Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar, the creators of the mind-bending German blockbuster show ‘Dark’, return to Netflix with yet another complex offering. Titled ‘1899‘, the upcoming show promises to be as complicated and mind-boggling as ‘Dark’. The new motion poster for ‘1899’ released today certainly hints so.
The just-revealed motion poster for ‘1899’ is set to some of the most haunting music of recent times. A deserted, desolate ship meanders at the edge of a steep triangular trench in the middle of the ocean. Chillingly enough, the light on the ship blinks on and off in regulated fashion, beeping dots and dashes. Clearly, there’s a hidden message in Morse Code in the blinks of the light.
The Morse Code could be hinting to the release date of 1899 on Netflix – said to be 24th November. Or maybe it is revealing the fact that the first two episodes of ‘1899’ are set to premiere at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival tomorrow, that is September 14.
Whatever it is, the overall effect of the motion poster is hair-raising and petrifying. Add to it the tagline accompanying the poster, which says, “What Was Lost Will Be Found”. 1899 seems to be set in the backdrop of the confounding Bermuda Triangle, and centres on the re-emergence of a ship that mysteriously disappeared several years ago.
The story of 1899 is set in the early 20th century. A passenger ship takes off on its journey from London to New York. On board are immigrants of different countries, cultures and ethnicities, on their way to America, the land of opportunities. However, their journey is cut short when they encounter a passenger ship on the high seas. The ship turns out to be the one that disappeared without a trace several ago and appears out of the blue in the middle of the ocean.
The official Netflix synopsis for 1899 reads –
“Immigrants on a steamship travelling from London to New York get caught up in a mysterious riddle after finding a second vessel adrift on the open sea.”
1899 has an eclectic cast, comprising Emily Beecham, Aneurin Barnard, Andreas Pietschmann, Miguel Bernardeau, Maciej Musiał, Anton Lesser, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Rosalie Craig, Isabella Wei, Gabby Wong, among others. In keeping with the multi-nation cast, 1899 features a multi-lingual script, with the characters speaking in languages as diverse as English, Spanish, French, Polish, German, Danish, Portuguese, Cantonese.
1899 arrives on Netflix worldwide most likely on November 24, 2022. Have a look at the motion poster of the series –
What we know is just a drop in the ocean … #1899netflix @netflix @TIFF_NET pic.twitter.com/Nt8rffdgje
— Aneurin Barnard (@aneurinBarnard) September 13, 2022
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