THE WATERFRONT CAST AND EPISODE GUIDE FOR NEW NETFLIX DRAMA

A smalltown family empire built up over many years is in danger of being washed away in the Netflix drama The Waterfront.

After years of hard graft, the Buckley family have made it with their fishing and restaurant business but they now face the prospect of losing it all.

The show’s creator Kevin Williamson, behind Dawsons’ Creek and Scream, told Netflix’s Tudum: “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.”

Set in coastal North Carolina, The Waterfront is inspired by Williamson’s own life growing up and is as much about family dynamics as the lengths people will go to when their legacy is on the line.

What is The Waterfront about?

For decades, the Buckley family has ruled the town of Havenport in North Carolina.

They have dominated everything from the local fishing industry to the town’s restaurant scene.

Melissa Benoist is Bree Buckley, the hot-tempered Buckley daughter who formerly oversaw the fishery’s finances before her demons got the better of her.

The actress, 36, rose to fame in the musical comedy-drama series Glee. She has played Kara Danvers/ Supergirl in the television series of the same name and its spin-offs. And she starred as Sadie McCarthy in The Girls on the Bus.

Her film roles include Nicole in Whiplash, Marcia in The Longest Ride and Katherine Russell in Patriots Day.

The cast of The Waterfront also includes:

• Rafael L. Silva as Shawn West (9-1-1: Lone Star, The Corp)
• Humberly González as Jenna Tate (Ginny & Georgia, In The Dark)
• Danielle Campbell as Peyton Buckley (The Rookie, Tell Me A Story)
• Brady Hepner as Diller Hopkins (Abraham’s Boys, The Holdovers)
• Dave Annable as Wes Larsen (Walker, Lioness)
• J. Elliott as Tommy (Found, Forgotten)
• Gerardo Celasco as DEA Agent Marcus Sanchez (Next, Devil in Ohio)
• Topher Grace as Grady(The Hot Zone, Home Economics)
• Michael Gaston as Sheriff Clyde Porter (The Leftovers, The Man in the High Castle)
• Joshua Mikel as Rodney Hopkins (Manhunt, SWAT)
• Andrew Call as Deputy Sawyer (Z: The Beginning of Everything, FBI: International)
• Josh Crotty as Nate (The Rookie, Lioness)

When is The Waterfront on Netflix and how many episodes are there?

The Waterfront drops on Netflix on Thursday 19 June at 8am.

There are eight episodes in the series and all will be available to binge-watch from Thursday.

But viewers will need a subscription to Netflix, which start from £5.99 a month.

2025-06-18T17:14:23Z