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Summary
When a mysterious sea creature terrorizes a small Newfoundland town, a hard-bitten fisherman and his family fight to protect their close-knit community.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)
Critics 70Audiences 63GoodWatch 68
Metascore70
IMDb6.3
User score6.3
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121First aired
2026
October 8, 2026
Ended 2026
Genres
DramaMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Canada
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 79 · most episodes first
Josh HartnettCalvin Penney · 6 episodes
Mackenzie DavisDr. Fonda Howander · 6 episodes
Charlie HeatonWade Penney · 6 episodes
Ruby StokesMary Penney · 6 episodes
Kaleb HornNoah Townsend · 6 episodes
Rohan CampbellJay Penney · 6 episodes
Willow KeanRuth Penney · 6 episodes
Mary WalshMayor Linda Best · 6 episodes
Natasha HenstridgeJan Hicks · 6 episodes
Joshua CloseOfficer Jaxon Noseworthy · 6 episodes- FHFrank HoldenPatrick Fitzpatrick · 6 episodes
Lawrence BarryBasil 'Baz' Biles · 6 episodes
Matthew WorkuMo Abdullahi · 5 episodes
Stephen OatesBarry Pike · 4 episodes
Mary LewisJoette Biles · 4 episodes
Rory LambertPhonse Mooney · 4 episodes- SGSandy GowNoelle Mooney · 4 episodes
Josh CruddasConnor Kopecko · 4 episodes
Ian Billye LambertSno-Cone Kid · 4 episodes
Marthe BernardThe Old Hag, Maggie Budgell · 4 episodes- SSStuart SimpsonBar Back #2 · 3 episodes
- DBDevon BryanFisherman #1 · 3 episodes
Chuck HerriottStarlene Anthony, Fisherman #2 · 3 episodes- APAndre PantMainlander · 3 episodes
Directing · 11
- Helen Shaver Director
- Stephen Dunn Director
- William McGregor Second Unit Director
- Dug Rotstein Script Supervisor
- Rony Valencia Third Assistant Director
- Greg Edmunds First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Natty Zavitz Writers' Assistant, Writer
Production · 32
- Jesse McKeown Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- Jamie Childs Executive Producer, Director
- Karen Walton Co-Executive Producer, Writer
- Perry Chafe Co-Executive Producer, Writer
- Josh Hartnett Executive Producer
- Jessica Rhoades Executive Producer
Camera · 6
- William Baldy Director of Photography
- Guy Godfree Director of Photography
- Bobby Shore Director of Photography
- Kyle Brunet Digital Imaging Technician
- Ben Mankin "A" Camera Operator
- Dave Cox Digital Imaging Technician
Editing · 4
- Matthew Hannam Editor
- Mike Phillips Editor
- Matthew Tabern Editor
- Jonathan Eagan Editor
Sound · 17
- Mark Korven Original Music Composer
- Paula Fairfield Sound Designer
- David McCallum Supervising Sound Editor
- Natasha Duprey Music Supervisor
- James Ridgway Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Goro Koyama Foley Artist
Art · 11
- Emmanuel Fréchette Production Design
- Xavier Georges Art Direction
- Lori Ann King Set Decoration
- Emma Monaghan Property Master
- Ian Greig Set Decoration
- Joelle Craven Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Courtney Mitchell Costume Design
- Renee Fontana Assistant Costume Designer
- Charlotte Reid Key Costumer
- Quita Alfred Costume Supervisor
- Carolyn Williams Key Makeup Artist
- Dorothy Martin Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects · 3
- Matt Glover Visual Effects Supervisor
- Annie Godin Visual Effects Producer
- Brandon Schaafsma VFX Editor
Lighting · 1
- Jonathan Gaudet Gaffer
Other crew · 30
- Angelica Lisk-Hann Stunt Coordinator
- Andrea Dunne Story Coordinator
- Mark Kinsella Other
- Adele Fletcher Supervising ADR Editor
- Allison Moira Kelly Dialect Coach
- Mark Kueper Digital Intermediate Colorist
Below episodes
1 season · 6 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Come Home Year, 7.2
- S1 E2 Crown and Anchor, 7.1
- S1 E3 Sir John Franklin, 6.7
- S1 E4 The Ocean Will Have Us All, 6.8
- S1 E5 Little Pot Rock, 6.5
- S1 E6 The Unfathering Deep, 6.3
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