The Abyss

Followed by a Q&A with producer Gale Anne Hurd

Special Edition

After a U.S. nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks in the depths of the ocean, a civilian deep-sea drilling crew is recruited to assist a Navy SEAL recovery mission. As tensions mount beneath crushing pressure, estranged petroleum engineers Bud Brigman (Ed Harris) and Lindsey Brigman (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) must confront their fractured relationship while encountering an extraordinary alien aquatic species that challenges humanity’s understanding of the unknown.

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Starting with The Terminator (1984), which they co-wrote, Hurd’s pioneering collaboration with Cameron helped define a new era of blockbuster filmmaking. Seemingly undaunted by size and technical challenges, she oversaw the making of some of the most ambitious and successful big-budget science fiction films of the past four decades, including Aliens (1986), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Armageddon (1998), The Incredible Hulk (2008), and, of course, The Abyss (1989). She also serves as the executive producer of The Walking Dead universe, having steered the production of all eleven seasons of the original AMC hit series as well as its multiple spinoffs. 

Beyond her work in narrative film and television, Hurd has produced a number of acclaimed works of nonfiction, including The YouTube Effect, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, and three documentaries celebrating Native American history and culture created in partnership with director Valerie Red-Horse Mohl: True Whispers: The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers, Choctaw Code Talkers, and Mankiller.