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Callum Jones
Netflix viewers are raving about a new crime series that's been heaped with praise by fans.
Netflix has been knocking it out the park lately when it comes to its crime viewing selection - for instance, there's been a 'crazy' mini-series that gets 'more horrifying with each episode' and a 'gripping' new crime series dubbed the 'best of 2025', just to name a couple.
But the current talk of the town is a fresh drama written and executive produced by Kevin Williamson and starring the likes of Jake Weary, Melissa Benoist, Maria Bello, Danielle Campbell, and Holt McCallany.
The show follows the fictional Buckley family and has apparently shaped up to be such a gripping crime series that viewers are binging all eight episodes in one sitting.
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Titled The Waterfront, the Netflix series follows the Buckley family as they grapple with their crumbling North Carolina fishing empire, and the lengths they're willing to go to to reinstate their legacy.
Speaking of the new series' story, Williamson told Tudum: "This is about a working man who’s trying to make a go of it for his family. They’ve pulled themselves up from nothing and they’ve built this mini fishing empire in their small little town.
"Now it’s being taken away from them bit by bit. They’ll do anything to hold onto it, because it represents their family."
The new crime thriller has become the hot topic of conversation on the 'Netflix Bangers' Facebook group, with one viewer dubbing the series a '10/10'.
"It was good. There were a few episodes where it got out of control," another person penned, while a third gave their take: "Started this last night, binged 6 episodes really good."
Meanwhile, a fourth said: "Such a good watch if you like action and killings."
Discussing the series further, creator Williamson added: "It’s just about a bunch of people who make mistakes. They do some bad things, and then they get in deeper and deeper and deeper.
"Sometimes they keep making worse mistakes, and sometimes they find their way out and do the good thing."
While fans are full of praise for The Waterfront, the series has very much divided opinion among industry critics.
The Guardian's Lucy Mangan wrote in her review: "It is escapist summer nonsense with - God, I hope - no pretensions to being otherwise. Dive into the adult creek and wallow in nostalgia as the waves of absurdity sweep towards shore."
On the other hand, Ben Travers, from IndieWire, penned: "Nothing that happens has to evoke any real emotions, it just has to remind you of shows that did. Even if you haven’t seen Ozark or Yellowstone - heck, even if The Waterfront is the first series you’ve ever seen - there’s no mistaking a sinking ship."
The Waterfront is available to stream on Netflix now.