New Stephen King and Nautical Thriller Series
Netflix Premieres Josh Hartnett's 'Below'; Mike Flanagan Announces 'Carrie' Series for Amazon
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Flanagan is expanding Stephen King's universe beyond Carrie, with pre-production on a broader adaptation slate that includes a new version of The Mist for Warner Bros and an expansive The Dark Tower adaptation.
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Flanagan has stated Carrie should be modernized, explaining, "The only way to approach it was to build something new out of the ingredients of Carrie."
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Below had its world premiere at TIFF 2026 on Sept. 10 as part of the Primetime program, highlighting Netflix’s fall lineup.
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The series is created by Jesse McKeown, with Josh Hartnett serving as an executive producer alongside Jessica Rhoades and others; it stars Mackenzie Davis and Charlie Heaton, and was shot on location in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Netflix is set to unleash a sea creature thriller this fall. The streaming giant dropped a teaser for Fangoria, a six-episode series called Below, starring Josh Hartnett as a Newfoundland fisherman facing a mysterious threat from the deep. The show premieres October 8, just one day after Mike Flanagan's reimagining of Stephen King's Carrie hits Amazon Prime.
The two projects mark a busy fall for genre television. Both lean on strong casts, limited-series formats, and fan-favorite source material to build anticipation heading into the holiday season.
Josh Hartnett Returns as a Fisherman Under Siege
Below centers on Calvin Penney, a fisherman in a tight-knit Newfoundland community. When something in the water begins terrorizing the town, he teams up with a visiting marine researcher to dig up buried island secrets. Bleeding Cool reports the six-episode series debuts October 8 on Netflix.
Mackenzie Davis and Charlie Heaton join Hartnett in the cast. The show was created by Jesse McKeown, with Hartnett also serving as an executive producer alongside Jessica Rhoades. It was shot on location in St. John's, Newfoundland, grounding the story in a real fishing landscape. Head Topics notes the full cast also includes Ruby Stokes, Rohan Campbell, Kaleb Horn, and Willow Kean.
Newfoundland Setting Gives the Creature Stakes Beyond Horror
Filming in St. John's was no accident. The remote, coastal setting wraps the sea creature in real-world stakes. Fishing is a livelihood there, not just a backdrop. When something threatens the water, it threatens everything — jobs, family, and the town itself.
That isolation also tightens the drama. There is nowhere to run in a small island community. First Showing describes the show as a supernatural thriller where the creature forces the community to confront both external danger and long-buried local secrets. The marine researcher character bridges local myth and hard science, pushing the story toward answers.
TIFF World Premiere Kicked Off Netflix's Fall Push
Below had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2026. It screened as part of TIFF's Primetime program, which spotlights prestige television. The premiere gave Netflix a high-profile launch pad ahead of the October 8 streaming date.
Netflix followed the festival bow with a teaser trailer rollout designed to build buzz. Head Topics also notes Hartnett has two major projects arriving close together — Below and an adaptation of Colleen Hoover's novel Verity. That back-to-back visibility marks a significant moment in his career resurgence.
Flanagan's Carrie Reimagining Arrives One Day Earlier on Prime
Mike Flanagan's version of Carrie premieres October 7 on Amazon Prime Video as an eight-episode miniseries. Flanagan, known for The Haunting of Hill House, is not doing a straight retelling. He said the only way to approach it was to "build something new out of the ingredients of Carrie." That quote signals a modernized take rather than a scene-for-scene remake.
Flanagan is also deep in development on other King adaptations. He is attached to a new version of The Mist for Warner Bros. and a large-scale Dark Tower project. Together, these moves make him the most active adapter of King's work in Hollywood right now. The October 7 Carrie debut sets up a two-night genre event alongside Below's October 8 launch.
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