Below arrives on Netflix on October 8, 2026, with all six episodes available together. The limited thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a Newfoundland fisherman facing an unidentified sea creature and a crisis that threatens his family and town.
Netflix’s full trailer keeps the creature mostly hidden while showing the damage gathering around the coast. Mackenzie Davis and Charlie Heaton join Hartnett in a story built around a submerged house, a troubled family and secrets beneath the water.
Below on Netflix: quick facts
- Release date: October 8, 2026.
- Release plan: all six episodes arrive together.
- Format: six-part limited series.
- Where to watch: Netflix.
- Lead cast: Josh Hartnett, Mackenzie Davis and Charlie Heaton.
- Genre: Canadian TV drama and thriller.
- Creator and showrunner: Jesse McKeown.
When does Below come out on Netflix?
Netflix releases Below on Thursday, October 8, with the full six-episode story available that day. Tudum states that all six episodes arrive together, so this is not currently presented as a weekly rollout.
A universal launch hour has not been published in the checked official material. The title page also does not provide a territory-by-territory language menu, so viewers should use their local Netflix listing for exact access details.
The series follows one day after Prime Video’s new Carrie adaptation. Our Carrie release guide covers that separate eight-episode launch and its confirmed cast.
What is Below about?
Calvin Penney is a stubborn but caring fisherman in the small Newfoundland town of Snooks Arm. He is still carrying the weight of his father’s unexplained death when a sea creature begins attacking the community and disrupting its already fragile way of life.
Calvin teams with visiting marine researcher Fonda Howander as the danger moves closer to his family. His son Wade begins showing alarming symptoms, and the pair must investigate the creature while uncovering secrets connected to the island.
Netflix describes the show as a blend of local myth, suspense, family drama and humor. The conflict is therefore larger than a creature hunt: Calvin is also trying to keep his children and neighbors together as the town faces a threat it cannot yet explain.
What does the Below trailer show?
The full trailer opens its mystery with a house being pulled beneath the ocean. It then moves through rough water, damaged boats, tense searches and the fear spreading among people whose work and survival depend on the sea.
The creature is treated as an unseen pressure instead of a complete trailer reveal. The footage shows people looking into the water and investigating below the surface, but it does not explain the threat’s origin or resolve the Penney family mystery.
Netflix’s official YouTube upload runs about two minutes and twenty-two seconds on the checked page. The Netflix service page separately lists a two-minute-five-second title-page trailer and a one-minute-ten-second teaser, so those interface runtimes should not be treated as one identical cut.
Who is in the Below cast?
Josh Hartnett plays Calvin Penney, Mackenzie Davis plays Fonda Howander and Charlie Heaton plays Calvin’s son Wade. The central trio brings the town’s family conflict and scientific investigation into the same storyline.
Willow Kean plays Ruth Penney, Ruby Stokes plays Mary Penney, Rohan Campbell plays Jay Penney and Kaleb Horn plays Noah. Netflix’s title page also lists Natasha Henstridge and Mary Walsh, although the checked official pages do not attach character names to them.
Those nine performers are the names currently displayed by Netflix. Tudum does not label its seven character assignments as a complete cast list, and Netflix may add more supporting credits closer to release.
Why is Newfoundland central to Below?
Below was filmed in Newfoundland, and creator Jesse McKeown built the series around the province’s coastal landscape and communities. The setting is not a neutral backdrop: fishing, isolation, local history and a changing way of life shape Calvin’s choices.
The production used real ocean locations for the water scenes described by Tudum instead of replacing them with green screen. Hartnett listened to local fishermen on radio, while Heaton spent time around communities outside St. John’s as the actors worked on the regional voices and behavior.
The official material emphasizes both the danger and warmth McKeown sees in Newfoundland. That contrast gives the series its practical stakes: the characters are defending people and traditions they know, not simply escaping an anonymous monster-movie location.
Who created, wrote and directed Below?
Jesse McKeown created Below and serves as showrunner and executive producer. The writing credits announced by Netflix include McKeown, Karen Walton, Perry Chafe and Natty Zavitz.
Jamie Childs, Helen Shaver and Stephen Dunn directed the six episodes. Netflix also lists executive producers Jessica Rhoades through Pacesetter, Chris Hatcher, Josh Hartnett, Childs, Louise Sutton and Sharon Hall alongside McKeown.
The checked announcement does not map individual writers or directors to episode numbers. It also does not publish episode titles, so assigning those credits more specifically would go beyond the current official record.
Is Below a limited series?
Netflix and Tudum describe Below as a six-part limited series. The title page labels both official videos as limited-series trailers, and the release guide presents the six episodes as one complete October 8 drop.
No second season has been announced. Limited-series branding suggests a self-contained initial story, but it is not proof of a permanent no-renewal decision. Any continuation would need a later statement from Netflix.
What Below details remain unconfirmed?
Episode titles, individual runtimes and a precise worldwide release hour remain unannounced. The six-episode total is official, but Netflix has not supplied a public episode-by-episode guide in the sources checked here.
Complete character credits, territory-level language options and any continuation plan are also unconfirmed. The TV-MA label belongs to the checked United States title page and should not be treated as a universal rating.
The Below series page keeps the confirmed release, cast, creators and source limits together as Netflix adds more details.
Below Netflix series FAQ
What is the Below release date?
Below premieres on Netflix on October 8, 2026. All six episodes are scheduled to arrive together.
How many episodes are in Below?
Below has six episodes and is officially described as a limited series. Episode titles and individual runtimes have not been announced.
Who stars in Below?
Josh Hartnett, Mackenzie Davis and Charlie Heaton lead the series. Willow Kean, Ruby Stokes, Rohan Campbell, Kaleb Horn, Natasha Henstridge and Mary Walsh are also listed by Netflix.
