluesky @offbrandchance.bsky.social or by email at [email protected].


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