Rebecca Sonnenshine Names The Horror Movies That Influenced Archive 81 – Exclusive – Looper

Two people exploring the rich textures of the unknown, pushed forward by the ever present conflict between skepticism and wanting to believe does that sound familiar? It turns out that one of Rebecca Sonnenshine's favorite TV shows is also a primary influence of "Archive 81."

"'X-Files,' for me, is ephemeral," said Sonnenshine. "I loved it so much. I really loved the way it told stories and visually, it was pretty groundbreaking at the time ... There's a lot of creeping through dark places [in our show] which was very 'X-Files' [and] flashlights, which is, it was a fun sort of throwback to that."

In addition to "X-Files," Sonnenshine also names "Fringe" as an influence because of it's a "show about big ideas" that she "aspires to" with "Archive 81".

As for films, there's a specific decade Sonnenshine reaches too the most. "Stylistically, we also reference a lot of '70s horror films "Rosemary's Baby," and throw in paranoid thrillers, "The Conversation," [and] "Don't Look Now," she said. "Those are big influences on me when I was in film school, and bringing those out in a TV show was super exciting."

The first season of "Archive 81" is now streaming on Netflix.

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