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An exclusive clip released at Netflix Tudum revealed the release date of the most mysterious project coming to the platform.

Among the most anticipated projects of the next autumn television season, there is certainly 1899, a thriller series by the creators of the cult Dark, Jantje Friese, and Baran Bo Odar. Fans were able to get a first look at the show thanks to the teaser trailer released by Netflix in recent months. Yesterday – during the Netflix Tudum – an exclusive clip was also shared, in which the cast reveals the expected release date of 1899: November 17th.

1899 – plot and cast of the Netflix thriller series

A group of migrants leaves London for New York. Coming from different nations, the passengers of the ship bound for the New Continent are united by hope for the future and the new century. Their journey, however, will soon turn into a nightmare, which will begin with the discovery of a boat adrift. The eight episodes that make up the first season were shot entirely in English and – according to the first rumors – the first episode will be entitled, in fact, The Ship. 

The cast – as well as the lead group of characters – is incredibly multicultural: Emily Beecham, Lucas Lynggard Tonnesen, Miguel Bernardeau, Andreas Pietschmann, Mathilde Ollivier, Maciej Musial, and Alexandre Wilaume. Beecham – recently seen in The Pursuit of Love – Chasing love and live-action Cruella – will have a central role in the story, which will at the same time maintain a strongly “choral” nature and who will take the right time and space to explore the past and the character of each individual character.

Speaking of the reasons behind the decision to start the series, Friese and bo Odar said: “What struck us about the idea was the fact that we had a truly European show with a mixed cast and from different territories. At its core is the question of what unites and divides us as a people and how fear can trigger precisely these divisions “. According to Said Kelly Luegenbiehl – head of the original content division of Netflix Europe – the series is completely different from Dark but maintains its complexity and added that probably the collaboration between the authors and Netflix is ​​destined to continue.