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What’s it about?

With his family caught in the middle and the future of their struggling Newfoundland community already uncertain, Calvin Penney must confront both the danger emerging from the ocean and the secrets that have remained buried for generations.

The facts 

• Created by Jesse McKeown
• Starring Josh Hartnett (Verity), Mackenzie Davis (Station Eleven), and Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things)
• English language 
• Runtime: Six episodes that are between 37 and 47 minutes

Why did it get this rating? 

This limited series was self-rated by Netflix. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.

Horror

There is a mysterious, huge underwater creature. It causes multiple deaths, including:

• A building structure collapses and disappears into the water, with someone trapped inside. 
• One of the most gruesome deaths involves a steel cable being wrapped tightly around a person's stomach, pinning them in place. We later see they have been completely bisected by this cable – we see their legless torso with guts hanging out.
• A boat of people is destroyed by the creature, leaving a huge amount of blood in the water around the wreckage of the boat.
• It grabs a submersible with people inside and opens the hatch while they’re deep underwater.

Other scary things include:

• Characters get strange, scarred markings on their skin.
• People are infected by tainted ice, causing a sickness that creates insatiable thirst, fevers, and hallucinations.
• A sinister, hag-like creature appears multiple times, including once looming over a person who is tied to a chair.
• There are many jump scares, including when the sea creature suddenly attacks people who are on or near the water.
• A person shoots someone and we see significant blood splatter.
• We briefly see someone’s leg getting gruesomely sawn off.

Sex scenes

There is a very brief, consensual sex scene between the hag creature and a human. The lighting is dim, and nothing is shown in detail beyond thrusting movements.

Nudity

We see the back view of a fully naked character in a non-sexual context.

Offensive language

There is some use of offensive language, including "shit", "fuck" and "Jesus".

When content stays with you 

We all have our boundaries, and it’s completely okay if something you’ve watched is weighing on your mind. If certain content lingers with you, consider having a chat with friends or whānau to debrief about what you’ve just seen. But if you’re still feeling affected, please reach out to any of the following helplines for support.  

• 1737
• Safe to talk
• Lifeline
• Youthline

Further information 

• Why are ratings and content warnings important for me and my whānau?