The Creators of ‘1899’ Reveal (Some of) the Secrets Behind the New Netflix Mystery Series
Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar, who also created the streamer’s hit ‘Dark,’ are back with another meta mystery, this time set on a migrant steamer at the turn of 19th century.
For fans who are still trying to figure out season three of Dark — who was Noah’s dad again? who wrote the triquetra notebook? — the prospect of diving into another twisty metaverse from the minds of Dark creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar likely comes with equal measures of excitement and trepidation. One may be desperate to see the world the duo has created for 1899, the team’s new Netflix series, but could also be slightly worried their brain might not be able to handle it.
The series certainly promises to be as mind-bending as Dark. The setting is a migrant steamship bound from Europe to New York, filled with immigrants all “running away from something,” none of whom, we quickly realize, are quite what they seem. En route, they encounter a mysterious second ship, the Prometheus, which has been missing for months, adrift on the open sea. When the crew decides to board the Prometheus, things take a horrific, and decidedly weird, turn. Continue reading
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Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/1899-netflix-creators-interview-dark-1235263021/amp/
