“There’s a Constant Internal Battle”: ’The Waterfront’s Holt McCallany, Jake Weary and Melissa Benoist on Troubled Family Dynamics and Bonding Over Dead Bodies
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Troubled Family Ties and Secrets in The WaterfrontIn 2025, the Buckley family fights to save their fishing empire amid drug troubles and hidden relatives on Netflix.
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- The Netflix series ‘The Waterfront’ follows the Buckley family as they struggle to maintain their fishing business under criminal pressure.
- Harlan and his son Cane deepen their involvement in drug trafficking, while daughter Bree battles addiction and moral dilemmas.
- The discovery of a previously unknown family member introduces new tensions but also hope for reconciliation within the family.
- Mother-daughter dynamics are fraught and evolving, with potential growth hinted at for a future season.
There’s a constant internal battle between the life that we should have and the cards we’ve been dealt.— Jake Weary discussing the dynamics of the Buckley family in 'The Waterfront'.
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