The Meg
Type: Media
As of November 2026, The Meg has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Radiolab (Jun 2025). A movie mentioned as part of the genre of shark movies inspired by Jaws.
The Meg is a 2018 science fiction action film directed by Jon Turteltaub from a screenplay by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, and Erich Hoeber, loosely based on the 1997 novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten. The film stars Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, and Cliff Curtis. In the plot, a group of scientists encounters a 75-foot-long (23 m) megalodon while on a rescue mission on the floor of the Pacific Ocean.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Jun 2025 on Radiolab |
| Format | 2018 film by Jon Turteltaub |
Who talks about The Meg on podcasts?
The Meg came up; the most recent mention was Jun 2025 on Radiolab.