In the 21st century, the oceans have been colonized under the direction of the United Earth Oceans, which uses the Deep Submergence Vehicle SeaQuest to patrol the waters. Its crew includes a sentient dolphin and a Genetically Engineered Life Form. Stars included Roy Scheider, Stephanie Beacham, and Don Franklin. There were three seasons of the television series, seaQuest. Although the submarine remained the same the show changed content, characters, and themes. The first season focused on the seaQuest as a scientific vessel. The second season drifted into fantasy and away from science. The third season basically scrapped most of the characters from the first two seasons and focused on the future and underwater science fiction. The third season also underwent a name change to seaQuest 2032.