Netflix recently announced that production has begun onJosh Hartnett’s upcoming horror series, continuing a great trend within the actor’s career. In the late 2010s,Josh Hartnett seemingly disappeared from screens, taking on smaller roles in relatively unknown productions. However, he has since returned with several massive roles.
In the past few years, Hartnett has had a huge career resurgence, starring inOppenheimerandTrapand securing guest roles inBlack MirrorandThe Bear. These are some of thebest performances in Hartnett’s career. He is not done yet, though, ashe is set to star in an upcoming Netflix productionthat already sounds intriguing.
Josh Hartnett’s Upcoming Netflix Show Gives Him Another Suspenseful Horror Project
Following Josh Hartnett’s horror appearances inTrapandBlack Mirrorin the past two years, the actor is now set to lead a new Netflix limited series that centers on a sea creature terrorizing a small town in Newfoundland, Canada. Hartnett’s character will be a fisherman, hardened by years of experience, who is determined to save his family.
Netflix has not released much information about the project so far, asproduction only started a few weeks ago, but the streamer has shared cast and crew details. Alongside Hartnett, the currently untitled project will star Mackenzie Davis (Station Eleven), Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things), Ruby Stokes (Lockwood & Co.), and more (viaNetflix).
Even with the very limited series description and cast information that has been released so far,the creature-centered horror series already sounds like a great role for Hartnett. It continues the trend of his work in horror while still sounding very distinct from his past projects, and I am excited to learn more about it.
Josh Hartnett’s Current Career Trend Honors His Earliest Movies
Hartnett has starred in movies and TV shows across a variety of genres, from historical films likeOppenheimerto coming-of-age dramas likeThe Virgin Suicides, but the horror genre has actually been one of his most consistent. Since the beginning of his career,Hartnett has starred in some great horror movies and TV shows.
In fact,Hartnett’s first two films are both horrors. In 1998,he appeared in bothHalloween H20: 20 Years LaterandThe Faculty.The Facultyin particular has received reappraisal in recent years as new audiences discover it, highlighting Hartnett’s earliest work as a solid, though underrated, installment in the genre.
Since then,Josh Hartnetthas appeared in several other horror projects, including the movie30 Days of Nightand theunderrated horror fantasy seriesPenny Dreadful. If nothing else, the actor’s past work in the genre bodes well for Netflix’s new series and gives horror fans something to look forward to.
