WEEK IN WOMEN: Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s SURFACE (Season 2) debutes on Apple TV+ – Brandy McDonnell reports

Season 2 of the globally acclaimed psychological thriller Surface, starring and executive produced by Gugu Mbatha-Raw premieres globally on Apple TV+ on Feb. 21.

Created by Veronica West (Dexter: New Blood), the first season debuted in 2022 and was set in high-end San Francisco. Surface stars Mbatha-Raw (The Morning Show) as 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. In the freshman season, Sophie embarked on a quest to put the pieces of her life back together with the help of her husband and friends, and she started to question whether or not the truth she was being told was in fact the truth she had lived.

Set in a whole new world, the sophomore season will see Sophie continue her mission to find answers in her hometown of London.

Following the Friday, Feb. 21 premiere, the eight-episode second season will include new episodes every Friday through April 11.

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.

Hailing from Apple Studios, Surface was created by West, who serves as writer, executive producer and showrunner. and is produced by Hello Sunshine. Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter executive produce on behalf of Hello Sunshine, and Mbatha-Raw stars and executive produces. Continue reading on THE WEEK IN WOMEN.