Season 1

Season 1 of the Netflix original historic horror drama 1899 was picked up for 8 episodes on November 14, 2018.

Synopsis
The original series revolves around a migrant steamship heading west to leave the old continent from London to New York. The passengers of multinational origins are united by their hopes and dreams for the new century and their future abroad. When they discover another migrant ship adrift on open sea, their journey takes an unexpected turn. What they find on board will turn their passage to the promised land into a horrifying nightmare.

Cast

 * Emily Beecham as Maura Franklin
 * Aneurin Barnard as TBA
 * Andreas Pietschmann as Eyk Larsen
 * Miguel Bernardeau as TBA
 * Maciej Musial as Olek
 * Anton Lesser as TBA
 * Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen as TBA
 * Rosalie Craig as TBA
 * Clara Rosager as TBA
 * Maria Erwolter as TBA
 * Yann Gael as Jérôme
 * Mathilde Ollivier as Clémence
 * José Pimentão as TBA
 * Isabella Wei as TBA
 * Gabby Wong as TBA
 * Jonas Bloquet as Lucien
 * Fflyn Edwards as TBA
 * Alexandre Willaume as TBA

Production

 * 1899 was ordered to series on November 14, 2018.
 * Production began on May 3, 2021, on a newly-built, state of the art virtual production stage housed at Babelsberg Studios in Germany.
 * Similar to the tech notably used on Disney's The Mandalorian, the stage is 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 (Unreal Engine) in real-time, moving with the camera to simulate a realistic background and sky that creates the illusion of shooting outdoors. The technology eschews the need for green screen and drastically reduces the post-production process.