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1899

An ambitious multilingual mystery from the creators of sci-fi hit Dark

Drama, Mystery

7.3

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Germany
Cantonese, Danish, English
Action-packed, Challenging, Character-driven
2022
Alexandre Willaume, Andreas Pietschmann, Aneurin Barnard
50 min

Synopsis

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Passengers on an immigrant ship traveling to the new continent get caught in a mysterious riddle when they find a second vessel adrift on the open sea.

Our Take

7.3
The Staff

1899 is for viewers who love twisty big-budgeted shows in the vein of HBO’s Westworld and Amazon Prime’s Peripheral. It’s set in the titled year and follows migrants from all walks of life as they set sail for New York, the land of opportunity. There’s a priest from Spain, a couple from France, and a performer from China, all aboard a ship run by Danish sailors and a German captain. It’s a multilingual feat, but the twisty part arrives when they stop to help a steamship that’s been stranded for months. One horrific, mind-bending event follows another as they race to solve the mystery within the ship.

1899 comes from the creators of Dark, the German sci-fi hit that won critical acclaim for its originality and craftsmanship.

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