Josh Hartnett to Lead and Executive Produce Netflix Suspense Series Set in Newfoundland

Josh Hartnett has been cast in the lead role of an untitled limited series at Netflix that will be set and shot in Newfoundland, Canada. Both Hartnett and Jessica Rhoades have boarded the project as executive producers.

The official logline for the series reads, “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.”

Jesse McKeown is the creator and showrunner of the series. She also serves as executive producer alongside Hartnett, Rhoades via her Pacesetter U.K. production banner, Chris Hatcher, Jamie Childs, Louise Sutton and Sharon Hall. Writers include Karen Walton, Perry Chafe and Natty Zavitz, while Jamie Childs, Helen Shaver and Stephen Dunn all serve as directors.

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