Sharjah24 – AFP: "Surface," Apple TV+'s latest glossy thriller starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw as an amnesia sufferer, tackles "zeitgeist" issues of conservatorships and female autonomy, its creator and cast said.

Mbatha-Raw, best known for "Belle," "Loki" and "The Morning Show," plays Sophie, a woman with severe memory loss from a purported suicide attempt, trying to piece her life back together.

She is placed under the conservatorship of her husband -- soon suspecting he may be hiding details about her former life, and questioning if he truly has her best interests at heart.

By chance, the cast shot a scene in which Sophie confronts her husband, played by Oliver Jackson-Cohen, the same day Spears succeeded in ending her father's control of her finances.

"Those power dynamics between people are always rife for drama," said Veronica West, the series' creator and director, previously known for "High Fidelity" and "Ugly Betty."

"This show really started out with this central question of 'what would you do if you woke up one day and didn't know your own secrets?'" she explained.

Produced by Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine company, "Surface" -- streaming on Apple TV+ from Friday -- explores the dramatic potential of amnesia, following the likes of "Memento," "Mulholland Drive," "The Bourne Identity," and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."