Netflix shark movie 'Thrash' – See exclusive first-look photos

Phoebe Dynevor headlines the new Netflix shark movie \

Adam McKay’s filmography is a vast ocean of diverse works with bite, from comedies “Anchorman” and “Step Brothers” to political satires “Vice” and “Don’t Look Up.” He admits that it feels a little more complete now that he has a shark movie to his credit.

“I’m one of those kids who, from like age 9 on, was a bit obsessed with sharks. And my wife always jokes I know way more than I should know about sharks,” says McKay, producer of Netflix’s new survival thriller “Thrash” (streaming April 10). “It's that primal fear. It's that awe of any apex predator.”

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USA TODAY has the exclusive first look at “Thrash,” which is written and directed by Tommy Wirkola (“Violent Night”) and puts an environmental spin on a fearsome film subgenre. The action centers on a coastal South Carolina town that gets hit by a Category 5 hurricane. The levees break, massive waters flood in, and a bunch of bull sharks swim into town looking for a meal.

The movie follows various characters who have to deal with storm surges plus the hungry fish, including a pregnant woman (Phoebe Dynevor), an oceanic researcher (Djimon Hounsou) and his agoraphobic niece (Whitney Peak), and a trio of foster siblings (Alyla Browne, Stacy Clausen and Dante Ubaldi).