The following is a list of underwater science fiction media. Underwater science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is considered to have first appeared with Jules Verne's classic 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
Literature edit
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne – 1870
- "In the Abyss" by H. G. Wells – 1896 short story
- The Scarlet Empire by David M. Parry – 1906
- The Sunken World by Stanton A Coblentz – 1928
- The Maracot Deep by Arthur Conan Doyle – 1929
- Attack from Atlantis by Lester del Rey – 1953
- The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke – 1953 short story, 1957 novel
- The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham – 1953[1]
- The Dragon in the Sea by Frank Herbert – 1956[1]
- Dolphin Island: A Story of the People of the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke – 1963
- The Drowned World by J. G. Ballard − 1966
- The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea – 1975
- Startide Rising by David Brin – 1983[1]
- Sphere by Michael Crichton – 1987[1]
- Rocheworld by Robert L. Forward – 1990[2]
- Undersea Trilogy by Frederik Pohl and Jack Williamson – 1992, omnibus edition
- Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten – 1997
- The Trench by Steve Alten – 1999
- Goliath by Steve Alten – 2002
- The Scar by China Mieville – 2002[1]
- Meg: Primal Waters by Steve Alten – 2004
- The Swarm by Frank Schätzing – 2004[1]
- Camouflage by Joe Haldeman – 2004[1]
- The Loch by Steve Alten – 2005
- Meg: Hell's Aquarium by Steve Alten – 2009
- Low comics series by Rick Remender and Greg Rocchini – 2014–2020
- Meg: Nightstalkers by Steve Alten – 2016
- Meg: Generations by Steve Alten – 2018
Film edit
Non-exhaustive list of films whose plot or a significant part of it takes place underwater:
- The Impossible Voyage (1904)
- Under the Seas (1907)
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
- The Mysterious Island (1929)
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
- It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
- The Atomic Submarine (1959)
- On the Beach (1959)
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
- Atragon (1963)
- City Under the Sea (1965)
- Around the World Under the Sea (1966)
- Destination Inner Space (1966)
- Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969)
- Latitude Zero (1969)
- City Beneath the Sea (1971)
- The Neptune Factor (1973)
- Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
- The Amazing Captain Nemo (1978)
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1985)
- The Abyss (1989)
- DeepStar Six (1989)
- Leviathan (1989)
- Lords of the Deep (1989)
- The Rift (1990)
- Waterworld (1995)
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997, Hallmark)
- Sphere (1998)
- Deep Blue Sea (1999)
- Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001, animated)
- Deep Shock (2003)
- Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
- Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015, animated)
- Deep (2017, animated)
- Deep Blue Sea 2 (2018)
- Aquaman (2018)
- Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman: Rage of Atlantis (2018, animated)
- DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis (2018, animated)
- The Meg (2018), based on the Steve Alten novel series
- Deep Blue Sea 3 (2020)
- Underwater (2020)
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- The Black Demon (2023)
- Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
- Iron Lung (upcoming)
Television edit
- Tales of Adventure (1952)
- Stingray (1964 series)
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968 series)
- Captain Fathom (1965)
- Sealab 2020 (1972 series)
- Captain Nemo (1975 miniseries)
- The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo (1975)
- Man from Atlantis (1977–1978 series)
- The Return of Captain Nemo (1978)
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990–1991 series)
- Willy Fog 2 (1993)
- seaQuest DSV (1993–1996 series, episodes)
- Ocean Girl (1994–1997 series, episodes)
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997 miniseries)
- Sealab 2021 (2000–2005 series, episodes)
- Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (2004)
- The Deep (2010 miniseries)
- The Deep (2015–2021 series)
- Nautilus (TBA)
Plays edit
Video games edit
- seaQuest DSV, 1994
- X-COM: Terror from the Deep, 1995
- Archimedean Dynasty, 1996
- The Abyss: Incident at Europa, 1998
- Submarine Titans, 2000
- AquaNox franchise
- The Secret of the Nautilus, 2002
- BioShock, 2007
- BioShock 2, 2010
- BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea, 2013–14
- Subnautica, 2014
- SOMA, 2015
- Subnautica: Below Zero, 2019
- In Other Waters, 2020
- Iron Lung, 2022
- Barotrauma, 2023
Toys edit
- Lego Aquazone, created in 1995, discontinued in 1998
See also edit
- Nautical fiction
- Captain Nemo, Jules Verne character
- Nautilus, Verne's fictional submarine
- Mermaids in popular culture