Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3
Its showrunner stated on the record that "being true to the cultures and the languages was really important, We never wanted to have characters from different countries but everyone speaks English, we…" 1. Its showrunner stated on the record that "1899 is special because it's very topical – in 1899 people had a lot of racial prejudice, class prejudice, gender prejudice and so on, Today, in 2022, we are s…" 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 11 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White 4.
- 1Creator statementshowrunner: "Being true to the cultures and the languages was really important. We never wanted to have characters from different countries but everyone speaks English, we wanted to explore this heart of Europe,…"Deadline, May 2021 source ↗
- 2Creator statementshowrunner: "1899 is special because it's very topical – in 1899 people had a lot of racial prejudice, class prejudice, gender prejudice and so on. Today, in 2022, we are still there. But the script tries to brin…"Hollywood Reporter, November 2022 source ↗
- 3Content balanceAdvocacy 11 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
- 4RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 71.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
When mysterious events change the course of an immigrant ship headed for New York in 1899, a mind-bending riddle unfolds for its bewildered passengers.
Age: 75 — strongly mature-audience
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Advocacy Over Time in Mystery
The average advocacy score of Mystery titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 1 | 3 |
| 1946 | 0 | 2 |
| 1947 | 0 | 3 |
| 1958 | 2 | 2 |
| 1960 | 2 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 5 |
| 1964 | 2 | 3 |
| 1972 | 1 | 3 |
| 1973 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | 0 | 2 |
| 1976 | 0 | 3 |
| 1978 | 0 | 3 |
| 1979 | 0 | 2 |
| 1980 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 2 | 3 |
| 1987 | 1 | 3 |
| 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| 1991 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 | 4 | 3 |
| 1994 | 0 | 5 |
| 1995 | 2 | 4 |
| 1996 | 3 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 5 |
| 1998 | 1 | 5 |
| 1999 | 3 | 7 |
| 2000 | 5 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 7 |
| 2002 | 1 | 11 |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 9 |
| 2005 | 0 | 9 |
| 2006 | 1 | 11 |
| 2007 | 1 | 13 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 8 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014 | 9 | 6 |
| 2015 | 15 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 | 11 |
| 2022 | 12 | 9 |
| 2023 | 58 | 2 |
| 2024 | 21 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 |
| 2026 | 3 | 8 |
| This title (2022) | 11 | 1 |
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