Information about Surface (tv Series)

Surface
Created by	Josh and Jonas Pate
Starring	Lake Bell Jay R. Ferguson Carter Jenkins Rade Šerbedžija
Country of origin	USA
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	15 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	43 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	September 19, 2005 – February 6, 2006
External links
IMDb profile

Surface (originally titled Fathom) is a science fiction television series that premiered on NBC on September 19, 2005. The program aired fifteen episodes (its full first season) until February 6, 2006, before going on hiatus due to the coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics and awaiting word on whether it would be renewed for a second season. On May 15, 2006, NBC officially announced the series' cancellation, despite average ratings, leaving the outcome of the plot as a cliffhanger ending. It was originally intended to be a mini-series composed of fewer episodes, centering around three people, but positive ratings led to it being extended, and including an additional central character. With the end of the season being called a "season finale," it left impressions that it would continue for at least one more season.

Broadcast history

In addition to U.S. network the programme was also broadcast in Canada on CH, as well as ITV2 in the UK, Network Ten in Australia, VT4 in Belgium and on La Sexta and Calle 13 in Spain. During the summer of 2006, the series was broadcast on ProSieben in Germany, by Fox on Portuguese and Brazilian cable networks, In Israel on Yes network, and on Canal+ in most of Scandinavia. During the show's initial airing, Surface was also broadcast in syndication on the Sci-Fi Channel in the United States, which still holds broadcast rights.

Current

The programme is currently being broadcasted in Italy on Italia 1 and in Norway on TVNorge (started in June 2007), Portugal on TVI (Saturday afternoon), Australia on Scifi, Spain on La Sexta (started in September 2007), Finland on SubTV, rebroadcast in Germany on ProSieben and in Canada on Space. In Poland on TVN Siedem started from August 2007. It is as of July 2007 also being broadcast in Mauritius on MBC3 (Wednesday afternoons).

Synopsis

During a routine submersible dive in the North Pacific Ocean, California oceanographer Laura Daughtery (Lake Bell) is attacked by an unknown life form that appears out of a field of craters on the ocean's floor. Miles Barnett (Carter Jenkins), a North Carolina teen, finds himself face to face with the strange sea creature after falling off his wakeboard during a nighttime outing with his friends. Meanwhile, Richard Connelly (Jay R. Ferguson), a Louisiana man on a fishing trip, loses his brother in a suspicious diving accident when the creature drags him to the depths of the Gulf of Mexico.

All around the world, strange things are occurring in the world's oceans. Stars fall from the sky and into the water; a horrific howl tears apart a South African lighthouse. In South Carolina, an unknown carcass washes up on a public beach, prompting the government to evacuate and cordon off the area, claiming it as a beached whale killed by red tide poisoning.

Meanwhile, Daughtery's research is seized by government officials led by a mysterious Serbian scientist, Dr. Aleksander Cirko (Rade Šerbedžija); after attempting to confront them, she is fired. Curious as to what he's seen, Miles ventures back to the area where he first spotted the creature only to find the water covered in strange pods he classifies as "eggs"; he takes one home and places it in his parents' fish tank. Unable to cope with his brother's disappearance, Connely ventures to South Carolina to see the creature for himself. Connelly meets Daughtery upon arrival after they are both taken into custody due to asking too many questions. When the fish in Miles' tank disappear and the tank breaks, Miles discovers that something has hatched from the egg; he attempts to conceal it but it escapes and causes havoc at his sister's pool party. Daughtery and Connelly sneak onto the beach and bring back a hagfish that had been feeding on the carcass. Each returns to his home, and Daughtery sends the fish's stomach contents to be tested. As they wait for the results, reports of strange creatures beaching themselves around the world begin to surface. These three strangers may have stumbled upon the greatest secret in human history.

The creature that hatched from the "egg" that Miles found appears to be some kind of iguana-like animal. It has the ability to zap objects with a green electrical charge. Miles's friend Phil names the creature Nimrod, "Nim" for short.

Tagline: The fate of the world is in their hands; they just don't know it yet

Dr. Cirko discovers the origins of the creature, but is murdered before he can tell anyone. His assistant gives his research to Daughtery who teamed up with Connelly.

Cast and characters

Actor	Role	Notes
Lake Bell	Laura Daughtery	Marine biologist
Jay R. Ferguson	Richard Connelly	Insurance claim adjuster
Carter Jenkins	Miles James [1] Barnett	High school student
Rade Šerbedžija	Dr. Aleksander Cirko	Evolutionary biologist
Ian Anthony Dale	Davis Lee	Government Official
Leighton Meester	Savannah Barnett	Miles' sister
Eddie Hassell	Phil	Miles' best friend
Linsey Godfrey	Caitlin Blum	Miles' friend
Bobby Coleman	Jesse	Laura's son
Connor Ross	Zack	Miles' friend
John Banks	Milliard	Savannah's Boyfriend

Episode guide

Main article: List of Surface episodes

#	Tagline	Original Airdate
1.01	There's something strange going on in the world's oceans	September 19, 2005
1.02	The mystery of the ocean is now on land	September 26, 2005
1.03	Things are heating up under the ocean	October 3, 2005
1.04	It is time to track these unidentified species	October 10, 2005
1.05	Who turned out the lights	October 17, 2005
1.06	Another one bites the dust	October 24, 2005
1.07	On the run	November 7, 2005
1.08	Submersible Setback	November 14, 2005
1.09	Race against time	November 21, 2005
1.10	Laura and Rich return from plunge to the ocean floor - with no boat in sight	November 28, 2005
1.11	The story's out	January 2, 2006
1.12	Fugitives on the run	January 9, 2006
1.13	Experiment gone awry	January 23, 2006
1.14	Fears are rising	January 30, 2006
1.15	Who will be left behind?	February 6, 2006

DVD releases

On May 1, 2006 it was announced that Universal would be releasing the Surface - Season One DVD set on August 15, 2006. The DVD set was released with the title of Surface: The Complete Series.^[2]

An Australian release of all 15 episodes from Season One has been released by Universal.

Cover Art	DVD Name	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	The Complete Series	August 15 2006	March 26 2007	April 4 2007

Broadcasters

• Australia: Network Ten, Sci Fi Channel
• Belgium: RTL-TVI
• Brazil : Rede Record
• Canada: CH
• Denmark: Canal+
• France: Canal+, TF1
• Finland: Nelonen (Broadcasts was monday primetime (21:00) from 11 June to 17 september)
• Germany: ProSieben (German title: Surface - Unheimliche Tiefe)
• Hungary: TV2
• Israel: yesSTARS
• Italy: Sky Italia, Italia 1
• Malaysia: TV3
• Mexico: Universal Channel
• Norway: Canal+ and TvNorge (from 2007)
• Paraguay : Canal 9 SNT
• Poland : Canal+ Poland and TVN Siedem
• Portugal : TVI, FOX
• Russia: Channel One
• Saudi Arabia: ShowSeries 1
• Serbia: RTS2 http://www.rts.co.yu/
• Spain: La Sexta
• Sweden: Canal+
• Turkey: Dizimax
• United Kingdom: ITV Pilot episode only; ITV2 All subsequent episodes
• United States : UniversalHD
• Mauritius : MBC3

References

External links

• CHTV Official site
• Surface at TV.com
• Official Canal+ Website (French Broadcaster)
• savesurface.com - Site dedicated to bringing Surface back