1899 is a new Netflix show that is rumored to debut on the streaming giant in late 2022. The show is a mix of multiple intriguing genres including Supernatural Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery and Thriller. The series is created by Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar, the brains behind Netflix’s mind bending Sci-Fi masterpiece Dark. Baran bo Odar in fact directed all 32 episodes of Dark. A German show becoming a global phenomenon is quite a rare feat. The twisty nature of the show and the glaring ambiguity added another layer of discussion to the show’s already outstanding storytelling. Dark debuted on Netflix in 2017 as an underrated show that no one cared about.
It ended its run in 2020 with its third and final season, by the end it was regarded as a TV masterpiece. Many drew comparisons to Breaking Bad which was weird as both shows hardly had anything in common. However, the comparisons were about the platinum quality of content that both shows had on offer. Seeing my passion for Dark, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I was excited for 1899 as it had some of my favorite people working behind the scenes. Much information about 1899 is kept under wraps but today Entertainment Weekly has released 5 new stills from the Netflix original.
1899: Do the New Images Reveal Something?
The show’s official synopsis says, “1899. A migrant steamship heads west to leave the old continent. The passengers, a mixed bag of European origins, united by their hopes and dreams for the new century and their future abroad. But their journey takes an unexpected turn when they discover another migrant ship adrift on open sea. What they will find on board, will turn their passage to the promised land into a horrifying nightmare.”
The first season of the show is rumored to have 8 episodes with each episode being about 50-60 minutes long. This format is similar to the creators’ previous work- Dark. Its great news that we’ve gotten new images from 1899 but the bad news is three out of those five images we’ve gotten are from the teaser that released on 6th August 2022. We’ve only gotten two new images and both are in line with the tone and visual aesthetic of the show but doesn’t reveal anything new. The show’s development started in early 2018 and it was officially announced on 13th November 2018.
The filming of the show was pushed back 3 months until it finally began filming on 3rd May 2021 and ended in November 2021. Even though so much has happened regarding the show it feels as if nothing has happened due to the lack of information regarding the show. We’ve gotten no leaks, no set photos, nothing. It’s like nothing has happened or Netflix has kept everything under the rug quite well. It is weird that the show had finished filming in 2021 and yet we don’t have a proper release date. We’ve just gotten a teaser not even a full length trailer.
I hope in the coming days Netflix’s provides some updates regarding the show. The series will originally be in German, just like Dark but will be dubbed into English and various other local languages. The show has a talented cast starring Emily Beecham as Maura Franklin, Andreas Pietschmann as Eyk Larsen who also starred in Dark, Anton Lesser, Mathilde Ollivier as Clémence, Alexandre Willaume, Aneurin Barnard, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Miguel Bernardeau, Richard Hope, Clara Rosager as Tove, Jonas Bloquet as Lucien, Maciej Musial as Olek and Rosalie Craig as Virginia
Check out the images released by Entertainment Weekly:
Watch the full teaser of 1899 in YouTube:
1899 doesn’t have a release date yet but rumors suggests that it will debut on Netflix in Autumn/Winter 2022.
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