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Archive 81

Archive 81

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20227.21 Season8 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

An archivist takes a job restoring damaged videotapes and gets pulled into the vortex of a mystery involving the missing director and a demonic cult.

Created by Rebecca Sonnenshine
Produced by Amanda Kay Price, Bobak Esfarjani
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Mamoudou Athie

Mamoudou Athie

Dan Turner

Dina Shihabi

Dina Shihabi

Melody Pendras

Evan Jonigkeit

Evan Jonigkeit

Samuel Spare / Alexander Davenport

Martin Donovan

Martin Donovan

Virgil Davenport

Matt McGorry

Matt McGorry

Mark Higgins

Julia Chan

Julia Chan

Anabelle Cho

Ariana Neal

Ariana Neal

Jess Lewis

Themes & Keywords

cameracometsupernaturalcultparanormalvhsapartment buildingfound footagesupernatural horrorfacilitybased on podcastterrorbookupstate new yorkvideo tapesdemonic culthorror

About Archive 81

Archive 81 is a drama, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2022 exploring themes of camera, comet, supernatural, cult, paranormal, vhs. Created by Rebecca Sonnenshine, it stars Mamoudou Athie, Dina Shihabi, Evan Jonigkeit. An archivist takes a job restoring damaged videotapes and gets pulled into the vortex of a mystery involving the missing director and a demonic cult.

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