The creators of the Dark will return to Netflix with a new series thrillers

Cinema 14 November, 2018

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The German tv is not that there are more well-known, and yet : the creators of the series Dark, Jantje Friese, and Baran bo Odar, have announced work on a new project with Netflix.

Dark, exit all end of 2017 on Netflix, had met with a small success, even if the writing has not really shared the enthusiasm of some. What propel to the front of the stage two creators German and suciter the interest of the spectators international.

So what could be more natural than to repeat the experience with a new project series ? Title : 1899. The creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar were entered into a comprehensive agreement with Netflix (they are the first in Europe) that could be found to be lucrative, and this series is the first child of this collaboration.

Louis Hofmann in the series Dark

The history of 1899 is a priori very different from that of Dark. We will follow the adventures of young european migrants, united by their dreams and hopes during their trip from London to New York. The crossing will take on a different face when they meet another boat of migrants adrift. We then find the ambiance very loudre of Dark, sort of a signature of the creators of the series :

“What they will find on board will transform their journey to the promised land in a horrible nightmare “.

Good atmosphere in Welcome Europa by Bruno Ulmer

It is expected that the series has an international cast and that it mixes multiple languages. Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar said in this regard :

“What we really want in this is the idea is to have a show truly european with a cast that would mix several countries. The heart of the plot examines what unites us and what divides us – and how fear can be a vector of rupture.”

Welcome (2009) de Philippe Lioret : a different atmosphere

The German television his merry way to the international scene. The vice-president of Netflix Europe & Africa, Kelly Luegenbiehl, said in this regard :

“We are excited to announce this new project with Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar. The fact that the concept is so radically different from the Dark is a true testimony to their creativity and their flexibility as creators, and we are thrilled to continue the adventure with them “.

It is, therefore, a success that is emerging on the horizon for Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar. Their series of Dark was the first series of German Netflix U. S. a season 2 is already in production and should be released in 2019.