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Surface

Surface

20057.11 Season15 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

A marine biologist, an insurance salesman and a teenage boy find their lives changed when a new and often dangerous sea life species emerges, while the government tries to keep the affair under wraps.

Produced by Jonas Pate, Josh Pate
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Lake Bell

Lake Bell

Laura Daughtery

Jay R. Ferguson

Jay R. Ferguson

Rich Connelly

Carter Jenkins

Carter Jenkins

Miles Barnett

Leighton Meester

Leighton Meester

Savannah Barnett

Ian Anthony Dale

Ian Anthony Dale

Davis Lee

Eddie Hassell

Eddie Hassell

Phil Nance

Themes & Keywords

monstermarine biologistscientistsea monsteraquatic

About Surface

Surface is a sci-fi & fantasy, drama series that first aired in 2005 exploring themes of monster, marine biologist, scientist, sea monster, aquatic. it stars Lake Bell, Jay R. Ferguson, Carter Jenkins. A marine biologist, an insurance salesman and a teenage boy find their lives changed when a new and often dangerous sea life species emerges, while the government tries to keep the affair under wraps.

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