Should you watch 1899?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
1899
Series · 2022
When mysterious events change the course of an immigrant ship headed for New York in 1899, a mind-bending riddle unfolds for its bewildered passengers.
The sides of 1899
- A migrant steamship crossing to New York
- A second ship found adrift with no crew
- Passengers who each speak their own language
1899 is good for you if…
- you like working out what a ship full of secrets is hiding.
- you like a story that pulls the floor out in the last minutes.
- you like a fogbound steamer shot like an oil painting.
1899 is bad for you if…
- you won't read subtitles, and here nobody shares a language.
- you can't start a mystery that stopped before its answers came.
About: memory · grief · control
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