''Surface'' is an American

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television series created by Veronica West for

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. It premiered on July 29, 2022. In December 2022, the series was renewed for a second season.

Premise

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.

Cast

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as Sophie Ellis / Tess Caldwell * Oliver Jackson-Cohen as James Ellis *

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as Caroline * François Arnaud as Harrison * Millie Brady as Eliza *

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as Hannah * Stephan James as Baden * Markian Tarasiuk as Elliot

Episodes

Production

The project was given a straight to series order in November 2020, with

set to star as well as co-executive produce. In June 2021, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Stephan James,

, François Arnaud and Millie Brady were added to the cast. Filming for the series had commenced by July 1, 2021, in

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. The series premiered on July 29, 2022, with the first three episodes available immediately and the rest debuting on a weekly basis. On December 2, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, with production moving to

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Reception

The

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website

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reported a 53% approval rating with an average rating of 6.3/10, based on 17 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "

'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."

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 47 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links

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