Paramount Orders Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Series

Paramount has ordered an eight-episode Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea series starring Daisy Ridley as ocean scientist Lee Crane, according to reports on the project. The series is in development, and no release date has been announced. Ridley will also executive produce the show. Akiva Goldsman is set to write and executive produce, while Matt Shakman will direct and executive produce. Jon Jashni is also an executive producer, and Derek Thielges is a coproducer. The writers’ room is being assembled, according to reports about the production. The series follows Crane after a catastrophic Arctic expedition claims the life of her twin sister and draws her into a classified government program. Its central vessel is the USS Seaview, a submarine found entombed in ice that activates when Crane steps aboard. She leads undersea missions as the crew investigates mysterious forces and secrets connected to the oceans, including an erased chapter of human history and the mythical city of Atlantis, according to the series synopsis. Legendary Television is producing the project with the Irwin Allen Estate. The new series draws on the franchise created by Allen, whose 1961 feature film...