Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things) has joined the lead cast of Netflix‘s Untitled Newfoundland Project, created by Jesse McKeown. Davis will star opposite Josh Hartnett, who also executive produces, and Mackenzie Davis, in the limited series set in Newfoundland, Canada, where they will also shoot.
The 6-episode project follows a hard-bitten fisherman (Hartnett), who must fight to protect his family, his community, and his vanishing way of life when a mysterious sea creature terrorizes a remote Newfoundland town.
McKeown will serve as showrunner and executive produces with Jessica Rhoades through her company, Pacesetter UK. Chris Hatcher, Hartnett, Jamie Childs, Louise Sutton, and Sharon Hall also executive produce. The series’ writing team includes Karen Walton, Perry Chafe and Natty Zavitz; Jamie Childs, Helen Shaver and Stephen Dunn will direct. The writing team comprises Karen Walton (Orphan Black), Perry Chafe (St. Pierre) and Natty Zavitz (Edging).
Heaton is best known for playing Jonathan Byers in Netflix’s smash hit series Stranger Things from the Duffer Brothers. His film credits include roles in the X-Men spinoff film series, The New Mutants,
