Dark Discussions Podcast - Episode 707 - THRASH (2026)

About this episode

The episode discusses the film THRASH, a shark horror movie released on Netflix, featuring a guest actor and exploring themes of nature gone wild.

For the second week in a row, we find ourselves wading back into the cinematic swamp of “animals who have absolutely had it with humans.” This time, the creature feature du jour is THRASH (2026), a Netflix exclusive that once lounged around Sony’s living room before being scooped up by the streaming giant. It splashed onto VOD on April 10th, 2026, and to the shock of absolutely no one, it feels a bit like déjà vu of CRAWL (2019)—only someone swapped the alligator for sharks, as if playing a very chaotic round of ecological Mad Libs. According to IMDb, the plot goes something like: “When a Category 5 hurricane decimates a coastal town, the storm surge brings devastation, chaos and something far more frightening: hungry sharks.” In other words, Mother Nature looked at the disaster movie genre and said, “You know what this needs? Teeth.” The film comes courtesy of Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola—yes, the mastermind behind DEAD SNOW and VIOLENT NIGHT—who clearly woke up one morning and chose aquatic violence. The cast boasts Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak, Djimon Hounsou, Matt Nable, and more brave souls willing to pretend they’re being hunted by CGI fins. Reviews have ranged from…

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Host: Dark Discussions Podcast

Guest: Dan Lench

Topics covered

• animal horror
• shark movies
• disaster films
• Netflix releases
• film reviews

Keywords

• THRASH
• sharks
• horror
• Netflix
• Tommy Wirkola
• animal attack
• film review
• disaster movie

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: THRASH, CRAWL, DEAD SNOW, VIOLENT NIGHT

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