Release date: January 14, 2022 

Seasons/Eps: 1 Season, 8 Episodes 

WTW (Where to Watch): Netflix 

Based on: Archive 81 by Daniel Powell and Marc Sollinger (Podcast)

Genres: Thriller, Suspense, Mystery 

Trigger warnings: death, suicide, hospitalization, drug abuse, child abuse/neglect, jump scares, abuse of power: religion 

Likes:

• Creative plot
• Unique character storylines
• Spooky and creepy 

Dislikes: 

• Unclear character motivation
• Disappointing “ending”
• Lackluster lead characters  
• Lacks character development of minor characters 

Rate:

Summary: Archive 81 (Rebecca Sonnenshine, USA, 2022): Dan Turner (Mamoudou Athi), an archivist, leaves his museum position to work on a private project for Virgil Davenport (Martin Donovan). After Dan moves into a private estate and begins recovering old tapes recorded by Melody Pendras (Dina Shihabi), a Ph.D. student doing a study on an apartment complex in New York, he uncovers more than just the secrets Davenport is trying to hide. 

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