20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The year is 1886, when New England's fishing harbours are the scene for a "creature of unknown origin" destroying ships at sea. It is the job of Professor Pierre Arronax, a marine expert, and Ned Land, the iron-willed sailor, to learn the truth of the "monster" roaming the seas. The great novelist, Jules Verne, described this perilous journey to the darkest depths of the sea with Captain Nemo aboard the Nautilus.

Series details

• Title: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Romance, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1997-05-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-05-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 80 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26797
• IMDb ID: tt0118248
• TVDB ID: 339321

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Caine — Captain Nemo
• Patrick Dempsey — Pierre Arronax
• Mia Sara — Mara
• Bryan Brown — Ned Land

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-05-11; final listed air date 1997-05-12.

Source and licence

Adapted from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.