Director: James Gadd
A grieving man's return to his coastal hometown turns into a hunt for the predator that took his brother in Shark Warning, a lean 2024 creature-feature from director James Gadd.
What is Shark Warning about?
Two decades after losing his brother to a shark attack, a man comes back to the town he left behind, hoping to finally put the past to rest. Instead, the same waters start claiming new victims, and old wounds tear open fast. Rather than wait on slow-moving authorities, he pulls together a small crew of locals willing to go after the animal directly. The film moves briskly between beachside dread and open-water confrontation, leaning on practical tension rather than long exposition. Alliances form under pressure, tempers flare when the group disagrees on tactics, and the hunt becomes as much about reckoning with grief as about survival. Expect a tight runtime built for momentum over subplot.
Cast & crew
David Chokachi anchors the film as the returning brother, with Andrew J Katers, Angela Cole, Rebecca Ritz, Canyon Prince, Lauren Pike, James Dash, and Andi Rexha rounding out the coastal ensemble that gets pulled into the search.
Context & significance
Shark Warning arrives as part of a steady wave of independent creature features shot on real coastlines rather than soundstages, favoring practical locations and a tight 94-minute runtime over franchise-scale spectacle. It's a U.S. production from 2024, built for viewers who want a quick, self-contained thriller rather than a multi-film saga. The premise leans on a familiar small-town revenge structure, but keeps the focus tight on one family's unfinished business with the water rather than expanding into a wider ensemble drama.
Where & how to watch
Shark Warning streams on K-Time with a free account login — no separate purchase step, just sign in and press play. The K-Time interface is built around a Farsi-first experience for the Iranian diaspora, so browsing, search, and recommendations all read naturally in Persian alongside the original English audio.