Rotten Tomatoes
Suggestions will appear as you start typing. Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Limited Series – Below

Play trailer 2:09 Poster for Limited Series – Below Oct 2026 Drama Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
87% Tomatometer 45 Reviews 55% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A fisherman and a marine biologist team up to protect their community and uncover dark secrets lurking in the deep water.
Watch on Netflix Stream Now

Where to Watch

Below — Limited Series

Below — Limited Series

What to Know

Critics Consensus

Below features the classic tropes of better creature features but uses its limited time wisely, ensuring all who dive in come out the other end thoroughly thrilled.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More
Rebecca Onion Slate 2 days ago
This whole show feels like one big screech-in, and I loved it. Go to Full Review
Ben Travers IndieWire 6 days ago
C+
Below is a good enough time if you go in with low expectations and an open mind. The splendid supplements may outweigh the overall package, but who’s to say d’hey aren’t enough entertainment on their oon? Go to Full Review
Kaiya Shunyata RogerEbert.com Oct 8, 2026
As pressing as it is entertaining, the six-episode series shapes up to be one of the year’s best and most poignant. Go to Full Review
Rachel Ho Exclaim! 1 day ago
6/10
It's been a delight seeing the rest of the world learn about the magical unicorn that is Newfoundland. Go to Full Review
Brian Farvour The Playlist 1 day ago
A-
“Below” may lack the overwhelming atmospheric menace of some of the genre’s most memorable predecessors, but it compensates through unusually disciplined storytelling. Go to Full Review
Pat Stacey Irish Independent 1 day ago
3.5/5
Maybe the messaging bashes us a little too hard over the head sometimes, but it’s balanced by enough squishy, squelchy, pulpy creature-feature chills to keep horror fans happy. Go to Full Review
Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Sj T @sjasja 1 hr ago Started off strong! I actually had to Google the accents because I found them distracting at first, but turns out they were legit. This had so much potential, but unfortunately descended into cheese as it went on. Disappointing, especially after such a promising start. See more David D @David2026 6 hrs ago A fun tale with clear goodies and baddies...plus a silly environmental message that involves towing an iceberg...that doesn't seem to melt...back to colder climes with a tugboat...so a Cthulhu creature can continue to exist....oh, the protagonist talks to the squid monster, telling it what to do. There is no second season in here. See more William H @RT14402704 10 hrs ago So much potential. The first episode was fantastic and left me excited for episode 2. But the plot began scrambling and eventually became a ball of string by the end of episode 3. Ended up being a waste of time for me. See more Carolina G @RT24510050 10 hrs ago Finally a different type of story. See more Ricardo R @Ricardo_R 12 hrs ago IU came in expecting Jaws meets The Beast (1996), found only a crappier Free Willy... The good things first: Charlie Heaton was really great. That's it. The show starts well, but by the third episode the bad writing starts to hears its ugly head. Episodes 4 and 5 leave holes and questions, and episode 6 gives some children's book delivery. Plus the show doesn't know what it wants to be. Horror? Thriller? Drama? Action? A critique to the capitalist system and people that accumulate wealth? All of the above? And of course, it ends setting up things for a season 2 that will never come. Finally Netflix's habit of axing shows will pay off. See more Joseph M @jmiller012 15 hrs ago I’m perfectly good, creepy and Moody horror movie turns into yet another ecological thriller where Mahon is the bad guy. I was afraid when I saw the critics gave it such a high rating and the audience was split, that’s exactly where they were gonna go. Don’t waste your time. See more Read all reviews
Below — Limited Series

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 8, 2026 Come Home Year Calvin Penney welcomes his family home for a long-awaited reunion as an unexpected arrival makes waves throughout the coastal town of Snooks Arm. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 8, 2026 Crown and Anchor Calvin teams up with marine researcher Dr. Fonda Howander to investigate strange events; his son Wade tries to make sense of unsettling dreams. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 8, 2026 Sir John Franklin Wade and Calvin encounter mysterious newcomers; Fonda warns the town's residents about a nautical threat as unease spreads through the community. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 8, 2026 The Ocean Will Have Us All As outsiders draw Calvin into a dangerous hunt for the creature, an unseen danger begins closing in on his family and everyone else in town. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 8, 2026 Little Pot Rock Calvin uncovers shocking truths about his past; Fonda makes a startling discovery as unexpected company arrives. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 8, 2026 The Unfathering Deep The true motives behind the crisis become clear and an evacuation begins; Calvin, his family and Fonda devise a risky plan to save their town. Details

Season Info

Creator
Jesse McKeown
Executive Producer
Jesse McKeown, Josh Hartnett, Jamie Childs, Louise Sutton, Sharon Hall
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 8, 2026
Join The Newsletter Join The Newsletter Cookie Settings