When we are first introduced to her, she is being dragged through a corridor it what appears to be some kind of oppressive institution-most likely a mental asylum. Maura appears to be our central protagonist, and while the other characters within the show seem dressed in secrets, Maura is filled to the brim with mystery and then some. Ok, so that last part isn’t so simple, and neither is the world of 1899 when you dig past the surface of what the world we’re presented with in this first episode, something which is readily reflected in the character of Maura Franklin. Captain Eyk Larsen (Andreas Pietschmann), alongside mysterious passenger Maura Franklin (Emily Beecham) and other crew members, travel across to the ship, which is indeed The Prometheus, only to find the crew and passengers gone-all except an eerie little boy who was apparently locked in a cupboard, holding a mysterious black pyramid-shaped object… The basic idea is deceptively simple on the surface: in 1899, four months after the disappearance of the passenger ship The Prometheus, another vessel from the same shipping company, a ship called Kerberos (Greek for Cerberus), is undertaking a journey to New York when it receives insistent transmissions of co-ordinates presumed to be from The Prometheus.
Let’s jump in… “What is Lost, Will Be Found” While more methodical in its pacing than Dark (yes, comparisons are inevitable), 1899‘s first episode contains a tension more brooding and claustrophobic than first felt in Dark, no doubt in part to 1899’s ship-bound setting, and this promises discoveries potentially darker and more harrowing than Dark (and that’s saying something!)īut what’s the story? What rabbit hole are we being led down this time? On the basis of first episode (‘The Ship’), I would say that Friese and Odar have a very good chance at doing so. As a big fan of Dark, I was very excited for 1899 and yet I’d be lying if I said there was no trepidation-would the pair be able to pull off another Dark-sized victory on behalf of intelligent, mystery box television? The following contains spoilers for 1899 S1E1, “The Ship” (written by Jantje Friese & Baran bo Odar and directed by Barn bo Odar)Īfter the success of Dark, a series that was called “the most intelligent series of all time” by The Independent, the anticipation for 1899, showrunners Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar’s latest offering for Netflix, was especially high.
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