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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

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Overview

New England, 1886: a creature of unknown origin is destroying ships at sea. It is the job of Professor Pierre Aronnax, a marine expert, and Ned Land, the iron willed sailor, to learn the truth about the monster roaming the seas. In their search, they come across the sophisticated submarine Nautilus, secretly cruising under the ocean, and its charismatic captain Nemo.

Created by Brian Nelson
Written by Brian Nelson, Jules Verne
Produced by Dean Barnes
NetworksABC

Top Cast

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Captain Nemo

Mia Sara

Mia Sara

Mara

Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown

Ned Land

John Bach

John Bach

Thierry Arronax

Nicholas Hammond

Nicholas Hammond

Saxon

Peter McCauley

Peter McCauley

Admiral McCutcheon

Kerry Armstrong

Kerry Armstrong

Lydia Rawlings

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Cabe Attucks

Patrick Dempsey

Patrick Dempsey

Pierre Arronax

C

Cecily Chun

Imei

Themes & Keywords

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About 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure series that first aired in 1997 exploring themes of based on novel or book, miniseries, captain nemo. Created by Brian Nelson, it stars Michael Caine, Mia Sara, Bryan Brown. New England, 1886: a creature of unknown origin is destroying ships at sea. It is the job of Professor Pierre Aronnax, a marine expert, and Ned Land, the iron willed sailor, to learn the truth about the monster roaming the seas. In their search, they come across the sophisticated submarine Nautilus, secretly cruising under the ocean, and its charismatic captain Nemo.

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