Below: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Calvin Penney 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. Determined to keep his son Wade and the rest of his family safe, he teams up with a visiting marine researcher 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.

Series details

• Title: Below
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 2026-10-08
• Status in TVmaze: In Development
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• TVMaze ID: 93115
• IMDb ID: tt35934755
• TVDB ID: 480205

Cast and credited roles

• Josh Hartnett — Calvin Penney
• Mackenzie Davis — Fonda Howander
• Charlie Heaton — Wade Penney
• Ruby Stokes — Mary Penney
• Kaleb Horn — Noah
• Rohan Campbell — Jay Penney
• Willow Kean — Ruth Penney

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-10-08; final listed air date 2026-10-08; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Below on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.