Josh Hartnett's Below Is Netflix's Big Hit of the Fall

Remember the Newfoundland sea monster show we told you about in June? It finally has a name, and a lot of people are watching it.

It's Called Below

Back in June we wrote about Josh's untitled Netflix series shooting on the coast of Newfoundland. It arrived on October 8 as Below, with all six episodes out at once. Josh plays Calvin Penney, a fisherman who has never made peace with how his father died, and who ends up facing whatever is coming out of the water near his town. Mackenzie Davis, Charlie Heaton, Ruby Stokes, Rohan Campbell, Kaleb Horn and Willow Kean round out the cast, and Jesse McKeown created the show.

People Are Watching

Below opened at number one on Netflix's English-language TV chart with 17 million views in its first four days, then pulled in 21.2 million the next week, according to The Wrap. It was still in the U.S. Top 10 at the start of November. Critics have been kind too: it sits at 87% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Season 2? Josh Has an Idea

Below was billed as a limited series, so we weren't expecting more. Then Mackenzie Davis told Collider that "at the end of shooting last year, Josh had a really good pitch for a season 2," and that she would come back "in a heartbeat" (via Screen Rant). Netflix hasn't said anything yet. Fingers crossed.

Our Take

Josh has said he wasn't looking to do a TV show when this script showed up. We're glad he read it anyway. Calvin is quiet, stubborn and worn down, and Josh plays him without a wasted move. If you haven't started it, it makes an easy weekend binge.

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