Surface

Ever wonder what life would be like if a new form of sea life began to appear in locales all over the earth?

“Surface” is an expansive drama and undersea adventure that centers on the appearance of mysterious sea creatures in the deep ocean -- and tracks the lives of four characters. They are: Laura Daughtery (Lake Bell, “Boston Legal”), the young oceanographer who discovers the secret; Dr. Aleksander Cirko (Rade Sherbedgia, “Snatch”), the government scientist who tries to keep things under wraps; Richard Connelly (Jay R. Ferguson, “Judging Amy”), the Louisiana insurance salesman who loses his brother in a suspicious diving accident; and Miles Bennett (Carter Jenkins, “CSI: New York”), the young boy who brings one of the creatures ashore.

The mystery ensnares a spectrum of people, including naval officers in the South Antarctic Sea, a family in North Carolina, scientists from the Oceanographic Institute in Monterey, and fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico. The seemingly innocent creatures they find are beautiful, and kids may even want to play with them -- but is there something more to them? One thing’s for sure – they’re full of surprises as viewers embark on this journey to discover what might be lurking in the sea.

Cast

Carter Jenkins
Role: Miles Bennett

Birthplace: Tampa, FL
Birthday: 9-4-1991

Carter Jenkins began his acting career in his home town of Tampa, Florida, beginning with Community Theatre around the age of seven. After the performance of a community play, Carter was approached by a local agent. He started out doing commercials, but ended up wanting more. He was sent to L.A. for his training and auditions. After two weeks in L.A., he was represented by a top agent and became a TV actor. Coming from a very close family and not wanting to be separated, his success made it necessary to make a move to Los Angeles. Carter now lives in Los Angeles with his parents, older sister and brother. In addition to acting, Carter enjoys playing baseball, basketball, and football. He loves being with his family and having fun, and, although not living in Tampa anymore, he is still a Buccaneers fan.

Lake Bell
Role: Laura Daughtery

Birthplace: New York City
Birthday: 3-24-1979

native of New York City, Bell graduated in 2002 from London's esteemed conservatory Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama, where her extensive training included dance and stage combat. Among her London theatre credits are The Seagull, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, The Children's Hour and The Pentecost.

She most recently co-starred opposite in Miss Match. She also previously starred in the telefilm War Stories, and in back-to-back episodes of ER.

For the big screen, Bell appears in The Hillside Strangler, which is currently making the film festival circuit. Additional feature credits include Speakeasy, I Love Your Work, Fresh Out of Tears and Slammed.

Bell's interests include writing, painting and studying foreign languages and dialects, a skill she honed during her four years in London and after a lifetime of extensive international travel. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her blue-nosed pit bull, Margaret.

Leighton Meester
Role: Savannah

Birthplace: Marco Island, Florida, USA
Birthday: 4-9-1986

Eddie Hassell
Role: Phil

Jay R. Ferguson
Role: Richard Connelly

Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, USA
Birthday: 7-25-1974

Ian Anthony Dale
Role: Davis Lee

Birthplace: St. Paul, MN
Birthday: 7-3-1978

Rade Serbedzija
Role: Dr. Aleksander Cirko

Birthplace: Bunic kraj Korenice, Croatia
Birthday: 7-27-1946

Season 1

Episode 1

Episode Number: 1

People all over the world experience bizarre encounters involving strange new creatures in the oceans. Among those people are Laura Daughtery, a marine biologist and single mother working in California, Richard Connelly, a Louisiana family man fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, and Miles Bennett, a North Carolina teen who finds one of the creatures' eggs.

Episode 2

Episode Number: 2

After a mysterious animal carcass is discovered on the shore of Sullivan's Island, Laura and Rich head there to look for some answers but instead get detained for questioning. Also, a team of scientists face a hazardous autopsy of the deceased creature. Meanwhile, Miles decides to name his new discovery Nimrod but faces panic and trouble when Savannah throws a party at which point Nimrod ends up escaping.

Episode 3

Episode Number: 3

The phenomena becomes more widespread as similar creatures wreak havoc on the coast of Texas. Laura gets more upset with the government especially after she loses her job, while Rich still has a difficult time getting over the loss of his brother as he starts to hear his voice in the water. Cirko and Lee find startling information that may link the creatures to global warming when they begin to dig under the ocean bed. Meanwhile, Miles discovers that it's not safe to raise Nimrod in the backyard when lightning strikes

Episode 4

Episode Number: 4

Laura and Jackson head out to sea where she ends up using a GPS device to track one of the creatures. Rich finds proof that the sinkholes in his visions are real causing him to continue obsessing over his brother's death. Meanwhile, Lee tries to talk Cirko out of telling the Pentagon that the new species should be considered extremely dangerous.

Episode 5

Episode Number: 5

Laura and Richard reunite and use a GPS device to track one of the creatures to a local pier in California while Cirko and Lee consider asking Laura to join them in their investigation. Meanwhile, Miles and Phil fight to keep Nimrod a secret when suspicious Animal Control officers search for a missing neighborhood dog.

Episode 6

Episode Number: 6

Cirko's life is in danger after he discovers the origin of the mysterious new species. Laura and Rich begin to fear for their own safety when they come into possession of a much sought after sea orchid. Miles sneaks Nimrod out of the house when his parents realize that he's been secretly keeping the animal as a pet.

Episode 7

Episode Number: 7

Jackson comes to Laura and Rich's aide after they find that Laura's home has been broken into. Miles gets in trouble with the law in his attempt to free Nimrod. And Lee discusses Cirko and the creatures with his superiors.

Episode 8

Episode Number: 8

Jackson helps Laura and Rich build a submersible so that they can visit a site where the creatures spawn. Meanwhile, the Bennett's consider boot camp as a way to discipline Miles.

Episode 9

Episode Number: 9

Trapped in the submersible, Laura fears survival is impossible while Rich begins to hallucinate. Miles worries about Nimrod when he hears of trouble at the marine docks. Phil helps Miles look for Nimrod but they discover something else.

Episode 10

Episode Number: 10

Laura and Rich are in for another shock when they leave the ocean floor and return to the surface. Meanwhile, Savannah suspects that Nimrod's responsible for Miles ending up in the hospital.

Episode 11

Episode Number: 11

Rich and Laura try to get the footage of their trip to the ocean bottom to a news station before Lee can stop them. Meanwhile, Miles must watch as doctors prepare Nim for an autopsy.

Episode 12

Episode Number: 12

On the run with Rich, Laura encounters a mysterious person who claims to know the origin of the creatures. Meanwhile, Miles fears the worst when two of Caitlin's friends vanish at the beach.

Episode 13

Episode Number: 13

The search for the mysterious force responsible for the creatures leads Laura and Rich to an abandoned lab. Meanwhile, Miles joins the aquarium crew in searching for the field of unhatched eggs.

Episode 14

Episode Number: 14

Laura and Rich decide that it's time to get some answers from Lee as Laura considers going back home. Meanwhile, Miles gets in trouble with the local residents after a violent incident with a bully.

Episode 15

Episode Number: 15

As a massive tsunami heads for the east coast, Laura must save Rich by heading to North Carolina where Miles and his family are trying to escape with their lives.