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Josh Hartnett has begun production on his upcoming new limited series for Netflix.

The 47-year-old actor is set to star in and executive produce the Untitled Newfoundland Project, which is filming in Newfoundland, Canada.

In addition, four more actors have been revealed, joining previously announced Josh, Mackenzie Davis and Charlie Heaton.

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Here’s a synopsis: When a mysterious sea creature terrorizes a remote Newfoundland town, a hard-bitten fisherman must fight to protect his family, his community, and his vanishing way of life.

The Umbrella Academy‘s Jesse McKeown serves as creator, showrunner and executive producer of the six episode limited series.

Joining the cast are Willow Kean, Ruby Stokes, Rohan Campbell and Kaleb Horn.

“Jesse’s bold, ambitious vision offers thrills galore, with the heart of a family drama,” Netflix Canada content directors Danielle Woodrow and Tara Woodbury shared in a statement via Tudum.

Josh Hartnett, Ruby Stokes, Willow Kean, Charlie Heaton, Rohan Campbell, and Kaleb Horn behind the scenes of the Untitled Newfoundland Project (Photo Cr. Jan Thijs/Netflix © 2025)

Netflix’s sea creature limited series still doesn’t have a title but it does have new cast members. The streamer announced the untitled Newfoundland Project has begun production as Willow Kean (The King Tide), Ruby Stokes (Lockwood & Co), Rohan Campbell (The Monkey), and Kaleb Horn (Revival) fill out the ensemble.

The newcomers join the previously announced cast led by Josh Hartnett. The limited series also stars Mackenzie Davis (Station Eleven) and Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things). Jesse McKeown (The Unbrella Academy) created the series and serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner.

“Jesse’s bold, ambitious vision offers thrills galore, with the heart of a family drama,” stated Netflix Canada content directors Danielle Woodrow and Tara Woodbury. “We can’t wait to transport our...

The Josh Hartnett renaissance continues in full swing following the actor's high-profile roles in the recent hit movies Oppenheimer, Trap, and Fight or Flight. Next up on the Hartnett comeback is perhaps a pair of the most exciting projects for the actor yet. Not only with he star in the Colleen Hoover adaptation Verity next year alongside Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson, but he's the next A-lister headlining an upcoming Netflix original limited series.

Earlier this spring, Hartnett landed the leading role in the still untitled mystery thriller limited series that's set in Newfoundland. In addition to Hartnett, the series also stars Mackenzie Davis and Stranger Things star Charlie Heaton. But now that the show has received the announcement we have been waiting for from Netflix, there are also some more familiar faces joining the cast. That's right, the cast has grown now that cameras have officially started rolling!

Netflix announced on Aug.

Netflix has officially started production on its as-yet-untitled sea creature series. Filming is taking place in Newfoundland, Canada, where the show is also set.

Josh Hartnett stars as a grizzled fisherman who must fight to protect his family, his community, and his vanishing way of life when a mysterious sea creature terrorizes a remote Newfoundland town.

The ensemble includes Mackenzie Davis (Terminator: Dark Fate), Charlie Heaton (“Stranger Things”), Willow Kean (The King Tide), Ruby Stokes (“Lockwood & Co.”), Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends), and Kaleb Horn (“Chucky”).

Natasha Henstridge (Species) and Joshua Close (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) are also said to appear.

The six-episode limited series is created by Jesse McKeown (“The Umbrella Academy”), who also serves as showrunner.

Jamie Childs (“The Sandman”), Helen Shaver (“Vikings”), and Stephen Dunn (“Queer as Folk”) will direct, while the writing team includes Karen Walton (Ginger Snaps), Perry Chafe (“Frontier”), and Natty Zavitz.

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Josh Hartnett has landed on The Rock. His new Netflix miniseries, in which he'll play a fisherman protecting his Newfoundland fishing village from a ravenous sea monster, is now in production in Atlantic Canada. The series, which is still untitled, has added four new cast members. Netflix also shared a first look at Hartnett in costume on location with the series' cast and crew.

Hartnett will star as a rough-and-tumble veteran fisherman who's called into action when a monstrous sea creature threatens his hometown; he'll also have to deal with his vanishing way of life, as the modern world comes for his lifestyle and his livelihood. The series will also star Mackenzie Davis (Halt and Catch Fire) and Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things) in unspecified roles, and has now added four more cast members: Willow Kean (The King Tide), Ruby Stokes (Bridgerton), Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends) and Kaleb Horn (Revival). The series will be created,...