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      • The home that inspired The Watcher was fittingly located at none other than 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey. However, while the Netflix series keeps the address and location of the home the Broaddus family purchased IRL, the scenes were *actually* filmed at a much more expansive (and expensive $$$) home in Rye, New York.
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  2. Sep 20, 2023 · What's the true story behind 'The Watcher'? In June 2014, before Derek and Maria Broaddus (the real-life inspiration for the Brannocks) could even move into their new home in Westfield, New...

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    • The Broadduses never moved in to 657 Boulevard. Unlike in the show, in which the Brannock family moves into the house immediately, the Broadduses decided to complete renovations before moving in.
    • The Broadduses rented out and later sold 657 Boulevard in 2019. Having sold their other home, the Broadduses continued to live with Maria’s mother in Westfield.
    • What previous residents of 657 Boulevard said about the home. Prior to the Broaddus family moving in, the house — built in 1905 — had over 100 years of residents, some notable: William H. Davies, the mayor of Westfield in the 1930s, once lived there.
    • A previous owner did receive a letter from the Watcher. The Broadduses bought the house from a couple named John and Andrea Woods, who moved in in 1990.
  3. Oct 21, 2022 · The Watcher house is a real home at 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey, with the Netflix series using both the real address and city name. (You can even check it out on Google Maps).

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  4. Oct 17, 2022 · An account published in New York Magazine by Reeves Wiedeman tells the tale of a family who purchased their dream home in Westfield, N.J. in 2014, only to realize they weren't the only ones with...

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    • Becca Wood
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  5. Oct 11, 2022 · Derek and Maria Broaddus bought their dream house, a six-bedroom house at 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey. But according to the creepy letters they started to get from “The Watcher,” they weren’t the only ones interested in it.

  6. Netflix’s new thriller ‘The Watcher,’ starring Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale, is based on the real-life story of 657 Boulevard.

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  7. Oct 19, 2022 · "The Watcher," a new horror show about a house being stalked by an anonymous tormenter, has hit Netflix – but it's not just a scary story, it's a real one. A house in Westfield, New Jersey...

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    • Caitlin O'Kane
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