'Surface' Creators Discuss London Relocation & Sophie’s Next Chapter

A lot has happened in the two and a half years since the first season finale of Apple TV+’s mystery/thriller, Surface. However, when protagonist Sophie Ellis/Tess Caldwell (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) returned to Apple TV+, only a few weeks had gone by for her character who, at the end of Season 1, faked her death on the Golden Gate Bridge to disappear from her fraught and complex marriage with James (Oliver Jackson-Cohen).

As promised in "See You on the Other Side," Sophie has slipped back into the shoes (and robust bank account) of her Tess Caldwell persona, resettling in London to find her former childhood friend, Eliza Huntley (Millie Brady); the same woman who has been haunting her dreams. She’ll also seek the help of Callum (Gavin Drea), a journalist covering corruption by the elite of London, to find out more about her past.

The change of locale allows for a far more personal story to unfold around Sophie as her roots are dug up and finally examined. Let’s just say, they’ll prove to be extremely complex. Joining the drama this season will be more of the Huntley family including Quinn (Phil Dunster), Rupert Graves and Joely Richardson as Eliza and Quinn’s parents, and Freida Pinto as Quinn’s fiance, Grace.