Netflix’s latest mind-bending series 1899 dropped last week, and it has already proved a big hit for the streaming giant. It went straight into Netflix’s top 10 with almost 80 million hours viewed globally, sitting just behind the latest season of The Crown to take the number two spot, according to Netflix’s own data.
The German mystery-drama is the latest offering from the creators of the critically acclaimed science-fiction thriller Dark, Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar. In it, a migrant steamship heads west to leave the old continent in 1899, as its passengers – a mixed bag of European origins – unite with hopes and dreams for the new century and their future abroad.
But their journey takes an unexpected turn after the discovery of another migrant ship – the Prometheus – adrift on the open sea after being missing for four months. What they find on board will turn their passage to the promised land into a horrifying nightmare.
