Archive 81: A film curator in the present day is hired by a billionaire to restore video tapes which were found in a fire damaged building. The researcher soon discovers that he has a personal link to the fire. Timeslips, Occult Covens, worship of a God/Demon and strange drugs are involved. He also discovers a lost film by a famed horror film director. Quite a few jump scares but psychological horror predominates. The conspiracies and apparent contact between timelines add to the overall strange mood of the series. So many secrets held by different people and contending forces. Great performances by Mamoudou Athie as Dan Turner the film curator, Dina Shihabi as Melody Pendras the researcher who shot the tapes in 1994 and Ariana Neal as Jess Lewis, a precocious young teen who gets entwined in the mystery. This series goes far beyond it's found footage roots in the way the past timelines are fleshed out. Developed and Co-Written by Rebecca Sonnenshine from a Podcast by Daniel Powell and Marc Sollinger. Eight episodes on Netflix. 9/10.
Review of Archive 81
