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Into the Badlands and Cruella star Emily Beecham will be taking a leading role in Netflix’s new period horror series 1899.

Deadline reports that the eight episode series, from the creators of the streamer’s popular Dark show,  will centre on a migrant steamship heading from London to New York. When the passengers discover another migrant boat adrift, their journey descends into horrifying nightmare. The show will have a multi-national cast and be filmed in multiple languages, but primarily English.

“What really made us connect to this idea was the concept of having a truly European show with a mixed cast from different countries. At its heart is the question of what unites us and what divides us. And how fear can be a trigger for the latter,” noted director Baran Bo Odar.