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.
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.[1]
Filming for the series had commenced by July 1, 2021, in Vancouver.[5]
The series premiered on July 29, 2022, with the first three episodes available immediately and the rest debuting on a weekly basis.[6]
On December 2, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, with production moving to London.[7]Phil Dunster and Freida Pinto were added to the cast between April and May 2023.[8][9]
Reception
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."[10]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 47 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[11]
