Holt McCallany as Harlan Buckley in episode 102 of The Waterfront – Credit: Dana Hawley/Netflix © 2025
Filmed in Wilmington and Southport, North Carolina, between September and December 2024, the brand new 8-episode drama collection The Waterfront, impressed by a real story and headlined by Mindhunter star Holt McCallany, Maria Bello, and Melissa Benoist, has simply been confirmed to be hitting our screens in June 2025 on the Thursday the nineteenth.
This new collection was first unveiled final 12 months at Netflix’s Upfront Presentation and was confirmed for launch in 2025 on the Next on Netflix 2025 presentation earlier this 12 months. We even ranked it in our honourable point out checklist for our most anticipated upcoming collection for 2025. Kevin Williamson is behind it, having beforehand labored on beloved titles like Scream, Dawson’s Creek, and The Vampire Diaries.
The story picks up with the Buckley household, who’ve dominated over a fishing empire in Havenport, North Carolina, for many years. They’ve had their fingers in controlling all the pieces from the native fishing business to the city’s booming restaurant scene. But cracks have begun to point out of their once-mighty empire. Patriarch Harlan Buckley is recovering from two coronary heart assaults, leaving his spouse Belle and son Cane scrambling to maintain the household’s legacy above water. As their determined strikes spiral into more and more harmful territory, Harlan is pressured to return and reassert management. Meanwhile, Buckley’s daughter Bree, a recovering addict who has misplaced custody of her son, faces her personal inside battles. But her involvement in an advanced relationship may jeopardize not solely her restoration—however all the household’s future.
As a reminder, the solid for the brand new collection contains:
- Maria Bello (NCIS, A History of Violence) as Mae Buckley
- Melissa Benoist (Supergirl, Glee) as Bree Buckley
- Danielle Campbell (The Originals, Tell Me a Story) as Peyton Buckley
- Humberly González (Ginny & Georgia, Utopia Falls) as Jenna Tate
- Brady Hepner (The Black Phone, Chicago Fire) as Diller Hopkins
- Holt McCallany (Mindhunter, Fight Club) as Harlan Buckley
- Rafael L. Silva (9-1-1: Lone Star, The Corps) as Shawn Wilson
- Jake Weary (Animal Kingdom, It Follows) as Cane Buckley
- Andrew Call (Z: The Beginning of Everything, American Rust) as Deputy Sawyer
- Gerardo Celasco (Passions, National Treasure: Edge of History) as DEA Agent Marcus Sanchez
- Michael Gaston (The Man within the High Castle, The Leftovers) as Sheriff Clyde Porter
- Topher Grace (That ’70s Show, Home Economics) as Grady
- Zach Roerig (The Vampire Diaries, Dare Me) as Troy
- Dave Annable (Special Ops: Lioness)
Given what we’ve seen thus far, this present seems like a strong mixture of some nice reveals from Netflix’s previous and different collection. From the surroundings, it positively gives some Outer Banks vibes, particularly because it’s obtained that coastal North Carolina vibe and generational battle. It additionally has parts of Succession, Yellowstone, Bloodline, and Territory (RIP) and even a splash of Ozark in there for good measure.
Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is behind the present with Outerbanks Entertainment.
Here’s the remaining new stills launched by Netflix at present, together with the nonetheless of Holt McCallany as Harlan Buckley seen on the prime of the submit:
The Waterfront. (L to R) Jake Weary as Cane Buckley, Rafael Silva as Shawn West in episode 102 of The Waterfront. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2025
The Waterfront. (L to R) Brian Ashton Smith as Reggie, Joshua Brady as Hollis, Bryan Terry Snell as Levi, Holt McCallany as Harlan Buckley, Jake Weary as Cane Buckley in episode 103 of The Waterfront. Cr. Dana Hawley/Netflix © 2025
The Waterfront. Jake Weary as Cane Buckley in episode 101 of The Waterfront. Cr. Dana Hawley/Netflix © 2025
The Waterfront. (L to R) Jake Weary as Cane Buckley, Melissa Benoist as Bree Buckley in episode 105 of The Waterfront. Cr. Dana Hawley/Netflix © 2025
The Waterfront. Maria Bello as Belle Buckley in episode 101 of The Waterfront. Cr. Dana Hawley/Netflix © 2025
The Waterfront. (L to R) Jake Weary as Cane Buckley, Danielle Campbell as Peyton, Melissa Benoist as Bree Buckley in episode 104 of The Waterfront. Cr. Dana Hawley/Netflix © 2025
June is shaping as much as be yet one more busy month for Netflix on the TV aspect of issues. Netflix’s largest blockbuster collection, Squid Game, can be returning for season 3 on the finish of the month. Ginny & Georgia will lastly be again for its extremely anticipated third season on June fifth, in addition to new seasons of comedies Tires and FUBAR, at the moment scheduled to drop. For all the pieces nonetheless to return to Netflix all through 2025, hold it locked right here on What’s on Netflix.