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Giant squid photographed for Smithsonian Ocean's scientific guide to the real animal behind Below's fictional sea monster
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The Science Behind Below’s Iceberg Monster Is Surprisingly Real

Netflix’s Below draws on real giant-squid biology, deep-sea mysteries and climate science—but the iceberg monster itself is fiction. Here...

Oct 11, 2026 3 min read