“Widow’s Bay” has slowly but surely become a huge hit with the masses since the release of its first episode. The supernatural series created a lot of excitement among its fans as the show was quickly renewed for a second season. While talking about appearing on the show, actor Kingston Rumi Southwick, who plays Evan Loftis, teased some details in the teaser about what fans can expect in the future.
Kingston Rumi Southwick talks about upcoming ‘Widow’s Bay’ season 2
In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, the actor opened up about working on: Katie DippoldThe series and what the show has in store for its upcoming season. In particular, while talking about the future of his character, Southwick added: “I’m very happy not only with the damage he’s gone through, but the level he’s going to reach.”At the same time, he also shared that “This is a good way for me personally as an actor to ease myself into it. I think that for season two, there are so many more opportunities for Evan to be in a very crazy, funny situation.” He shared his excitement about the show’s comedic supernatural story and what the future holds for fans.
Kingston Rumi Southwick talks about ‘Widow’s Bay’ as an original idea
The actor also praised the show for its concept, as comedy is a difficult genre to approach these days. He added, “What Widow’s Bay does well is take horror tropes and make them [them] his. This is an original idea. “He also shared that the show was “a lot of fun” to work on and that he was really happy to see so many people connecting with it and watching it with full enthusiasm. “I remember reading it for the first time and being like, I love this,” he also said about his first reaction when he got the role and the script.
What happened in ‘Widow’s Bay’ season 1?
The story revolves around Widow’s Bay, a fictional town whose new mayor, Tom Loftis, is trying to become the next big ‘Martha’s Vineyard.’ However, when he ignores the warnings of the residents and continues his actions, supernatural things begin to go awry due to an old curse that plagues the town.The season 1 finale revealed an important detail about the show’s main character, played by Matthew Rhys. Tom Loftis, revealed that he has a connection with the founding father of the town, the mysterious Richard Warren, who is also responsible for the curse imposed on the town. Season 2 is said to explore more about this storyline and how the mayor deals with everything, including his past, without letting it tear his family and town in half.