The Meg, a 2018 shark thriller starring Jason Statham, has become one of HBO Max's ten most-streamed films in the US, showing renewed audience appetite for the "sharksploitation" genre nearly 50 years after Steven Spielberg's Jaws set the template. The film pits Statham against a giant prehistoric megalodon and also stars Rainn Wilson and Cliff Curtis, having significantly outperformed industry expectations on release.

Made on a reported budget of $178 million, The Meg grossed $529 million worldwide ($145 million domestically and $384 million overseas), success that led to a 2023 sequel, Meg 2: The Trench, which also performed well. Director Ben Wheatley has expressed interest in a third instalment, but Warner Bros. is not currently thought to be pursuing one, even as the original continues to find a large late-night streaming audience.