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Rebecca Sonnenshine will be showrunning a new series for Netflix, based on the Archive 81 horror podcast.

The eight-part series has Mamoudou Athie and Dina Shihabi as its leads.

When archivist Dan Turner (Athie) takes a mysterious job restoring a collection of damaged videotapes from 1994, he finds himself reconstructing the work of documentary filmmaker Melody Pendras (Shihabi) and her investigation into a dangerous cult. As Dan is drawn into Melody’s story, he becomes convinced he can save her from the terrifying end she met 25 years ago.

The podcast was created in 2018 by Marc Sollinger and Daniel Powell and deals with “horror, cities and the subconscious”. Paul Harris Boardman is writing the scripts.

Sonnenshine explained: “With Archive 81, we’re hoping to give the supernatural horror genre a new twist — while keeping a dark, deeply emotional romance as its core. Alongside the talented Mamoudou Athie and Dina Shihabi, and visionary partners Atomic Monster and Rebecca Thomas, I’m excited to take Netflix viewers on a terrifying and visually thrilling adventure.”