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Surface (2022 TV series)
2022 television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Surface is an American psychological thriller television series created by Veronica West for Apple TV+. It stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Sophie Ellis, a woman suffering from extreme memory loss after a supposed suicide attempt. As she tries to rebuild her life, she begins to suspect that what she has been told about her past may not be true.
The series premiered on July 29, 2022. In December 2022, it was renewed for a second season, which began airing on February 21, 2025.
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Synopsis
After an apparent suicide attempt in which she jumps from a San Francisco ferry, Sophie Ellis suffers from amnesia. She starts a new life with her husband, James, a venture capitalist, but struggles to recall the events that led to her memory loss.[1] She discovers she had been having an affair with Thomas Baden, an undercover policeman, and is persuaded by Baden that James has been embezzling funds from his firm. However, as her memories gradually return, Sophie uncovers the truth: she herself had stolen the money and hidden it in an account under the name of Tess Caldwell.
As Sophie’s recollections of her past life in England resurface, she orchestrates her own death. Adopting the identity of Tess, Sophie returns to England to uncover more about her past.
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Cast
Main
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Sophie Ellis / Tess Caldwell, a woman whose memory has become fragmented following an apparent suicide attempt.
- Oliver Jackson-Cohen as James Ellis, Sophie's husband, works at a high profile investment firm, Ascendant.
- Millie Brady as Eliza Huntley, a woman from Tess' past who lives in London. (Season 2)
- Ari Graynor as Caroline, Sophie's "best friend." (Season 1)
- François Arnaud as Harrison, James's friend who also works at Ascendant. (Season 1)
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Hannah, Sophie's therapist. (Season 1)
- Stephan James as Thomas Baden, an undercover cop having an affair with Sophie. (Season 1)
- Phil Dunster as Quinn Huntley, Eliza's brother, and future heir to the Huntley estate. (Season 2)
- Gavin Drea as Callum Walsh, an investigative journalist, for the news magazine The Brittanian, pursuing a story involving the Huntley estate. (Season 2)
- Rupert Graves as Henry Huntley, son of William Huntley, father of Quin and Eliza, current patriarch of the Huntley estate. (Season 2)
- Tara Fitzgerald as Anna Huntley, Henry Huntley's sister. (Season 2)
- Nina Sosanya as Julia, Callum Walsh's boss at The Brittanian (Season 2)
- Joely Richardson as Olivia, Henry Huntley's wife (Season 2)
- Freida Pinto as Grace, Quin Huntley's fiancee. (Season 2)
Recurring
- Christin Park as Victoria
- Markian Tarasiuk as Elliot, a mutual friend of Sophie and James. (Season 1)
- Andres Joseph as Todd, another employee at Ascendant with a drug habit. (Season 1)
- John Macmillan as Richard Wilcox, the Huntleys' attorney. (Season 2)
- Nicholas Karimi as Lucas, security and surveillance operator, frequently employed by the Huntleys. (Season 2)
- Isabella Laughland as Claire, Callum Walsh's research assistant. (Season 2)
- Callie Cooke as Margot, Eliza's new girlfriend (Season 2)
- Julian Glover as William Huntley, Elder patriarch of the Huntleys. (Season 2)
- Mina Andala as Katherine, former employee of the Huntley estate, a family friend of Sophie's. (Season 2)
- Billy Dunmore as Nicholas, a bartender in London. (Season 2)
- Abigail Weinstock as Katie, Quin's secretary. (Season 2)
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Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2022)
Season 2 (2025)
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Production
The project was given a straight to series order in November 2020, with Gugu Mbatha-Raw set to star as well as serve as a co-executive producer.[2] In June 2021, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Stephan James, Ari Graynor, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, François Arnaud and Millie Brady were added to the cast.[3] Filming for the series had begun by July 1, 2021, in Vancouver.[4]
The series premiered on July 29, 2022, with the first three episodes available immediately and the rest debuting on a weekly basis.[5] On December 2, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, with production moving to London.[6] Phil Dunster and Freida Pinto were added to the cast between April and May 2023.[7][8]
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Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 44% approval rating with an average rating of 6.3/10, based on 27 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Gugu Mbatha-Raw's captivating performance gives Surface some depth, but this overheated potboiler only gets murkier the more it tries to spice up a derivative amnesia mystery."[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 49 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]
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References
External links
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