SummaryDr. Maura Franklin (Emily Beecham) is one of the passengers on a ship bound for New York City in 1899 that comes across a ship reported missing months ago in this mystery series from Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar.
Created By:Baran bo Odar, Jantje Friese
❮ 1899
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Nov 17, 2022
Metascore
Generally Favorable
68
User score
Generally Favorable
6.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
68
58% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
33% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
8% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Nov 18, 2022
83
It succeeds far more often than it sinks, and with the sixth episode (“The Pyramid”) yielding some of the most powerful moments and revelations thus far, there’s little doubt that 1899 will be altogether satisfying when it finally reaches its destination.
Nov 18, 2022
80
An intriguing, densely layered puzzle-box mystery that defies easy categorisation but somehow works.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.7
63% Positive
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
16% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
21% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
Nov 23, 2022
10
I am into this show! Like Dark, it takes you in unexpected places both visually and in your imagination. The international cast is great, and I appreciate the multi-language concept. This is original storytelling and state of the art filming every way. Looking forward to another season!
Nov 20, 2022
10
Incredible cinematography and production. Excellent cast and acting. Dynamic captivating and engaging fever dream of a story that leaves you wondering what is going on around every turn. The Writing could have been slightly better and more fleshed out at times for some of the characters and episodes but I’m guessing with future seasons they will include much more. I feel like there were a few missed opportunities but overall a beautiful iconic first season . Definitely worth it if you decide to stick around and keep watching.
Nov 11, 2022
80
On the other hand, this is an expertly-crafted puzzle which, from episode four on, goes to truly mind-bending places. It isn’t for the easily-bored or anyone partial to zoning out in front of the television. But for those who enjoy drama that challenges as much as it dazzles, 1899 is a date worth keeping.
Nov 18, 2022
75
For a show to be successful in the long run, there must be characters to care about with meaningful stories. And while 1899 succeeds in building a puzzle that’s at the same time brilliant and accessible, it fails to have us cheering for the future of its best characters. When the credits roll in the season finale, so much has been subverted that both their victories and failures have no further purpose.
Nov 17, 2022
60
The story doesn’t particularly move quickly. Maybe as we dig into the back stories of the other passengers, things will pick up. But we get wary of shows that choose long shots of an abandoned ship over character development or plot movement, and 1899 will very easily slip into a too-languid pace if it’s not careful.
Nov 17, 2022
50
This is several shows at once, and part of the puzzle lies in figuring out which one it wants to be. ... Despite an often witty interpolation of 20th century pop (“The Killing Moon,” “Don’t Fear the Reaper,” “White Rabbit”), the prevailing humorlessness becomes wearisome after a while: as with the recently canceled “Westworld,” the game leaves you not with a smile, but a furrowed brow.
Nov 21, 2022
25
Ahead of the predictable and unsatisfying cliffhanger, the series slows to a crawl, and there’s an inescapable sense that it’s built every inch of its reveal-driven plotting around a mystery that can’t even manage to be very mysterious.
Nov 20, 2022
10
Um grande show, muito bem feito Com sólidas atuações, contém o poder de te fazer segurar no sofá até ver o que é aquele mistério
Nov 26, 2022
5
While the setting is interesting (an abandoned ship in the middle of the ocean) the show tries too hard to be "mysterious" that it breaks the immersion and likelihood. And its pretty obvious that its the kind of show that likes to leave more questions than answers and I'm frankly not up to it....
Nov 19, 2022
2
What starts out as an intriguing premise that takes place on an 1899 ocean liner, builds into a mystery that becomes more and more implausible to resolve. There are layers upon layers of "Is this reality? I can't tell anymore!" About halfway through the season, there's no longer any intrigue. It devolves into a boring, dragged-out repeat of characters moving in and out of rooms, locations, etc., trying to solve some elaborate sci-fi reality riddle with no cohesive through-line in the end.
Nov 29, 2022
0
The good thing about this age of streaming wars is that you don't have any qualms about turning off a show 30 minutes into the first episode because it's rubbish. You will be busy with the rest of your evening, sifting through the mud of Netflix, Disney or whatever comes spewing forth to find some little nuggets of quality. 1899 is pure dregs. as another reviewer mentioned, an "insult to the intelligence" of a normal person.
Nov 19, 2022
0
Probably a rare treat for those who like to get taken on a ride of escalating mysteries and end up empty handed with no explanation in the end. The pacing and writing of this first season is honestly an insult to the viewer. It’s a wild goose chase ending in a climax of incompetence.
