Archive 81

 is an American supernatural thriller series from executive producers Rebecca Sonnenshine and James Wan. The series is based on the popular horror podcast of the same name, about researchers cataloging the video archive of a missing filmmaker. The series was released on January 14, 2022 on Netflix.

The series is executive produced by showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine, James Wan and Michael Clear of Atomic Monster, Rebecca Thomas, Antoine Douaihy and Paul Harris Boardman.

Summary
"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."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Archive 81 follows archivist Dan Turner (Mamoudou Athie), who takes a job restoring a collection of damaged videotapes from 1994. Reconstructing the work of a documentary filmmaker named Melody Pendras (Dina Shihabi), he is drawn into her investigation of a dangerous cult at the Visser apartment building. As the season unfolds across these two timelines, Dan slowly finds himself obsessed with uncovering what happened to Melody. When the two characters form a mysterious connection, Dan becomes convinced he can save her from the terrifying end she met 25 years ago.

Cast and Characters

 * Mamoudou Athie as Dan Turner
 * Dina Shihabi as Melody Pendras
 * Matt McGorry as Mark Higgins
 * Evan Jonigkeit as Samuel Spare
 * Martin Donovan as Virgil Davenport
 * Julia Chan as Anabelle Cho
 * Ariana Neal as Jessica Lewis

Episodes

 * Season One