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Updated · Netflix Tudum · Jul 28

Netflix Unveils 'Below' Teaser, Sending Josh Hartnett After Sea Terror Before Oct. 8 Debut

Updated

Updated · Netflix Tudum · Jul 28

Netflix Unveils 'Below' Teaser, Sending Josh Hartnett After Sea Terror Before Oct. 8 Debut

Q: If the terrifying sea creature in Below isn't supernatural, what dark biological secret is hiding in the Newfoundland waters?

There is no confirmed biological explanation yet. Based on what Netflix and the festival materials have released, **Below** is framing the threat as a real, natural organism rather than a ghostly or mythic monster, but the “dark secret” remains part of the series’ central mystery. What is known is that the creature is described as “unidentified,” and Netflix has explicitly stressed that it is **not supernatural**. That points to a grounded horror setup: a hidden marine species, an evolved predator, or a life-form connected to environmental or long-buried local conditions in Newfoundland waters. The story also ties the attacks to “the island’s buried secrets,” suggesting the answer may involve more than simple animal behavior — possibly a biological discovery linked to the town’s history, ecological change, or an old incident surrounding Calvin Penney’s father’s death. The additional material offers one more clue: Calvin’s son Wade reportedly begins showing “terrifying new symptoms.” That detail hints the secret may not just be a large predator in the water, but a broader biological threat — such as contamination, infection, mutation, or a parasite associated with the creature or its habitat. So, the most accurate answer is that the series appears to be hiding a **scientific or ecological horror** beneath the local folklore: a real organism, and possibly a wider biological crisis, still concealed by the waters off Newfoundland.

3 articles · Updated · Netflix Tudum · Jul 28

A new teaser for Netflix’s six-part limited series “Below” shows Josh Hartnett’s fisherman Calvin facing a violent creature stalking a Newfoundland village and threatening his son Wade.
Mackenzie Davis’ marine biologist Fonda joins Calvin to investigate the unseen force beneath the ocean as strange events spread mayhem through the isolated community.
Newfoundland itself is central to the show: the cast filmed on location and at sea rather than on green screen, with Charlie Heaton describing Coast Guard boat work and ocean kayaking.
Hartnett and Heaton also immersed themselves in local culture to shape their performances, studying regional speech and spending time with residents as the series aims to capture Newfoundland’s warmth and danger.
The teaser expands Netflix’s rollout for “Below,” a creature-driven mystery from creator Jesse McKeown that premieres Oct. 8.