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Below is a Netflix thriller series featuring Josh Hartnett in a story centered on a man grappling with his past while a mysterious presence lingers beneath the surface of a coastal town. The series explores themes of legacy, isolation, and hidden dangers tied to a remote community and its unsettling surroundings.
Netflix’s Below has surged to the top of global streaming charts, becoming the platform’s most-watched series in just days. Despite a 60% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, critics have given it an 82% rating, calling it Certified Fresh. The show, starring Josh Hartnett and Charlie Heaton, arrives amid a wave of horror and thriller releases—including Mike Flanagan’s Carrie on Prime Video.
The series is already trending on Netflix. Critics are split. But one thing’s clear: the platform wants more.
Netflix’s Below is streaming, and the island accent is the real star. Not the squid. Not the father’s ghost. The accent. Josh Hartnett, once a Razzie nominee for Pearl Harbor, has returned to form as Calvin Penney, a fisherman in a Newfoundland town where the sea holds secrets and the locals speak like they’ve been shaped by wind and salt.
The show’s rhythm is uneven. Some episodes feel like Come From Away meets Jaws. Others drift into surreal territory — a man wakes up to find an iceberg where there was none.
Netflix’s Below lands on October 8 with a quiet fury. It’s not the creature that haunts you. It’s the silence after the scream.
Josh Hartnett stars in 'Below,' a new Netflix thriller set in a remote Newfoundland fishing town where a mysterious sea creature emerges amid an iceberg. The series explores family bonds, tradition, and fear beneath the surface—both literal and emotional.