A nerve-racking, deeply unsettling drama series about mystery and the mind, with standout cinematography and world-building.
Good for date night · friends night · teens
Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · you want to half-watch while scrolling · you scare easily
Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.
1 season · 8 episodes · best: S1E4 "Spirit Receivers" 7.9
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Mamoudou AthieDan Turner
Dina ShihabiMelody Pendras
Evan JonigkeitSamuel Spare / Alexander Davenport
Martin DonovanVirgil Davenport
Matt McGorryMark Higgins
Julia ChanAnabelle Cho
Ariana NealJess Lewis
Sol MirandaBeatriz Reyes
Shay GuthrieCallie
Georgina HaigIris Vos
Kate EastmanTamara Stefano
Kristin GriffithCassandra Wall
Eden MarryshowJohn Smith
Jacqueline AntaramianBobbi
Jaxon Rose MooreEmily Turner
Charlie Hudson IIISteven Turner
Daniel JohnsonVisser Tenant (uncredited)
Jay KlaitzThomas Bellows
Ellen AdairEmma Trillay
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GoodWatch score 79
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GoodWatch score 85January 14, 2022 · January 14, 2022 · Ended
Creepy Cathedral, Dream Within a Dream, Cthulhumanoid +9
12 of 34 tropes. From TV Tropes.
6 questions, like "Where can I stream Archive 81?"
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
In the United States, Archive 81 streams on Netflix. It also streams in 130 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, and Metacritic 73).
7 h
About 7 hours: 8 episodes in 1 season of about 53 minutes each, aired from 2022 to 2022.
No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for non-linear narrative and 8 for complexity.
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.
TV Tropes lists 34 tropes for it, including Creepy Cathedral, Dream Within a Dream, and Cthulhumanoid.
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