She met a grim fate back in 1994 after launching an investigation into a sinister cult, which Dan is shocked to discover could be connected to his own father in some way.<\/p>\n
The gripping mystery is loosely inspired by a scripted podcast which first launched back in April 2016, with the showrunners assuring there\u2019s plenty more ground to cover if Netflix<\/a> orders more episodes.<\/p>\n Read on for all the details we have so far on the fate of Archive 81.<\/p>\n Netflix is yet to announce whether it will renew or cancel Archive 81, but there\u2019s reason to be optimistic that the show has a future on the streaming service.<\/p>\n In it\u2019s first week, it was the seventh most-watched series on the platform, with subscribers racking up a grand total of 22.2 million hours viewed (according to Netflix\u2019s own Top 10<\/a> site).<\/p>\n The streamer would have no trouble enticing the creative team back, as Archive 81 showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine has confirmed the show was \u201calways\u201d intended to continue beyond the first season.<\/p>\n On the prospect of returning, she told Entertainment Weekly<\/a>: \u201cI hope so, but I actually have no idea. But I hope so. It was always meant to keep going. We are always thinking about season 2.\u201d<\/p>\n If Archive 81 were to be renewed for a second season \u2013 which remains unconfirmed at the time of writing \u2013 it would arrive on Netflix no sooner than\u00a0early 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Typically, scripted dramas have a production cycle that lasts for approximately one year, although some of the more visual effects-driven projects do take slightly longer.<\/p> If we are blessed with more episodes of Archive 81, you can expect series leads Mamoudou Athie and\u00a0Dina Shihabi to reprise their roles as archivist Dan Turner and filmmaker Melody Pendras respectively.<\/p>\n The supporting cast of the first season are all candidates to return, including Evan Jonigkeit (Frontier), Julia Chan (Katy Keene<\/a>), Matt McGorry (How to Get Away with Murder<\/a>), Ariana Neal (Hidden Figures) and Martin Donovan (Tenet<\/a>).<\/p>\n Since the first season of Archive 81 dropped on Netflix, showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine has made no secret of the fact that she wants to come back for more, even teasing some of the plot threads we could see in a potential follow-up.<\/p>\n The shock cliffhanger ending saw Dan Turner sent back in time to the 1990s, while Melody Pendras, the filmmaker whose work has taken over his life, was brought through to the present day by cult leader Samuel Spare.<\/p>\n Sonnenshine, who previously worked on short-lived time travel drama The Crossing, told Entertainment Weekly how she plans to use the mind-bending concept in future episodes of Archive 81.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s two different theories \u2014 block universe and expanding universe,\u201d she began. \u201cI think that I don\u2019t want to cut off story possibilities, but I do think more of it as in a block universe.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I don\u2019t know if that would be true if there\u2019s an old version of Dan. But that\u2019s an interesting concept. That\u2019s what I like about this version of time travel is that kind of anything is possible. So anything is possible going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Sonnenshine has also promised more information on Virgil Davenport\u2019s motives in the second season, acknowledging that her team \u201cdidn\u2019t get a chance\u201d to expand on those in their first eight episodes.<\/p>\n \u201cWe do know what Davenport is up to and so that is very much a part of season 2,\u201d she told Variety<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s great that, hopefully, we leave people with questions.<\/p>\n \u201cI definitely try not to answer questions before people ask them as an audience. You don\u2019t want to frontload information. We have a lot of cool stuff planned for Davenport.\u201d<\/p>\n Other mysteries which will be explored further in Archive 81 season 2, if it goes ahead, include who was responsible for the death of Dan\u2019s family and what happened to Samuel Spare.<\/p>\n Sonnenshine has also confirmed that the show would not ditch the found footage format utilised in season 1, hinting to Variety that Dan will need to find a way of communicating with people in the present now that he\u2019s stranded in the \u201990s.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are all kinds of ways and there\u2019s also other media out there that still exists that we know about in 1994,\u201d she added. \u201cSo we would not abandon it. It wouldn\u2019t be the same device, but it would be a different window with a similar device.\u201d<\/p>\n Hold your horses! The show hasn\u2019t even been renewed yet, so don\u2019t expect to see fresh footage anytime soon.<\/p>\n Archive 81 is available to stream on Netflix. Check out more of our Sci-Fi<\/a> and Fantasy<\/a> coverage, read our guide to the best series on Netflix<\/a> or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By David Craig Published: Wednesday, 19 January 2022 at 12:00 am Netflix served up a treat for horror fans this month with the launch of Archive 81, a nail-biting supernatural story that demands an urgent follow-up. 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