Netflix’s German hit-collection Dark ended handiest a bit even as ago, however the creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar will quickly be again with their big new bold project, 1899. Here’s our complete examine the entirety we recognize to this point approximately the imminent German collection.
As the identify indicates, the brand new collection can be a length drama and the synopsis, which you may discover below, indicates there can be thriller/horror factors to it.
The collection is now in manufacturing with a big ensemble forged and a small teaser. Here’s what we recognize up to now from the imminent 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 imminent collection in May 2021.
What’s the plot of 1899?
Netflix’s 1899 comes from the creators of Dark, so we are able to definitely assume some thing very unique. Showrunners Friese and Odar gave some recommendations at the general route of the collection, albeit with none time journey:
“We don’t repeat ourselves, we definitely hate that, however it’s going to be a amusing puzzle for the audience. We are going again to our thriller roots. All the passengers at the deliver are travelling with secrets and techniques that they don’t need to get out. It’s constructed like a puzzle again. Knowing that we did Dark, every body 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 authentic press release:
“The unique collection revolves round a migrant steamship heading west to depart the antique continent from London to New York. The passengers, a blended bag of European origins, are united through their hopes and desires for the brand new century and their destiny abroad. When they find out some other migrant deliver adrift on open sea, their adventure takes an surprising flip. What they discover on board will flip their passage to the promised land right into a frightening nightmare.”
An up to date synopsis presents even greater recommendations at what we are able to assume:
“The 8 episodes inform of the mysterious occasions all through the voyage of an emigrant deliver from Europe to New York. The passengers from the maximum numerous backgrounds sit up for the dawning century with desire.
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 surprising flip. What they discover on board turns their crossing to the promised land right into a nightmarish thriller. A net of secrets and techniques appears to tie the beyond of every passenger together.”
In a joint statement, Friese and Odar commented:
“What definitely made us hook up with this concept became the idea of getting a certainly European display with a blended forged from one of a kind 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 complete European attitude became very crucial for us, now no longer handiest tale sensible however additionally the manner we had been going to supply it. It definitely 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 present a counterpoint to Brexit, and to nationalism growing in one of a kind international locations, to head again to that concept of Europe and Europeans operating and growing together.
What language will 1899 be in?
Showrunners Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese discovered that 1899 can be completely multilingual with every actor withinside the collection speakme their local tongue. That can also be how it is going to be provided on Netflix. Odar and Friese made it very clean that they take the language component very significantly and that they need to symbolize each linguistic and cultural component as real as viable:
“Being real to the cultures and the languages became definitely crucial, we in no way desired to have characters from one of a kind international locations however every body speaks English, We desired to discover this coronary heart of Europe, in which every body comes from some place else and speaks a one of a kind language, and language defines a lot of your way of life 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 splendid revel in to listen every body talk of their language, going from Spanish to French to Polish, and feature all of it come together. I desire it’s going to make English-speakme humans analyze and love one of a kind languages as nicely.
1899 is pioneering in phrases of its dedication to authenticity of language. It’s thrilling to be a part of a certainly global 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 discovered that Cannes Film Festival award-winner Emily Beecham has been forged in 1899, she’ll be gambling the function 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 imminent 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 examine 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 total forged listing for 1899 here.
Where is 1899 in manufacturing?
As visible withinside the tweet simply above, writing for 1899 began out 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, in keeping with a activity description of a language assistant published on filmarche.de, manufacturing is now set to start in April 2021 and cease through September of the identical year. On May 3, 2021 Deadline discovered that manufacturing for Netflix’s 1899 had already began out in April in Babelsberg Studios, Germany.
On November 24, 2020 showrunner Baran bo Odar discovered on his Instagram that pre-manufacturing for 1899 has all started with a lens test, providing us a primary glimpse on the costumes and the placing of the display. Sadly, this isn’t a forged reveal, because the humans withinside the snap shots are stand-ins.
On January 5, 2021 Baran bo Odar discovered a image from Shepperton Studios, in which the pre-manufacturing of the collection takes location. He additionally discovered 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 plenty greater.
According to Odar’s manufacturing post, Netflix’s 1899 will use digital LED units which can be stated to be the destiny of filming and might in large part update inexperienced displays withinside the lengthy run. They had been maximum these days utilized in Disney’s The Mandalorian.
“It is actually a brand new manner of filmmaking, We spoke with the crew at the back of The Mandalorian, which includes the DP [Barry Baz Idoine] to apprehend the era greater. It became in reality hard 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 pronouncing Netflix is using “the maximum superior manufacturing era withinside the world”.
Filming for 1899 became to begin with set to take location throughout Europe, however the ones plans had been made earlier than Covid hit the world, so matters needed to be adjusted and the digital units had been a part of the solution. The showrunners defined that as nicely withinside the latest interview:
“We at the start deliberate to journey to Spain, Poland, Scotland, all forms of locations. Quite quickly [after the pandemic started] we knew that won’t be viable 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 principal unit and forty three second unit) this remarkable adventure ultimately ends… proper night. see you quickly.”
How many episodes will 1899 season one have?
1899 can have 8 one-hour episodes in its first season. The pilot episode is called “The Ship” as discovered through showrunner Baran bo Odar on his Instagram.
What’s the discharge date for 1899?
Initially the collection became predicted 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.
For the ones trying to maintain updated with the entirety concerning 1899 is to comply with the fan account we’ve featured numerous instances at some stage in this article. You discover their modern tweets here.
