Storyline for Surface on AppleTV

Sophie (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), who lives in a gorgeous San Francisco home with her husband James (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), has been recovering from that incident, which she’s come to believe was a suicide attempt, five months ago.

The reason why she’s come to believe that is because the head injury she got from the attempt has affected her memory, to the point where her therapist Hannah (Marianne Jean Baptiste) tells her she won’t get many of the more recent ones back.

But she’s slowly but surely rebuilding her life, going back to the hospital where she worked, going out with her friend Caroline (Ari Graynor) for drinks and stepping out with James to a swanky fundraiser.

The incident still haunts her, along with visions of the Coast Guard officers that rescued her.

She’s also drawn to a black dress that she doesn’t seem to remember and James doesn’t seem to favor.

When she’s out with Caroline, she sees a man looking at her constantly; she then encounters the man, Thomas Baden (Stephan James), outside the fundraiser; he tells her that James isn’t the man she thinks he is.

She gets more clues that their marriage wasn’t as blissful as she thought when she overhears James talking to someone during the gala.

She also sees that she had a broken arm 18 months ago that could have been a domestic incident.

Baden leaves her a matchbook to a Chinatown bar, which she visits. He finds her there and tells her that he was the police officer that investigated her case.

Again, she keeps trying to figure out what led her to jump, something Heather has discouraged her from doing.

But the more she finds out the more she starts to wonder, especially when she unlocks a video on her iPad that shows her that she and Baden knew each other a whole lot better than she thought.

Episodes of Surface on AppleTV

S1, E1
Ictus
Sophie’s physical wounds have healed, but she’s still plagued by memory loss and a feeling that her life is not as it seems.

Episodes of Surface on AppleTV S1, E2
Muscle Memory
Her suspicions of her husband growing, Sophie attempts to get away from James and learn the real truth about their marriage.

S1, E3
New Person, Same Old Mistakes
Caroline’s betrayal has Sophie doubting who—and what—to believe. Sophie looks to Baden for answers, and a motive is finally revealed.

Episodes of Surface on AppleTV S1, E4
Psychogenic
Sophie pushes the boundaries of her recovery, hoping to excavate the secrets buried deep in her mind.

S1, E5
It Comes in Waves
A risky choice lands Sophie in the throes of a hallucinogenic trip that makes her question what kind of person she really is—or was.

Episodes of Surface on AppleTV S1, E6
The Myth of California
James is finally honest with Sophie about their marriage and their past. His betrayals run deep, but not as deep as her own.