The Deep (TV series) facts for kids
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| Genre | Action Adventure Science fiction Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Tom Taylor James Brouwer |
| Written by | Tom Taylor Philip Dalkin Thomas Duncan-Watt Daniel Hall Lawrence Leung Justine Gillmer |
| Directed by | Trent Carlson |
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| Composer(s) | Nerida Tyson-Chew |
| Country of origin | Australia Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Distributor | DHX Distribution |
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| Original release | 1 December 2015 – 15 March 2019 |
The Deep is a cool animated TV show based on a comic book by Tom Taylor and James Brouwer. The show was made by A Stark Production from Australia and WildBrain Studios (formerly Nerd Corps Entertainment) from Canada. It first aired in Australia on 7two in December 2015. Then, it came to Canada on Family Chrgd the next month. Good news for fans: a third season was announced in 2018!
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About the Show: Exploring the Ocean's Secrets
The show is all about the Nekton family. They are a family of brave underwater explorers. They live on an amazing, super high-tech submarine called the Aronnax. Their main goal is to explore parts of the Earth's oceans that no one has ever seen before. They want to solve all the mysteries hidden deep down.
The Nekton family has a special connection to these ocean riddles. Their ancestors (family members from a long time ago) tried to find the lost city of Lemuria. They never gave up! Now, thanks to their friend Nereus, the Nektons know why they feel so drawn to these underwater puzzles. It turns out they are related to the ancient people of Lemuria!
Meet the Characters
The Nekton Family
- Antaeus (Ant) Nekton (voiced by Vincent Tong): He is the younger Nekton sibling.
- Fontaine Nekton (voiced by Ashleigh Ball): She is the older Nekton sibling.
- Will Nekton (voiced by Michael Dobson): He is Antaeus and Fontaine's dad.
- Kaiko Nekton (voiced by Kathleen Barr): She is Antaeus and Fontaine's mom.
- Jeffrey: This is the Nekton family's pet fish, a Yellowback Basslet.
Friends and Allies
- Professor Fiction (voiced by James Higuchi): He helps the Nektons with science advice.
- Agnes De-Kretser (voiced by Saffron Henderson): She is an archeologist and a friend of the Nektons.
- Bob Gorman (voiced by Michael Kopsa): He is a close friend of the Nektons.
- Jess Gorman (voiced by Shannon Chan-Kent): She is Bob Gorman's daughter and Fontaine's best friend. Ant has a crush on her!
- Lester (voiced by Ian James Corlett): He is a mechanic who works for Professor Fiction.
- Griffin (voiced by Cole Howard): He is Lester's son and a friend of Ant's.
- Commander Pyrosome (voiced by Nicole Oliver): She leads the World Oceans Authority.
- Kenji (voiced by Lee Tockar): He is a Japanese man who lives by himself on an island.
- Nereus (voiced by Lee Tockar): He is a quirky man who gives the Nektons hints about finding Lemuria.
- Glaucus (voiced by Vincent Tong): He is another member of a group called The Guardians.
- Tethys (voiced by Kathleen Barr): She is also a member of The Guardians.
Enemies and Villains
- Captain Hammerhead (voiced by Michael Dobson): He is the leader of the Dark Orca pirate crew. He is the dad of Smiling Finn and Mad Madeline.
- Smiling Finn (voiced by Samuel Vincent): He is Captain Hammerhead's son. He is a pirate, but he doesn't really want to be one. He likes Fontaine.
- Mad Madeline (voiced by Kazumi Evans): She is Captain Hammerhead's daughter. She loves being a pirate and doesn't like Ant or Jeffrey. She is Ant's rival.
- Danny Boy (voiced by Brian Drummond): He is the first mate on the Dark Orca pirate ship. He is very scared of Captain Hammerhead.
- Proteus (voiced by Brian Drummond): He used to be a member of The Guardians.
- Captain Marco (voiced by Brian Drummond): He helps Proteus. He has an icebreaker ship called Macintosh.
- Captain Hernandez (voiced by Ian James Corlett): He betrayed the World Oceans Authority. He stole a piece of the Ephemicron for Sebastian Conger.
- Sebastian Conger (voiced by Ian James Corlett): He tries to get the Ephemicron. He also stole a rare giant tortoise and valuable art from a sunken ship.
- Alpheus Benthos (voiced by Andrew Francis): He believes Ant is meant to be his enemy. He lives in a submarine he built with a smart computer.
Other Characters You Might Meet
- Dolos (voiced by Brian Drummond): He is a selfish researcher who doesn't like kids. He only cares about finding treasure and his pet octopus.
- Devil Daniels (voiced by Trevor Devall): He is a famous sea explorer online. He likes to bother the Nektons and get in the way of their important missions. He often harms creatures to make them look mean, just for fame.
- Chadwick (voiced by Scott McNeil): He is a ship captain who wants to steal from the Nektons.
- Hickman (voiced by Cathy Weseluck): She is a person who illegally sells weapons.
- Matilda Marshall (voiced by Diana Kaarina): She is a kayaker.
Where to Watch The Deep
In the United States, you can watch The Deep on Netflix. It also aired on Ici Radio-Canada Télé in Canada and Universal Kids in the United States. Around the world, The Deep has been shown on channels like CBBC in the UK, RTS Deux in Switzerland, La Trois and Ketnet in Belgium, NRK in Norway, DR in Denmark, SVT in Sweden, YLE in Finland, Okto in Singapore, Super RTL in Germany, and TVP ABC in Poland.
Awards and Recognition
The Deep has been nominated for some cool awards. It was nominated for a BAFTA award in 2018. It also got four AWGIE awards for its writing. In 2017, the show won an AWGIE award for Best Children's Television (C-classification) for the episode 'Beware the Sentinels', which was written by Thomas Duncan-Watt.
