# Netflix reveals 6-part thriller limited series Below with Josh Hartnett

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/netflix-reveals-6-part-thriller-limited-series-below-with-josh-hartnett/
- Published: 2026-07-28T18:01:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-28T18:09:14+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/netflix-thriller-below-josh-hartnett/
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Offbeat, TV, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- Netflix's Below is a six-part thriller launching 8 October 2026.
- Stars Josh Hartnett, Charlie Heaton and Mackenzie Davis in Newfoundland setting.
- Follows a fisherman confronting a mysterious sea creature and family secrets.

## Summary

Netflix has revealed details of Below, a six-part limited thriller series starring Josh Hartnett, Charlie Heaton and Mackenzie Davis, set to begin streaming on 8 October 2026. The show joins a wave of 2026 underwater creature productions, but distinguishes itself by keeping its sea monster mysterious rather than a straightforward shark, setting the story in a small Newfoundland fishing community terrorised by an unseen beast capable of destroying entire houseboats.

Hartnett plays Calvin Penney, a stubborn but big-hearted fisherman still haunted by his father's unexplained death years earlier, who must hold his community together as the creature attacks. Heaton plays his troubled son Wade, while Davis portrays a visiting marine researcher who joins Calvin to confront the threat and uncover the island's hidden history. The series is created by Jesse McKeown, previously a writer on Netflix's The Sinner and The Umbrella Academy, and blends local folklore, suspense and humour around themes of family and community.

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