Heard On The Hill

Newfoundlanders in Ottawa riding high on Netflix’s new series ‘Below’

Conservative Senator David Wells binge-watched it last weekend, Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says everyone's talking about it, Grit MP Tom Osborne liked all the Newfoundland details, and Tim Powers says it's 'all the rage in my NL network.'

From the opening scene of the first episode in Netflix's series Below released Oct. 8, 2026, featuring Josh Harnett as protagonist Calvin Penney. From the archives: Government agent Robert Wells, centre, speaks with Newfoundland fishermen as a house is moved during the 1960s Resettlement program.Photographs courtesy of Netflix© 2026 and courtesy of Sen. David Wells

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

October 19, 2026

While high-profile political types from Newfoundland and Labrador in Ottawa are somewhat proud of their province’s performance in Below, Netflix’s new supernatural thriller, for Conservative Senator David Wells, the pride is also personal.

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