Netflix’s German hit-collection Dark ended most effective a bit whilst ago, however the creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar will quickly be again with their massive new formidable project, 1899. Here’s our complete have a take a observe the entirety we recognise to date approximately the approaching German collection.
As the identify shows, the brand new collection can be a duration drama and the synopsis, which you may locate below, shows there can be thriller/horror factors to it.
The collection is now in manufacturing with a massive ensemble forged and a small teaser. Here’s what we recognise to this point from the approaching collection from the creators of Dark and their manufacturing company, Dark Ways.
While now no longer a trailer, Netflix unveiled a small teaser of the approaching collection in May 2021.
What’s the plot of 1899?
Netflix’s 1899 comes from the creators of Dark, so we will clearly anticipate some thing very unique. Showrunners Friese and Odar gave some tips at the general route of the collection, albeit with none time journey:
“We don’t repeat ourselves, we truely hate that, however it’s going to be a a laugh puzzle for the audience. We are going again to our thriller roots. All the passengers at the deliver are journeying with secrets and techniques that they don’t need to get out. It’s constructed like a puzzle again. Knowing that we did Dark, anyone may be confident that that is going to be some thing bizarre and wild and crazy.”
The synopsis of the brand new collection is defined as following withinside the professional press release:
“The unique collection revolves round a migrant steamship heading west to go away the antique continent from London to New York. The passengers, a combined bag of European origins, are united with the aid of using their hopes and goals for the brand new century and their destiny abroad. When they find out any other migrant deliver adrift on open sea, their adventure takes an sudden flip. What they locate on board will flip their passage to the promised land right into a frightening nightmare.”
An up to date synopsis offers even greater tips at what we will anticipate:
“The 8 episodes inform of the mysterious activities throughout the voyage of an emigrant deliver from Europe to New York. The passengers from the maximum various backgrounds stay up for the dawning century with wish.
They all dream of a higher destiny abroad. When they find out a 2d deliver at the open sea that has been lacking for months, their adventure takes an sudden flip. What they locate on board turns their crossing to the promised land right into a nightmarish thriller. A internet of secrets and techniques appears to tie the beyond of every passenger together.”
In a joint statement, Friese and Odar commented:
“What truely made us hook up with this concept became the idea of getting a actually European display with a combined forged from special international locations. At its coronary heart is the query of what unites us and what divides us. And how worry may be a cause for the latter.”
They elaborated at the concept later in a 2021 interview to Deadline:
The entire European attitude became very vital for us, now no longer most effective tale clever however additionally the manner we have been going to supply it. It truely needed to be a European collaboration, now no longer simply forged however additionally crew. We felt that with the beyond years of Europe being at the decline, we desired to provide a counterpoint to Brexit, and to nationalism growing in special international locations, to move again to that concept of Europe and Europeans operating and developing together.
What language will 1899 be in?
Showrunners Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese found out that 1899 can be absolutely multilingual with every actor withinside the collection speakme their local tongue. That may also be how it’ll be provided on Netflix. Odar and Friese made it very clean that they take the language factor very critically and that they need to symbolize each linguistic and cultural factor as proper as feasible:
“Being proper to the cultures and the languages became truely vital, we by no means desired to have characters from special international locations however anyone speaks English, We desired to discover this coronary heart of Europe, in which anyone comes from some place else and speaks a special language, and language defines a lot of your subculture and your behavior.
We simply had a reading, in part on zoom, in part with actors who’re here [in Germany], and it became such an exquisite enjoy to pay attention anyone communicate of their language, going from Spanish to French to Polish, and feature all of it come together. I wish it’s going to make English-speakme human beings examine and love special languages as nicely.
1899 is pioneering in phrases of its dedication to authenticity of language. It’s thrilling to be a part of a actually worldwide display. There can be factors withinside the display in which characters have issues speaking due to the languages – I don’t suppose it’s some thing we’ve visible earlier than.”
Who is forged in 1899?
In December 2020, Deadline found out that Cannes Film Festival award-winner Emily Beecham has been forged in 1899, she’ll be gambling the position of Maura Franklin. Beecham is understood for her roles in Little Joe, The Pursuit of Love and she or he is ready to seem in the approaching Emma Stone movie Cruella.
In May 2021, Deadline introduced that Dark alum Andreas Pietschmann became additionally becoming a member of the ensemble forged of 1899. Pietschmann performed older Jonas in Dark and could play Eyk Larsen withinside the new collection.
Since then, we’ve been given a greater entire have a take a observe the forged. Here’s who you’ll be seeing in 1899:
Anton Lesser (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides)
Alexandre Willaume (The Wheel of Time)
Aneurin Barnard (Dunkirk)
Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen (The Rain)
Mathilde Ollivier (Overlord) will play Clémence
Miguel Bernardeau (Elite)
Richard Hope (Piece of Cake)
Clara Rosager (Morbius) will play Tove
Jonas Bloquet (Elle) will play Lucien
You can view the overall forged listing for 1899 here.
Where is 1899 in manufacturing?
As visible withinside the tweet simply above, writing for 1899 commenced in 2020. As of March 2020, filming became scheduled to start in February 2021 with prepping beginning in September 2020. However, filming appears to had been rescheduled. As of November 2020, consistent with a task description of a language assistant published on filmarche.de, manufacturing is now set to start in April 2021 and stop with the aid of using September of the equal year. On May 3, 2021 Deadline found out that manufacturing for Netflix’s 1899 had already commenced in April in Babelsberg Studios, Germany.
On November 24, 2020 showrunner Baran bo Odar found out on his Instagram that pre-manufacturing for 1899 has all started with a lens test, imparting us a primary glimpse on the costumes and the placing of the display. Sadly, this isn’t a forged reveal, because the human beings withinside the photographs are stand-ins.
On January 5, 2021 Baran bo Odar found out a image from Shepperton Studios, in which the pre-manufacturing of the collection takes region. He additionally found out that the acclaimed VFX studio Framestore can be operating at the display. They have labored on such productions as The Witcher, The Boys, Wonder Woman 1984 and lots greater.
According to Odar’s manufacturing post, Netflix’s 1899 will use digital LED units which might be stated to be the destiny of filming and might in large part update inexperienced displays withinside the lengthy run. They have been maximum currently utilized in Disney’s The Mandalorian.
“It is actually a brand new manner of filmmaking, We spoke with the group in the back of The Mandalorian, inclusive of the DP [Barry Baz Idoine] to apprehend the era greater. It became without a doubt tough for every department, however we adore demanding situations so we desired to attempt it for this display.”
Reed Hastings (co-CEO of Netflix) additionally spoke approximately the groundbreaking LED displays in September 2021 announcing Netflix is using “the maximum superior manufacturing era withinside the world”.
Filming for 1899 became first of all set to take region throughout Europe, however the ones plans have been made earlier than Covid hit the world, so matters needed to be adjusted and the digital units have been a part of the solution. The showrunners defined that as nicely withinside the most recent interview:
“We initially deliberate to journey to Spain, Poland, Scotland, all forms of locations. Quite quickly [after the pandemic started] we knew that may not be feasible withinside the new destiny, so we completely embraced the concept of bringing Europe to us.”
Filming for the collection wrapped in November 2021 with Baran bo Odar posting on Instagram:
“And that‘s a wrap on 1899! After one hundred sixty taking pictures days (117 essential unit and forty three 2d unit) this tremendous adventure sooner or later ends… top night. see you quickly.”
How many episodes will 1899 season one have?
1899 could have 8 one-hour episodes in its first season. The pilot episode is called “The Ship” as found out with the aid of using showrunner Baran bo Odar on his Instagram.
What’s the discharge date for 1899?
Initially the collection became anticipated to drop on Netflix in 2021, however with an April 2021 manufacturing begin and a September 2021 wrap, this is now not possible and the primary season will in reality be launched someday in 2022.
It’s now been showed that 1899 is coming to Netflix in Autumn/Winter 2022.