# Daisy Ridley To Lead ‘Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea’ TV Series In Works At Paramount+ From Akiva Goldsman, Matt Shakman & Legendary TV

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/daisy-ridley-to-lead-voyage-to-the-bottom-of-the-sea-tv-series-in-works-at-paramount-from-akiva-goldsman-matt-shakman-legendary-tv/
- Published: 2026-10-21T19:04:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-21T19:38:01+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/daisy-ridley-voyage-to-the-bottom-of-the-sea-tv-series-1237169669/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Daisy Ridley leads and executive produces the Paramount+ series in development.
- Lee Crane commands the ice-entombed USS Seaview.
- The story combines undersea missions with mysteries about Atlantis and history.

## Summary

New details reveal that Daisy Ridley’s Lee Crane will command a submarine uncovered beneath Arctic ice, as she leads a reimagining of *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea*. Legendary Television is developing the series for Paramount+, with a writers’ room under way.

Ridley will also executive produce with writer Akiva Goldsman and director Matt Shakman, who is set to direct; Jon Jashni is also an executive producer and Derek Thielges a co-producer. The story begins after an Arctic expedition claims the life of Lee’s twin sister, drawing the ocean scientist into a classified government programme centred on the USS Seaview. The series is based on Irwin Allen’s 1961 film and ABC television series, and follows missions to contain mysterious forces as Lee investigates Atlantis and hidden history.

## Coverage

- [Deadline: Daisy Ridley To Lead ‘Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea’ TV Series In Works At Paramount+ From Akiva Goldsman, Matt Shakman & Legendary TV](https://deadline.com/2026/10/daisy-ridley-voyage-to-the-bottom-of-the-sea-tv-series-1237169669/)
- [Collider: Daisy Ridley Officially Lands First TV Series With a Sci-Fi Remake](https://collider.com/daisy-ridley-paramount-plus-sci-fi-series-voyage-to-the-bottom-of-the-sea/)

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