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Archive 81 (2022)

Archive 81 is a horror mystery series created for Netflix that follows archivist Dan Turner who has taken a job restoring a collection of damaged videotapes from 1994. Reconstructing the work of a documentary filmmaker named Melody Pendras, he is drawn into her investigation of a dangerous cult at the Visser apartment building. This place had burned down years prior, leaving several mysteries in its wake.

Archive 81
Horror
Mystery
Drama

Cast
Ariana Neal , Martin Donovan , Evan Jonigkeit , Julia Chan , Matt McGorry , Dina Shihabi , Mamoudou Athie
Release Date
January 14, 2022
Seasons
1
Network
Netflix
Directors
Rebecca Thomas
Showrunner
Rebecca Sonnenshine

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