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Netflix's Below: a dark coastal mystery with Josh Hartnett and a threat from the sea
Below Netflix · Climate Change

How Below Turns a Classic Creature Feature Into an Eco-Thriller

Netflix’s Below blends sea-monster horror with the economic and environmental pressures facing a Newfoundland fishing community. Here’s h...

Oct 12, 2026 3 min read
Below Netflix · Climate Change

The Big Squid Distillery in the Flash-Forward Ending Has a Deeper Meaning

The Big Squid Distillery is more than a happy ending in Netflix’s Below. Here’s what the Penney family’s new business means for Calvin, S...

Oct 12, 2026 4 min read
Below Netflix · Climate Change

The Cobalt and Copper Under Snook’s Arm: Below’s Real Villain Exposed

Below makes its most unsettling reveal when Calvin Penney discovers that the monster may not be the town’s greatest threat. The cobalt an...

Oct 12, 2026 3 min read
Josh Hartnett as fisherman Calvin Penney on the water in Netflix's Below
Below Netflix · Climate Change

Mudder Isn’t a Monster — Why Below’s Giant Squid Twist Hits Differently

Mudder’s giant-squid reveal transforms Netflix’s Below from a creature feature into a story about parenthood, climate change, fear, and t...

Oct 12, 2026 4 min read
Josh Hartnett and Ruby Stokes in Netflix's Below
Below Netflix · Climate Change

How Climate Anxiety Became the Real Horror in Below

Below’s sea-monster mystery becomes a story about climate anxiety, warming oceans, and a Newfoundland fishing town fighting to protect it...

Oct 12, 2026 3 min read
A family watches a house sink into the water in Netflix's Below, illustrating the show's opening mystery
Below Netflix · Climate Change

Below’s Second Half Problem: Why the Monster Loses Its Scare Factor

Why does Netflix’s Below feel less frightening in its second half? The creature reveal, crowded subplots, corporate villains, and climate...

Oct 12, 2026 3 min read
Josh Hartnett as Calvin Penney aboard a fishing boat in Netflix's Below
Below Netflix · Climate Change

The Real Science Expert Who Helped Create Below’s Giant Squid

Meet Dr. Annie Mercier, the Newfoundland marine biologist who fact-checked Netflix’s Below and helped ground its giant squid story in rea...

Oct 12, 2026 3 min read
Giant squid photographed for Smithsonian Ocean's scientific guide to the real animal behind Below's fictional sea monster
Below Netflix · Climate Change

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
Josh Hartnett as fisherman Calvin Penney braces himself on a boat over dark, choppy water in Netflix's Below
Below Netflix · Climate Change

Why Below Feels Like Jaws Meets Climate Change Horror

Netflix’s Below mixes Jaws-style ocean suspense with climate anxiety, warming waters, a misunderstood giant squid, and a town threatened ...

Oct 11, 2026 3 min read
Josh Hartnett as Calvin Penney on a fishing boat in Netflix’s Below, a Newfoundland-set climate horror thriller
Below Netflix · Climate Change

Below’s Climate Message Lands Harder Because It Never Feels Preachy

Why Netflix’s Below makes climate change feel personal through warming oceans, melting icebergs, marine life, and the future of a Newfoun...

Oct 11, 2026 4 min read