1681 Canon⬡ Key Event
Richard Warren settles Widow's Bay
Warren and initial colonists arrive on the island facing starvation. The first winter is brutal.
WB Universe
Timeline
From the 1681 founding pact to the Season 1 finale. Every confirmed event, every key theory.
1681–1702 - The Founding
Richard Warren, the original pact, the Dead Zone, and Frances.
1702 Canon⬡ Key Event
Richard Warren makes the pact
Warren consumes Truesight mushrooms - native only to the island - and contacts a demonic entity. Terms: "life for a life." Colony survival and his immortality, in exchange for continuous human sacrifice.
1702 Canon⬡ Key Event
Richard marries Sarah Westcott
Sarah arrives from the mainland for an arranged marriage, unaware of the pact. She learns the full horror. The agreement is sealed in Warren's pendant.
After 1702 Canon⬡ Key Event
Frances Warren survives - falls overboard clutching a box
Residents cannot cross the Dead Zone boundary without catastrophic physiological breakdown. Frances falls overboard - the only Warren child to survive. She carries the bloodline forward.
1702-present Canon
The Dead Zone enforced
The maritime boundary prevents native-born islanders from leaving. Crossing causes neurological trauma, blindness, strokes, and cellular death. Richard's stepchildren coughed blood attempting it.
1702-present Canon
Richard Warren lives 300+ years
His immortality is the pact's personal benefit. He survives as the island's hidden steward, unseen by modern residents.
Season 1 (2026)
Tom Loftis arrives. Ten weeks of escalating horror.
S1E1 · Apr 29, 2026 Canon⬡ Key Event
Tom Loftis arrives as mayor
Skeptical mainland outsider with tourism plans. An NYT travel critic arrives the same day. Shep Clark disappears in the fog and returns half-dead with a 33-year age discrepancy.
S1E2 · Apr 29, 2026 Canon
Tom spends the night in the Breakwater Inn
Encounters a murderous clown. Survives. The NYT article calls Widow's Bay "the next Martha's Vineyard."
S1E3 · May 6, 2026 Canon⬡ Key Event
The Sea Hag attacks Tom at the beach opening
She scratches Tom and becomes "betrothed" to him. Wyck shoots her with a shotgun. She explodes into seawater.
S1E5 · May 20, 2026 Canon⬡ Key Event
Tom consumes Truesight mushrooms
The island's native hallucinogenic black mushrooms. Tom experiences visions of the entity. The same mechanism Richard used to seal the original pact.
S1E4 · May 13, 2026 Canon⬡ Key Event
Patricia's party and the ancient grimoire
A mysterious self-help book appears on the island without explanation. Patricia hosts 'Sunrise Cocktails' using it as the theme. The party descends into supernatural madness - slaughtered crows, mass suicide attempts. Patricia burns the book to break the spell. The island's capacity to manufacture targeted psychological weapons is confirmed.
S1E6 · May 27, 2026 Canon⬡ Key Event
1702 flashback: the original pact revealed
Hamish Linklater as Richard Warren and Betty Gilpin as Sarah Westcott. Shot on the actual Rebecca Nurse property from the Salem Witch Trials. The full curse mechanics exposed.
S1E7 · May 27, 2026 Canon⬡ Key Event
Richard Warren is still alive. Tom and Wyck transport him past the Dead Zone.
Warren dissolves into ash and bones beyond the maritime boundary. The curse remains active. The bloodline, not the founder, is the binding mechanism.
S1E8 · Jun 3, 2026 Canon⬡ Key Event
The Boogeyman returns. Patricia survives.
Patricia's high school serial killer trauma manifests physically on the island. She tracks him through cremation with a shotgun.
S1E9 · Jun 10, 2026 Canon⬡ Key Event
Ruth revealed as last Warren descendant
Rosemary's genealogy research identifies Ruth Livingston as the last living descendant of Richard Warren through his daughter Frances. Tom walks into the storm toward Ruth's home. Intent unknown.
S1E10 · Jun 17, 2026 Canon⬡ Key Event
Season 1 finale: "We Hope You Enjoyed Your Time!"
Hurricane unleashes the island's full supernatural fury. Tom faces the final moral choice about Ruth. Cliffhanger sets up Season 2. Season 2 already renewed.