Overview

• The Waterfront premiered on Netflix on June 19 with all eight episodes available to stream simultaneously.
• Creator and showrunner Kevin Williamson drew on his father Wade’s real-life drug smuggling in coastal North Carolina as the series’ foundation.
• Holt McCallany and Maria Bello lead an ensemble cast that also includes Jake Weary and Melissa Benoist in critically praised roles.
• Reviewers have likened the family crime drama’s tone and twists to Ozark and Sons of Anarchy and hailed it as one of 2025’s most entertaining new shows.
• Williamson has expressed readiness for a second season, indicating plans to further explore the Buckley family saga.