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The 'Surface' Cast Tease Their Character Arcs in Season 2

Tara Bennett

23 Feb 2025 — 4 min read

Season 1 of Apple TV+'s mystery/thriller Surface introduced audiences to amnesia victim Sophie Ellis (Gugu Mbatha-Raw). A gorgeous, wealthy woman British expat in San Francisco, she wakes up having fallen off a boat with none of her memories. Aside from her seemingly doting husband James (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), Sophie is pretty much a blank slate so she spends the season finding out she’s quite the complicated lady.

By the first season finale, Sophie had pieced together big chunks of her life and realized her marriage was built on some unsavory practices against others and plenty of lies. So, she faked her death and took off with a whole lot of their stolen money to London. There, Sophie intends to follow up on the whereabouts of her childhood friend, Eliza Huntley (Millie Brady), and to find out about her family roots.

In Surface Season 2, three actors from the original season return to expand Sophie’s story: Mbatha-Raw, Brady, and Jackson-Cohen. We spoke with the trio about what to expect from their characters this season.

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