‘Surface’ Sets Season 2 Premiere Date — Who’s Returning & Who’s Joining the Cast?

Meredith Jacobs December 3, 2024, 10:00 am

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Gugu Mbatha-Raw — 'Surface' Season 2 — Apple TV+

It’s been over two years since Surface Season 1 dropped on Apple TV+ and nearly two years since it was renewed, so it seems about time for it to return, right?

The psychological thriller starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw follows Sophie, a woman who has suffered a traumatic head injury that has left her with extreme memory loss, believed to be a result of a suicide attempt. But as she sets out to put the pieces of her life back together, she begins to question whether or not the truth she is told is in fact the truth she has lived.

Season 1 dropped from July 29 through September 2, 2022. It was then renewed for its second season a few months later, on December 2, 2022. “I am thrilled to continue this journey and dive deeper into the tension and mystery of Surface with this brilliant team,” Mbatha-Raw, who also serves as an executive producer, said at the time.

Read on for everything we know about Season 2, from a premiere date to returning and new cast members and more.

Where did Surface Season 1 leave off?

Sophie realized that what was thought to be a suicide attempt was really her trying to escape her new life to return to her old one, in London, where she was Tess, which she does at the end of Season 1. Her husband in San Francisco, James (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), however, wasn’t quite ready to let her go. But the more immediate concern? Answers about the mysterious Eliza (Millie Brady), whom Sophie had returned to London to find.

When will Surface Season 2 premiere?

Season 2, consisting of eight episodes, will premiere on Friday, February 21, 2025, on Apple TV+. New episodes will drop on Fridays through April 11, 2025.

Who is returning for Surface Season 2?

Mbatha-Raw, Brady, and Jackson-Cohen will reprise their roles for Season 2.

Who’s joining the Surface Season 2 cast?

New stars for Season 2 include Phil Dunster, Gavin Drea, Rupert Graves, Tara Fitzgerald, and Nina Sosanya, with Joely Richardson and Freida Pinto.

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What’s Surface Season 2 about?

When the renewal was announced, Apple TV+ revealed that having returned to her hometown of London, Season 2 will see “Sophie rediscovering the unfinished relationships that have haunted her memories — as she finds out where she really came from, and what made her the flawed person she was. But the mess she left behind in San Francisco will catch up with her, as Sophie discovers once and for all, you can never outrun your past.”

The statements from Mbatha-Raw and creator Veronica West at the time also teased the upcoming season.

“I love playing Sophie and I can’t wait for fans and new audiences to join us as she enters the dangerous new world of her past in season two. As an actor and executive producer, it’s incredibly meaningful to be bringing this story home to London,” said Mbatha-Raw.

Added West, “This is really a brand new chapter set in a whole new world. I can’t wait for people to see how the show evolves as we explore an emboldened, fearless Sophie in season two. It’s been such a pleasure working with Gugu, Apple and the team at Hello Sunshine, and a real privilege to continue the journey!”

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And when the streamer announced the premiere date on December 3, it also released the following Season 2 synopsis: “The second chapter of Surface follows Sophie to London to unravel the secrets of her past. Having suffered an injury that robbed her of her memories, Sophie follows the few clues she has, using her vast stolen resources to embed herself in elite British society, and discovering a possible connection to a beautiful heiress. But everything changes when a journalist contacts her out of the blue, and Sophie realizes they were working together to expose a shocking scandal about the dangerous people she’s now become close to…”