The Return of Captain Nemo (a.k.a. The Amazing Captain Nemo) was a 1978 science fiction TV mini-series directed by Alex March and Paul Stader(the latter directed the underwater sequences), and loosely based on characters and settings from Jules Verne's novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. It was written by six writers including Robert Bloch. It has been considered an attempt by producer Irwin Allen to duplicate the success of his Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.