Archive 81 Release Date: Here Is Every Single Details and Number of Episodes of Netflix Horror Series
James Wan (The Conjuring, Aquaman) is the executive producer of the horror series Archive 81 based on the podcast of the same genre and name with great repercussion in the United States. It follows and narrates scary and supernatural stories that navigate through rituals and disturbing events related to the functioning of the subconscious.
The new horror fiction stars Mamoudou Athie (Sorry for Your Loss, The Detour) and Dina Shihabi (Altered Carbon, Tom Clancy’s, Jack Ryan) as Dan Turner and Melody Pendras respectively. With an eight-episode first season already confirmed, the Netflix series You will follow in the footsteps of Turner, an activist who gets a mysterious new job that involves restoring an old collection of video tapes from 1994. That will lead to a reconstruction of the work of documentary director Melody Pendras (Shihabi) and an investigation about a dangerous cult. This relationship will drag one of them to commit more to the story of the other character.
Archive 81 Netflix Series Release Date
All eight episodes of Archive 81 premiere on January 14 on Netflix. The person in charge of carrying out the adaptation is Rebecca Sonnenshine (The Boys). Archive 81 series will release on January 14, 2022 on Netflix.
To delve further into the story, the podcast synopsis that doubles as background material reads as follows: “Explore the supernatural and gentrification in the big city through a format of footage not found. Set in the New York City area, the period alternates between the present and the mid-1990s. It tells the story of Dan, a lone archivist who works in a remote facility where he has been tasked with cataloging hundreds hours of old audio tapes”. The podcast launched in 2018 and ran for three seasons.
Athie, who will be the male lead of the series, comes from a recent experience in horror films: Underwater and Black Box, two titles released in 2021, and was part of the anthology made by Blumhouse and Amazon Prime Video. The more “product of the house” touch is given by the director of Stranger Things, Rebecca Thomas, who directed four of the eight episodes of Archive 81. Marc Sollinger and Daniel Powell, creators of the podcast, are also involved in the adaptation and officiate of executive producers.
“With Archive 81 we hope to put a twist on the supernatural horror genre, while keeping the dark and deeply emotional romance at the center,” said showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine in the production’s opening statement, adding: “With the talented Mamoudou Athie and Dina Shihabi… I’m excited to bring Netflix viewers this terrifying and visually disturbing adventure. ”
