Production Notes "20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA" Starring Michael Caine, Patrick Dempsey, Mia Sara, Bryan Brown, and Adewale The ABC Miniseries Airs May 11 and 12 Adewale, Cicely Chun, Patrick Dempsey, Mia Sara, Bryan Brown, and Michael Caine A scientist goes in search of a monster terrorizing the high seas, but instead finds a submarine of untold power called The Nautilus, and the brilliant, enigmatic man who built it, Captain Nemo (Michael Caine), in "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," an "ABC Miniseries" inspired by the visionary Jules Verne adventure, airing SUNDAY, MAY 11, and MONDAY, MAY 12 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET, both nights), on the ABC Television Network. Patrick Dempsey and Mia Sara The time: Shortly after America's Civil War. Young oceanographer Pierre Arronax (Dempsey), haunted by a rivalry with his overbearing scientist father, sets sail with The Abraham Lincoln, an American frigate, to investigate a series of attacks on ships. Arronax hopes to prove his theory that the menace is an undiscovered sea creature. But after the frigate is attacked, he learns the "monster" is in fact The Nautilus, a submarine. At the helm is Captain Nemo, the brutal genius who built the ship and whose true home is the sea itself. Arronax, his companion Cabe Attucks (Adewale), and whaler Ned Land (Brown) are taken captive. Bryan Brown The three unwillingly undertake a deep-water odyssey that leads them from the ominous mysteries of the ocean's depths to the fabled ruins of the lost city of Atlantis. As the journey continues, they discover Nemo's ultimate motive -- to create a new utopia beneath the ocean. But building the underwater city could prove a threat to all those on the Earth above. Amidst the adventure, Arronax finds himself drawn into a forbidden love with Nemo's reclusive daughter, Mara (Sara), whom the captain has kept hidden away aboard The Nautilus. Fire Scare THE CAST: Michael Caine as Captain Nemo, Patrick Dempsey as Pierre Arronax, Mia Sara as Mara, Bryan Brown as Ned Land, Adewale as Cabe Attucks, John Bach as Thierry Arronax, Kerry Armstrong as Lydia Rawlings, Peter McCauley as Admiral McCutcheon, Nicholas Hammond as Saxon, Cecily Chun as Imei, Ken Senga as Shimoda, Damien Monk as Dennison, Steven Grives as Garfield, Gerry Day as Niutongu, and Boe Kaan as Ivanda. Michael Caine The miniseries was filmed at Warner Roadshow Studios on Australia's Gold Coast, as well as various Australian locations. Massive sets -- including a reproduction of the legendary Nautilus, the turn-of-the century sailing ship, The Abraham Lincoln; and an underwater tank large enough to house the ruins of the lost city of Atlantis -- were built for the film. Adewale and Patrick Dempsey Executive producers are Keith and Richard Pierce ("The Substitute Wife," "Witness to the Execution") and Jeffrey Hayes ("The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years," "In Pursuit of Honor"). Rod Hardy ("Buffalo Girls," "An Unfinished Affair," "Yearling") directed the miniseries from a script by Brian Nelson. "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is a production of the Frederick S. Pierce Company and Village Roadshow Pictures. (CLOSED-CAPTIONED/Broadcast in stereo where available) ABC is POP main menu abc.com