“1899” is a multilingual German period mystery-science fiction television series that premiered on Netflix in November 2022. The series was created by Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar.
The storyline is set in 1899 and follows a group of European emigrants traveling from Southampton, UK on a steamship named Kerberos to start new lives in New York City, US. The journey takes an unexpected turn when they discover another migrant ship adrift on the open sea.
The series stars Emily Beecham as Maura Henriette Franklin/Singleton, a neurologist and one of the first female doctors in Britain, traveling alone to America. Other main characters include Aneurin Barnard as Daniel Solace, a mysterious man who boards the Kerberos, and Andreas Pietschmann as Eyk Larsen, the ship’s weather-beaten captain.
The series received generally favorable reviews but was cancelled in January 2023.