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Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson's Indigo Girls Moment

"Amy Adams" · Jun 22, 2026 Arts

Patrick Wilson told Amy Adams he loved the Indigo Girls on the Cape Fear set. She didn't believe him. He started singing a deep-cut album track. They harmonized. She immediately decided they would be best friends.

Where this was said

Cape Fear on Apple TV+ & the Cape Fear Set

At 56:05 · chapter starts 55:10

Will brings the conversation back to Amy's current project: Cape Fear, a psychological thriller series for Apple TV+ also starring Javier Bardem and Patrick Wilson. Amy gushes about the cast and calls it challenging content-wise and physically, but incredibly fun to make. She then recounts what has become the episode's most charming anecdote: on set, she mentioned attending an Indigo Girls concert at Red Rocks in 1992 or '93. Patrick Wilson said he loved the Indigo Girls. Amy refused to believe him. He then started singing a deep-cut album track, unprompted. They harmonized. Amy immediately decided they were going to be best friends. Will plays it straight: 'I feel like we are close. The closer we are to fine.' Amy catches the Indigo Girls reference immediately. The show also shot with some of the Ozark crew in Atlanta, and Amy notes that director Amanda Marsalis worked on both productions.

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