Netflix cancels 1899 from Dark creators

Netflix has cancelled 1899The historical thriller of mystery and intrigue from the makers of DarkAccording to Jantje Friese and Baran Bo Odar’s Instagram statements, the show has ended after one season. A planned second and third season won’t happen, the show’s creators said.

“With a heavy heart we have to tell you that 1899 will not be renewed,” Odar and Friese said. “We would have loved to finish this incredible journey with a 2nd and 3rd season as we did with Dark. But sometimes things don’t turn out the way you planned. That’s life. This will be disappointing for millions of people. We want to express our gratitude for being a part this amazing adventure.

“We love you. Never forget.”

1899 Following a vessel of European immigrants who were traveling to America aboard the steamship Kerberos, at the start of the new century. Their voyage begins four months after another of the company’s ships, the Prometheus, disappeared with over a thousand passengers on board. Emily BeechamHail, Caesar!) starred in the series lead role alongside Aneurin Barnard, Andreas Pietschmann, Miguel Bernardeau, Maciej Musiał, Anton Lesser, and Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen.

Odar and Friese’s follow-up to DarkThe beloved, three-season German language mystery “The Secret Life of a Woman” debuted on Netflix in November. 1899 was the first series from the duo’s deal with Netflix and cracked the streamer’s top 10 list during its debut week. Critical consensus was not favorable. 1899Trailed Dark, and in Polygon’s review of the show, we dinged the historical thriller’s glacial pace which “[made] it difficult to see how any individual’s storyline intersects or affects the others.”

“The diverse range of languages spoken — which ideally would have been the backbone of a layered narrative with globally rich, interwoven perspectives — quickly curdles into an insurmountable obstacle that guts any potential the series had for developing an emotional core once characters were finally drawn together,” we said in our review.