Below
When a mysterious sea creature terrorizes a small Newfoundland town, a hard-bitten fisherman and his family fight to protect their close-knit community.
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What people are saying
Updated nightlyPeople are split on this sea monster thriller, but a few things are landing well. The humor is a standout, often working perfectly, and the acting is solid. Josh Hartnett's performance as the fisherman Calvin Penney gets a lot of attention, though reactions to him are mixed. The main gripes are about pacing, which a lot of people found sluggish, and the sea creature threat, which some felt wasn't very scary or original.
Hype vs reality
Before release, then after.
From 54 pre-release reactions, locked on Oct 8, 2026. The audience score is built only from reactions since.
Sentiment split
Every qualifying reaction, weighted.
- Positive52%
- Mixed41%
- Negative7%
By aspect
What people scored, piece by piece.
How opinion moved
The Real Score, night by night.
The trend appears once there are a couple of nightly runs to compare.
By season
Scored only from posts that clearly name a season. Seasons without enough of that conversation yet aren’t shown.
Buzz
226 reactions over two weeks, counted by the day they were posted.
Where the signal came from
Volume and platform mix only.
Every figure on this page is analysis output from public posts and reviews.
Names and topics that came up
Mentions across all reactions, with the share that were positive. Anything mentioned fewer than twice never shapes the review.
The cast
Mentions and share positive
Trailer and stills
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