| Genre: | Psychological thriller |
| Creator: | Veronica West |
| Composer: | Ólafur Arnalds |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
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| Runtime: | 43–53 minutes |
| Network: | Apple TV+ |
Surface is an American psychological thriller television series created by Veronica West for Apple TV+. It premiered on July 29, 2022.In December 2022, the series was renewed for a second season.
After surviving a suicide attempt, Sophie has lost her recent memories, including the reason why she decided to jump, and she tries to piece together the reasons for her attempted suicide.[1]
The project was given a straight to series order in November 2020, with Gugu Mbatha-Raw set to star as well as co-executive produce.[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 commenced 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]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 53% approval rating with an average rating of 6.3/10, based on 17 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 47 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]