Netflix Thriller BELOW Gets Premiere Date

Darryl Ley 2 months ago 2 min read

Netflix thriller Below starring Josh Hartnett now has a premiere date.

Calvin Penney (Josh Hartnett) is a big hearted but stubborn fisherman living in a small Newfoundland town, who’s still haunted by his father’s mysterious death from decades ago. When an unidentified sea creature begins terrorizing his hometown, Calvin must fight to hold his close-knit community together.

Below - "A frightened man in a raincoat clings to a metal railing inside a dimly lit, industrial room with wet floors and scattered tools, suggesting tension or danger in the environment." — BELOW. Charlie Heaton as Wade in episode 101 of Below. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix© 2026

Determined to keep his son Wade (Charlie Heaton) and the rest of his family safe, he teams up with a visiting marine researcher (Mackenzie Davis) to confront the creature and reveal the island’s buried secrets before it’s too late. Blending local myth, thrilling suspense, and heartfelt humor, this twisty six-part limited series dives into themes of family, community, and change – both terrifying and inevitable.

"A woman wearing glasses and gloves works in a laboratory, reaching into a container on a counter, surrounded by scientific equipment and shelves in a well-lit room." — Mackenzie Davis as Fonda Lee in episode 101 of Below. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix© 2026

You can watch Below which consists of six episodes when it premieres on 8 October 2026.

Jesse McKeown serves as showrunner and is an executive producer on the project. The Executive Producers are Jessica Rhoades, Chris Hatcher, Josh Hartnett, Jamie Childs, Louise Sutton, Sharon Hall. The show filmed in St John’s Newfoundland from 3 July 2025 through to 12 October 2025.

Here is the cast: