PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON NETFLIX PERIOD SET HORROR SERIES 1899 WITH EMILY BEECHAM, ANEURIN BARNARD SET ON A SPOOKY VOYAGE ACROSS ATLANTIC

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NETFLIX PERIOD SET SERIES

When the story of your series is set on a super massive ocean ship stuck in the middle of the Atlantic, you can imagine the sets will be very expensive, and

The series will have eight episodes

such is exactly the case with Netflix' new spooky period set horror series 1899 which is scheduled for streaming start from November 17th. The producers used brand new state of the art virtual production facility in Germany to depict the large ship. 75ft across and 23ft tall, with 4,500 sqft of shooting space, it is surrounded by a dynamic LED backdrop that is rendered in a video game engine in real-time, moving with the camera to simulate a realistic background and sky that creates the illusion of shooting outdoors. Because the whole process is captured in-camera, with effects added in real time, the technology eschews the need for

The series will start November 17th

green screen and drastically reduces the post-production process.

 

  THE EIGHT PART SERIES

 follows the mysterious circumstances around the voyage of an immigrant ship from Europe to New York across the cast and treacherous Atlantic. The passengers of Kerberos, all of different backgrounds and nationalities, are united in their hopes and dreams for a new century and for a new future abroad. But when they discover a second ship adrift on the open sea that had

The series was shot mostly in Germany

gone missing for months, their journey takes an unexpected turn and their voyage to the promised land becomes a journey into a nightmare.

 

A 100% EURO CAST

Emily Beecham, Aneurin Barnard, Andreas Pietschmann, Miguel Bernardeau, Maciej Musial, Lucas Lynggaard Tonnesen, Rosalie Craig, Clara Rosager, Maria Erwolter, Yann Gael, Mathilde Ollivier, José Pimentao, Isabella Wei, Gabby Wong, Jonas Bloquet, Fflyn Edwards, Alexandre Willaume and Anton Lesser lead the pan European cast from England, Russia, Spain, Germany, Denmark and all the actors will speak in their own languages. The story is based on the historical period of the European migration crisis, when the population of the ‘Old Continent’ ventured to America, the Middle East and Africa to start a new life in places full of hope. Check out the trailer below and you can also study the new posters for the upcoming, deeply immersive series from the creators of Dark: