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Limited Series – Below

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A fisherman and a marine biologist team up to protect their community and uncover dark secrets lurking in the deep water.
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Below — Limited Series

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Critics Consensus

Below features the classic tropes of better creature features but uses its limited time wisely, ensuring all who dive in come out the other end thoroughly thrilled.

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Graeme Blundell The Australian Oct 23, 2026
McKeown deftly blends aquatic mystery with pseudoscience and biological horror rooted in marine research and his love of genre. Go to Full Review
Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting Oct 23, 2026
4/5
Creator Jesse McKeown injects modern anxieties in to an entertaining limited series that harkens back to the simpler aquatic creature features of yesteryear. Go to Full Review
Rebecca Onion Slate Oct 13, 2026
This whole show feels like one big screech-in, and I loved it. Go to Full Review
Alex Maidy JoBlo's Movie Network Oct 26, 2026
5/10
As Netflix continues to try and find their next Stranger Things, there will be many misfires and you can count this series among them. Go to Full Review
Laura Fernández El Pais (Spain) Oct 26, 2026
The episodes devoted to hunting down the creature are formidable and exhilarating, a return to the sea through total chaos, from the wild side of the classics, with Moby-Dick foremost among them. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Mini Anthikad-Chhibber The Hindu Oct 22, 2026
By rooting the creature feature in a specific place, the mini-series uses the monster to address genuine feelings of exploitation and displacement. The monster is also thoroughly smashing Go to Full Review
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Sam A @JustSammy 21 hrs ago Not as bad as the rotten score suggests but it’s like anything these days, passable in the moment but forgettable the next. See more Bruce W @MovieBuff95 1 day ago (Episode 1): (first episode): If you hang in for the character/plot setup; you're rewarded with a creepy, eerily interesting ending that makes you wonder what comes next. If they turn up the heat as each episode plays out; this could turn out to be a very good surprise. See more coyote T @trextomatoe 1 day ago Holy smokes. Great show, plot, Josh was/looked amazing. The squid, watched it in one day. Wish they were doing more because I know I would watch it. See more The S @The_Stranger 1 day ago Oh, boy. This series is proof positive that studios have way more money than talent. And that’s unfortunate because the acting is good. I just don’t understand how this stuff gets green lit. Like the entire series could have been avoided if they would have just acknowledged that the plot just isn’t that strong and feels kinda derivative. And, of course, it’s literally written to be a franchise and not just a story. The last episode makes it clear that they optimistic about this being one of those series that just creeps on forever like Handmaid’s Tale that never goes anywhere but has a new season every year. Yawn. When studio execs start to understand that people just want really good stories and not these drawn out plots that are designed to go on without any real conclusion, maybe we’ll start getting series that are worth watching again. Again: great actors, horrible story that was just the victim of a bad idea overall. See more foundation G @Empire2026 2 days ago It was different and fun. Love everything Josh Hartnett does. See more Paul T @Pazrock 2 days ago Acting and cast is decent, though at times the charachter building seems a bit B movie like and rushed. The story builds nicely and keeps you engaged, but what feels like a good story building with good momentum, suddenly falls on its face and leaves you with plot holes and an ending that lacked the creativity to finish the deal. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 8, 2026 Come Home Year Calvin Penney welcomes his family home for a long-awaited reunion as an unexpected arrival makes waves throughout the coastal town of Snooks Arm. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 8, 2026 Crown and Anchor Calvin teams up with marine researcher Dr. Fonda Howander to investigate strange events; his son Wade tries to make sense of unsettling dreams. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 8, 2026 Sir John Franklin Wade and Calvin encounter mysterious newcomers; Fonda warns the town's residents about a nautical threat as unease spreads through the community. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 8, 2026 The Ocean Will Have Us All As outsiders draw Calvin into a dangerous hunt for the creature, an unseen danger begins closing in on his family and everyone else in town. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 8, 2026 Little Pot Rock Calvin uncovers shocking truths about his past; Fonda makes a startling discovery as unexpected company arrives. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 8, 2026 The Unfathering Deep The true motives behind the crisis become clear and an evacuation begins; Calvin, his family and Fonda devise a risky plan to save their town. Details

Season Info

Creator
Jesse McKeown
Executive Producer
Jesse McKeown, Josh Hartnett, Jamie Childs, Louise Sutton, Sharon Hall
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 8, 2026
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