The Waterfront

2025 · TV Series · TV-MA · ★ 7.1 · 61% critics

DramaCrime

A wealthy North Carolina fishing family battles through dangerous seas as their crumbling business empire teeters on the edge. With serious financial trouble and escalating criminal pressure, the family must scramble to survive while old conflicts resurface and loyalty is tested.

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Streaming on Netflix.

6 hours to watch · 8 episodes.

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Details

Years: 2025
Release date: 2025-06-19
Network: Netflix
Language: English
Rated: TV-MA
Max quality: UHD
Critic score: 61/100
TMDB rating: 7.1/10 (88 votes)

About

If you like grounded crime family sagas with coastal grit and strong performances, The Waterfront should be an easy binge; Not for you if you want slow-burn writing like Ozark or prefer lighter tone, soap-operatic melodrama, or slow character development like Outer Banks.

Pros: tense coastal drama; strong cast performances; eerie body-horror moments | Cons: melodramatic acting; wooden, simplistic dialogue; pacing feels rushed