The Deep

Here Be Dragons

On the hunt for dragons, an ancient scroll is uncovered by Ant, only for his family to become trapped by a dragon.

Dark Orca

The Dark Orca pirates attack! They believe the Nektons have a rare treasure aboard their sub. With pirates on one side and an erupting undersea volcano on the other, the Nektons will have to get creative to escape!

A.I.M.Y.

An artificial intelligence programmed to run the sub and protect the Nektons tries to stop their rescue mission because it's too risky. When they try to shut her down, she takes over completely to save them from themselves!

Digging Deeper

Will and Ant are retrieving an item from the deepest part of the ocean, but it is not what they were told. They've been duped! And now there's a stowaway on the Aronnax, trying to take control of it.

Devil's Sea Mystery

Are aliens stealing things from a Japanese island and dragging them underwater? Ant believes that's perfectly reasonable. The Nektons investigate and find something even more dangerous! But can they escape?

Lonesome Jim

Someone just stole the rarest tortoise in the world and the Nektons are searching for it. But the man who stole it secretly wants to capture them too! They're walking into a trap, but really, there's no other way.

Captured

Captain Hammerhead has captured the Nektons aboard his sub! But his rusty vessel is about to sink. The Arronax could save them all, but first, Hammerhead would have to free the Nektons and that's not exactly in his character.

The Test

To find a piece of the mysterious Ephemychron, the Nektons have to fight off whirlpools, zero visibility and giant robotic jellyfish! Is Nereus doing this to them? If not, who is really behind all these obstacles?

Fossil

Huge prehistoric crocodiles still inhabit an underwater cave system the Nektons are exploring. Ant shouldn't have bonded with that baby croc its enormous mother doesn't take kindly to kidnappers, and now she's after him!

Colossal Squid

Ant and Fontaine hunt for one of the rarest ocean creatures, the colossal squid. But it turns out to be smarter than anyone thought and thinks the Nektons look tasty! Can the Aronnax survive being pulled down very, very deep?

Monster Hunter

Media superstar Devil Daniels, Monster Hunter is hunting a sea creature that he believes is a menace, but the Nektons want to protect it. To make matters worse, the public are on Daniels's side!

The Phantom Sub

Does a ghost sub haunt the ocean depths? Ant believes it does, but when he actually finds this "ghost sub", the truth is even stranger and much more dangerous. Ant and Fontaine find themselves trapped, by a ghost?

The Abyss Stares Back

While diving in a rare blue hole, a sinkhole in the middle of the sea, strange things begin to happen to the Nektons. They're seeing things that can't exist. And where did the exit go? Why is there no way out?

Junior Nektons

Ant and Fontaine are sure they can control some young fans visiting the Aronnax. But when they have to rescue a whale calf, success depends on them and all the hyperactive kids working well together. What could go wrong?

Treasure of the Islanders

Dolos has sold two maps leading to the same treasure, one to the Nektons, the other to the pirates! Now it's a race to get there first, and the winner will need to use every sneaky trick in the book to win.

Tunnel

As the Nektons explore a mysterious tunnel behind a huge undersea waterfall, strange creatures and strong currents surprise them at every turn. Everything is not as it seems. The true nature of the tunnel will astonish them.

The Sunken Gallery

The Nektons are arrested for stealing! Ant and Fontaine escape to prove their innocence, but whoever set them up is already two steps ahead. Clearing the Nekton name won't be easy-especially with a spy aboard the Aronnax!

The Field of Giants

Fontaine and Smiling Finn get stuck inside a giant clam as the dark orca pirates battle the Nektons for the giant pearl within! Air is scarce and time is running out. Can the pirates and Nektons work together to save them?

The Proteus Factor

Proteus, leader of the mysterious Guardians, traps the Aronnax in a magnetic field and kidnaps Ant, believing he is the key to finding Lemuria. Ant thinks Proteus is crazy. He tries to escape to save his family.

The Song of the Siren

Devil Daniels- Monster Hunter thinks he's hunting a siren- a mythical creature whose song lures sailors to their doom. The Nektons discover it's actually a rare whale with a unique voice, and race to save it from destruction.

Bad Luck Fish

Can a fish really be responsible for wrecking Dolos's boat, sinking the Aronnax, and almost destroying the Rover? Fontaine believes so-and it's invaded Jeffrey's home on the Aronnax. How can she get rid of it and its bad luck?

Strange Migration

The Rover is swallowed by a huge, supposedly extinct prehistoric shark-a megalodon! Will and Fontaine manage to cling to its gills just inside its mouth. Kaiko and Ant frantically try to free them - they can't hold on forever!

Bloop

The Nektons are trying to identify a unique life form. They've never seen it- they've only heard its sound: "Bloop". Just as Ant discovers its true nature, a huge underwater mining machine threatens to destroy it!

The Twilight Zone

A weird glowing fish has lured every fish in the area to its bio-luminescence. When Kaiko and Will also fall under its spell, Ant and Fontaine must rescue their parents-while wearing blindfolds against the hypnotic glow.

Loki's Castle

While fighting over Viking treasure, the Nektons take over the Dark Orca. But the pirates in turn take over the Aronnax. Neither side is happy about strangers in their homes! But neither side is willing to back down.

Tartaruga

The Nektons explore a floating island and find the last piece of the Ephemychron. Ant assembles it, and it works! Perhaps now they can find Lemuria! But why is this island moving?

From The Stars

The Baltic Sea Anomaly

Mermaids

Treacherous Waters

Kenjis Monster

Finn Comes Aboard

Beware the Sentinels

Hidden Secrets

The Maze

The Nektons find a mysterious, underwater maze. When they enter it, walls shift and they become disoriented. They're soon trapped inside and, what's worse - they're not alone.

Whale of a Time

The Nektons encounter a huge, white whale, but Devil Daniels, Monster Hunter, is trying to capture it. When they discover who the whale really is, the Nektons realise they must save it.

The Missing

The Nektons find the Dark Orca pirate submarine completely deserted. It's as if the pirate crew have just abandoned it. But why? And what are those mysterious, ghostly sounds?

Thunder and Lighting

Catatumbo Bay is the site of a lightning storm that has been going for hundreds of years. The Nektons investigations lead them to discover a gigantic creature is responsible.

The Gates

When Alpheus Benthos announces he has found the gates to Lemuria, the Nektons fear he's beaten them to their greatest prize. But Alpheus unleashes forces he cannot control.

The Treasure

Off Line

Friends In Deep Places

Just Eaten

Family Ties

The Circle Game

The Unicorn

Purple Tide

The Race

Kidnapped

More Thunder and Lightning

Lemuria

The Sceptre

The Hole Truth

Ant and Fontaine realise their grandparents found Lemuria before them - but where are they now? The Nektons follow the trail they left but run into giant, predatory Sand Strikers! Was this the fate of their grandparents?

The Biggest

Ant searches a deep chasm for clues to his grandparents' fate, but is stunned to find Mad Madeline there! She has been looking for the biggest sunken treasure ever, but all she has managed to find is the biggest monster!

Little Problems

Three baby Monumential turtles hatch, and they are the size of city blocks! The playful babies accidentally sink a fishing trawler! Can the Nektons wrangle these creatures before they sink even more ships?

The Lead

Does Dolos really have a lead on finding Ant's grandparents? Or is he leading the Nektons into a dangerous chasm between moving tectonic plates for nefarious purposes?

AWOL

A mysterious dolphin in a strange electronic harness zaps all the power from the Rover!

Deceptive Appearances

Mad Madeline steals the dangerous Sceptre of Queen Dorius!

Glass Houses

The Nektons help locate a legendary glass cabinet guarded by a terrifying creature!

Unidentified Floating Objects

Jeffrey must dive to the rescue to save Devil Daniels and his pet fish-Bethany.

At the Bottom of the Gyre

A huge creature eats a machine Ant created to clean a vast oceanic rubbish dump.

Walking with Fish

The Bajau Laut people are hiding a secret, Ant and Fontaine are determined to help them.

Getting Warmer

Ant and Fontaine rescue a polar bear from the middle of the ocean. However, when they bring her onboard, they realize she is close to giving birth! Can the Nektons move her to a safer place in time?

The Big Clue

Fontaine's amazed when a signal is detected from her Grandparents' missing submarine.

The Inside Story

A submarine is trapped! The Nektons launch an elaborate and dangerous rescue mission.

United Kingdom

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The Deep is an Australian/Canadian co-produced animated television series based on the graphic novels created by Tom Taylor and James Brouwer.The series follows the Nekton family, a family of daring underwater explorers who live aboard a state-of-the-art submarine, The Aronnax, and explore uncharted areas of the earth's oceans to unravel the mysteries of the deep.

The Deep

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