Netflix’s best thriller of 2025? This new show has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and is a nail-biter

It's not been a great week for calm beachside bathing: on Monday I was writing about all four Jaws movies coming to a streaming device near you, and now Netflix's new critical hit The Survivors will make you wary of what might wash up.

The six-part series has become one of the best Netflix shows with its 100% critical Rotten Tomatoes score. It's based on the book by Jane Harper and takes us to Evelyn Bay in Tasmania, where the body of a young woman from out of town washes up on the beach. What begins as a tragedy becomes an increasingly dark and complex drama about grief, guilt and resentment.

There aren't many laughs, as you've probably guessed, but according to The Guardian it's worth watching from behind your fingers: "The Survivors is a study in how raw grief and ...