1899 In The Media

[wanderingstar]

The creators of Dark, Jantje Friese and Baran Bo Odar, are back with a new series, 1899.

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Behind the Scenes: 1899

Netflix Drops First Trailer for Mystery Series ‘1899’ From Creators of ‘Dark’

[JustHereForFood]

I haven't seen Dark, but I have been interested in this because of the international cast. Looks good so far.

[AnimeMania]

I think this should probably be a Multi-thread since Dark had close to 30K views.

[AnimeMania]

1899 is a 8 episode series that streams on November 17 on Netflix, created by Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar, co-creators of Dark, the German-language time-travel series on Netflix, which ran for 3 seasons.          

A migrant steamship, the Kerberos, heads west leaving the old continent, London for New York. The passengers, are a mixed cast from many different countries, 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, the Prometheus, that has been missing for months, sunk at the bottom of the ocen before being retuned to the surface, adrift on the open sea, without a soul onboard. What they will find, will turn their passage to the promised land into a horrifying nightmare.

Being true to the cultures and the languages was really important, we didn't want to have characters be from different countries, but everyone speaks English, we decided to have the show be in multiple languages. We wanted to explore this heart of Europe, where everyone comes from somewhere else and speaks a different language, and language defines so much of your culture and your behavior. There will be points in the show where characters have problems communicating because of the languages.
(I have include the nationality of the actors so as to give some indication of what language they might possibly be speaking.)

Don't expect for everything to be explained right away as the creators are hoping to get 3 seasons.

Emily Beecham plays Maura Franklin, a forthright, mysterious woman with a fascinating background. Maura is one of the first women to study medicine in England, but she is migrating to New York to practice medicine, since she is not allowed to do so in England during this time period.

Andreas Pietschmann plays Eyk Larsen, the German Captain of the ship who has a problem with alcohol

Aneurin Barnard: (British actor) as Daniel 

Jonas Bloquet as Lucien, (actor of French nationality) via arranged marriage, this groom is on honeymoon with his bride, Clémence.

Mathilde Ollivier as Clémence, (actress of French nationality) a French woman with a Parisian bourgeois background, Clémence is trapped in an arranged marriage with someone she doesn't love at all, and her goal on the ship is to discover the New World and forge her own path, no longer subjecting herself to bow and smile like the perfect girl everyone expects her to be.

Isaak Dentler as Franz (German) 

Miguel Bernardeau: (actor of Spanish nationality)

Maciej Musial: (actor of Polish nationality) as Olek

Anton Lesser: (British actor)

Rosalie Craig: (English actress) as Virginia 

Alexandre Willaume: (Danish actor)

Clara Rosager: (Danish actress)

Maria Erwolter: (Danish actress)

Yann Gael: (Cameroonian actor) as Jérôme, who is seeking revenge on the person that betrayed him and they may be on the ship

José Pimentão: (Portuguese actor) as Ramiro

Isabella Wei: (Chinese actress) as Ling Yi

Gabby Wong: (Chinese actress) as Yuk Je

Jonas Bloquet: (Belgian actor)

Fflyn Edwards: (Welsh actor) as Elliot, a young child

Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen: (Danish actor)

[wanderingstar]

Are all the episodes being released at once?

[peachmangosteen]

2 hours ago, Gillian Rosh said:

Are all the episodes being released at once?

Yes.

[wanderingstar]

Another question: is the release date November 17 or November 21?

[AnimeMania]

2 hours ago, Gillian Rosh said:

Another question: is the release date November 17 or November 21?

Everything I have read has said November 17. 

[Cranberry]

Netflix itself says "Coming Thursday" on the show page!

[wanderingstar]

How Much Can We Believe in 1899’s Reality? - questions and some speculation for season 2

[Lebanna]

Cancelled.

https://tvline.com/2023/01/02/1899-cancelled-at-netflix/

Makes no sense, this show was the biggest non-Wednesday thing in most markets for weeks and weeks.

Stupid Netflix. Again.

[wanderingstar]

Disappointed to see the show get canceled. Loved it and was looking forward to season 2. 

I'll be looking out for whatever Bo and Jantje do next.

[libgirl2]

19 hours ago, Lebanna said:

Cancelled.

https://tvline.com/2023/01/02/1899-cancelled-at-netflix/

Makes no sense, this show was the biggest non-Wednesday thing in most markets for weeks and weeks.

Stupid Netflix. Again.

Yes, I'm really bummed about it. This show was interesting and I wanted to see more. Agree, stupid Netflix. 

[libgirl2]

I was commenting on another board how I remember them doing that to Messiah, which we really enjoyed. We never got to find out if the guy was a or the Messiah or just someone evil. 

[Lunula]

This is so disappointing. Seems like Netflix keeps canceling all the supernatural/paranormal shows (1899, Warrior Nun, The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself, The Midnight Club, etc.). I read somewhere it doesn't matter to Netflix what the ratings are, only if the shows are bringing in new subscribers. 

Pretty much nothing left on Netflix that I watch now...

Edited January 10, 2023 by Lunula
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