The Watchful Eye

"The *Watchful Eye* is an American drama mystery thriller television series created by Julie Durk, which aired on Freeform from January 30 to March 27, 2023. The show was canceled after one season in June 2023. The main cast includes Mariel Molino as Elena Santos, a recently hired live-in nanny; Warren Christie as Matthew Ward, a wealthy architect who lost his wife; and Amy Acker as Tory Ayres, Matthew's sister-in-law. Other recurring characters include Jon Ecker as Scott Macedo, Elena's secret boyfriend and a detective; Aliyah Royale as Ginny Welles, Elena's friend and another nanny; Lex Lumpkin as Elliot Schwartz, a teenager at The Greybourne; Henry Joseph Samiri as Jasper Ward, Matthew's son; and Kelly Bishop as Mrs. Ivey, a longtime resident and the aunt of Matthew's deceased wife. The series was developed by Freeform, with a pilot order announced on September 13, 2021, and picked up for a full season on June 30, 2022. The show is executive produced by Emily Fox, Ryan Seacrest, Nina Wass, Andrea Shay, and Jeffrey Reiner, with Fox serving as the showrunner. Filming began in April 2022 and concluded in September 2022 in Burnaby, British Columbia. Premiering on January 30, 2023, the series also simulcasted its two-episode premiere on ABC Spark in Canada and was available to stream on Hulu until July 1, 2023. The *Watchful Eye* received mixed reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes assigning a 67% approval rating and Metacritic awarding a score of 57 out of 100. It won the Best Drama/Action Poster ...