Netflix’s Spielbergian Horror Series Officially Swims Past a Monster-Sized Milestone
Netflix’s supernatural horror series *Below* has become a major streaming hit, adding 21 million views in its second week and reaching 38 million overall. Its continued rise matters as Netflix highlights strong-performing titles across its catalogue.
The six-episode series, starring Josh Hartnett and Mackenzie Davis, follows a fisherman trying to protect his Canadian community from a mysterious threat beneath the ground. It premiered on 8 October, has accumulated more than 150 million viewing hours and holds an 87% Rotten Tomatoes score. Its view count has also passed the 33 million recorded by season two of *The Gentlemen*.
In short
- *Below* reached 38 million views on Netflix.
- It added 21 million views in its second week.
- The six-episode series has over 150 million viewing hours.
Explained simply
Netflix is a subscription service that commissions and streams television series, including supernatural horror. *Below* is a six-episode series set in a Canadian community, where a fisherman tries to protect local people from a mysterious threat underground.
The series stars Josh Hartnett and Mackenzie Davis. Streaming services often use viewing figures to show how widely a programme is being watched; those figures help explain why a title may attract attention across a service’s catalogue.