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by Lera Zulauf Published 1 year ago Updated 1 year ago
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Is Archive 81 season 2 coming in 2022?

Archive 81 won't be returning to Netflix for a second season. We dig into the numbers and look into why. Archive 81 was one of the first big new shows on Netflix of 2022 and seemingly performed well on Netflix around the world but Netflix has opted to not pursue a second season meaning that the show is canceled.

Is there a podcast about Archive 81?

Sorry about that. To make it up to you, Marc had a lovely conversation about Archive 81 with Ella Watts, an audio drama maven and the producer of The Orphans, a sci-fi podcast. Hopefully you enjoy the conversation, Marc had a VERY long day and this was VERY last minute.

How well did Archive 81 do on Netflix?

Thanks to data from numerous sources, we can look at exactly how well Archive 81 did on Netflix. Thanks to the newly released Netflix Top 10 site, we can tell that in its first three weeks on the platform, the show was watched for 129.47 million hours.

Who is the founder of Archive 81?

Powell was working from home in isolation, reviewing and archiving sound effects from an audio library for a company called Soundsnap, when he and his friend Marc Sollinger came up with the idea for Archive 81.

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Will there be season 2 of Archive 81?

"Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who watched Archive 81. Thank you to the reviewers who were so kind and thoughtful," she posted on Twitter. "We're surprised and disappointed that we won't be doing another season (we had cool new stories/found footage/Kaelego-lore planned). I hope you'll remember us well!"

Is the Archive 81 podcast finished?

It's a cancelation that has folks wondering about the massive black box of Netflix's metrics, given that the public-facing side of those metrics pointed to a very successful series. "Archive 81" was developed for streaming by showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine and produced by James Wan's Atomic Monster.

Why did Archive 81 get Cancelled?

With the streamer laser-focused on analyzing viewing versus cost in its renewal decisions, the number of eyeballs Archive 81 drew possibly did not meet the threshold Netflix had set for the series based on its budget.

How many seasons are there in Archive 81?

1Archive 81 / Number of seasons

Is the Visser building real?

The Visser is entirely fictional. Much like the occultist details in Archive 81's first season, the series made the place up from whole cloth. That's not to say there aren't haunted (or at least “haunted”) apartment buildings in New York City.

Will there be a season 4 of Archive 81?

Time to switch back to the podcast. In a bit of a shocker, Netflix is pulling the plug on its horror podcast adaptation Archive 81 after just a single season on the streamer per Deadline.

Is Dan stuck in the otherworld?

The show ends with Melody brought out into the present day and reunited with her witch mother. Even though Samuel was supposed to emerge with her, we don't see him or where he went. Dan, meanwhile, was not trapped in the Otherworld, but flung out back in the '90s after the apartment building burned down.

Is Kaelego real?

Though he seems quite real, Kaelego is not an actual figure in any existing mythology on Earth. “This is kind of a Lovecraftian element to this show, which is an elder god or demon depending on how you look at it.

Is there a season 2 of Ratched?

The good news is that you don't have to worry about whether or not season 2 of Ratched is happening. It was originally commissioned as a two-season series, so it's largely safe from Netflix's ever-swinging axe and is definitely on the way.

Is there a season 2 of from?

From has been renewed for a second season which will debut (TBD 2023).

What language does Iris speak in Archive 81?

conlangThe character's words are subtitled so you know what she's saying, but it's difficult to tell what language she's saying it in. That's because the language is new. It's a constructed language or “conlang” developed by Dr. John Scott, PhD.

Synopsis

The show follows the story of an audio archivist named Dan, who has recently been hired for a job that involves reviewing and cataloguing a set of old audio tapes. The contract is for a group called the Housing Historical Committee of New York State and involves working at a remote and isolated bunker in the middle of the woods.

Background and production

Daniel Powell began recording radio shows at a young age using the family computer and Windows 95. Powell graduated from Darlington School and began his career in sound engineering.

Characters

Dan (Daniel Powell) is an archivist employed by the "Housing Historical Committee of New York State" in 2015 and the protagonist of seasons 1 and 2. His task to digitize the tapes in Archive 81 leads him to become deeply invested in Melody and her findings at the Visser.

List of Episodes

The first season chronicles Dan's time in the bunker, which was recorded for legal purposes and due to the insistence of Mr. Davenport, the man who hired him to catalog and restore audio tapes from archive 81 of the Housing Historical Committee of New York State's tape library.

Influences

Powell and Sollinger view Orson Welles ’ radio drama The War of the Worlds as an inspiration and influence for their work on Archive 81. The show has influences from the soft horror and paranormal horror popularized by 90s television series such as Twin Peaks and The X Files.

Reception

The show was recommended by Cassandra Baim at The Guardian, saying that "the show will suck you in from the very first episode and leave you with new questions and theories after each listen."

TV Adaptation

The podcast was adapted into television for Netflix by Rebecca Sonnenshine and Paul Harris Boardman. The show debuted in January 14, 2022 and stars Mamoudou Athie, Dina Shihabi, and Matt McGorry. The television series was loosely based on the same story.

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