Actor Emily Beecham has been roped in to feature in Netflix's anticipated European series 1899. The show hails from German writer-director-producers Baran Bo Odar and Jantje Friese, creators of the streamer's hit supernatural series Dark, reported Deadline. Death to 2020: Samuel L Jackson, Hugh Grant, Lisa Kudrow and More to Headline Netflix’s Comedy Special by the Black Mirror Creators

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The eight-episode show will be multilingual but primarily in English. Beecham, who won Cannes Best Actress 2019 award for "Little Joe", is the first name aboard for the lavishly-mounted period horror series. "1899" is expected to go on floors from spring next year. Netflix, the producers and Beecham's representatives declined to comment.

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